The different technologies applicable to computer networks serving limited geographic areas, e.g., a single campus, factory, or office complex, are discussed in a number of short presentations made by active researchers and implementers in this field. Intensive discussion by participants in working sessions is reported for six topics: subnet…

Intended for workshop planners, the document offers guidelines to organizing and designing a family education workshop or inservice program for families of developmentally disabled individuals. Section I focuses on steps in developing a family education workshop including identifying needs, determining goals and objectives, organizing the program,…

The Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS) at the University of California at San Diego sponsors a workshop that teaches tutors to use five types of probing skills. The use of the skills is fundamental to the student learner's acquisition of complex relationships and problem solving skills. The five types of probes are:…

TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF A 1968 WORKSHOP FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE PRESIDENTS WITH LITTLE PREVIOUS JUNIOR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE, 68 SUCH PRESIDENTS WERE SURVEYED BY LETTER AND FOUR OTHERS WERE INTERVIEWED. OF THE FOUR INTERVIEWEES AND THE 36 RESPONDENTS, ALL WERE IN FAVOR OF SUCH A WORKSHOP, PREFERABLY FOR ONE WEEK IN JULY. RELATIONSHIP WITH FACULTY…

THIS WORKSHOP, WHICH WAS PLANNED FOR THE STUDY OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAMS, INCLUDED DISCUSSION OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS FOR SUCH PROGRAMS, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN CURRICULUM DESIGN, SELECTION OF SPECIFIC CONTENT AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES, "PRE" AND "POST" CONFERENCES, ASSIGNMENT PATTERNS, TESTING AND EVALUATION, AND RECENT…

MOST JUNIOR COLLEGES HAVE NEED FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS. IN SUCH SITUATIONS, USE OF CONSULTATIVE SERVICES MAY HAVE FOUR PURPOSES--(1) OBTAINING SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, (2) SAVING TIME AND MANPOWER, (3) BRINGING TO THE COLLEGE OBJECTIVITY AND A FRESH VIEWPOINT, AND (4) EXTENDING RESOURCES BEYOND THOSE…

A CURRICULUM WITHIN THE SIX-PERIOD DAY, THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR DEVELOPING SUFFICIENT DEPTH BACKGROUND IN THE HUMANITIES, WAS PRESENTED. THE PROGRAM SUGGESTED AUGMENTING THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED THROUGH SPECIAL SUMMER SESSION CLASSES OR IN A SATURDAY OR WEEKDAY SEMINAR-TYPE SITUATION (HORIZONTAL ENRICHMENT). THE STUDENTS WERE TO BE SELECTED IF…

A DESCRIPTION IS PRESENTED OF THE OBJECTIVES, ORGANIZATION, AND PERSONNEL OF THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. THE EIGHT BASIC AREAS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE (1) THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SYSTEMS, (2) THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOCIETY, CULTURE, AND…

This handbook outlines a variety of the strategies that the Salem Public School District in Oregon used to actively involve citizens in governing their school system through community schools. Emphasis is placed on successes, failures, and principles of the community-based problem-solving and decision-making activities which the Salem School…

The purpose of this manual is to provide measurement specialists and educational evaluators with procedures for identifying the key testing issues of importance to citizen groups and aid them in adapting materials for use in workshops with these groups. The manual is divided into five sections to assist the trainer in developing all aspects of a…

The report describes a 6-week workshop which provided cross-training to 11 trade and industry vocational teachers and 104 secondary special education teachers. Workshop goals and objectives are reviewed and training activities explained. Evaluation data is said to indicate positive influences on the attitude of participating vocational teachers…

At this workshop, opinions were expressed on the value of certain attributes of a president, such as: his personal qualities of self-esteem, intelligence, patience, and idealism; his role as an example to school and community; his integrity and human warmth; his interest in young people; an ability to work hard under pressure without loss of…

The University of Louisville secured a grant through the University of Kentucky as the state agency for Administration of Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1966 in Kentucky to fund a series of young adult workshops sponsored by the Urban Studies Center and University College in cooperation with the Louisville Area Council of Churches and the…

This concise guide to adult education activities begins with a simplified survey of adult learning theory and moves step by step through the workshop process, from the earliest planning stage to the final evaluation. It relates social science theory to practical use in a variety of institutional settings, and is intended as a resource for the…

The purpose of Career Education Resource Laboratory (CERL) at Eastern Illinois University is to provide services to the 125 schools in the area and to the Division of Vocational and Technical Education at the University. During Phase 2 of the project the laboratory has presented 20 in-service workshops for area school districts; conducted…