Basically designed as an inservice training activity for vocational education personnel, the conference had three broad objectives: (1) to upgrade the professional personnel, involved in vocational educational programs in North Dakota, (2) to sharpen the focus of the role of vocational education in meeting the needs of people, and (3) to continue…

The appendix consists of materials related to the workshop to increase and improve university teacher training in adult basic education. Appendix A comprises planning committee information (13 pages). Appendix B contains a list of workshop participants, a professional resource list, and the workshop schedule (46 pages). Letters and forms used for…

This paper argues the utility and necessity of debate evidence handbooks as part of high school summer workshops. First, debate evidence handbooks are useful because of the restrictive time element factor in summer workshops. The large number of debate resolutions and their interpretations contained in debate evidence handbooks frees the director…

This bulletin is comprised of nine papers that address the issues concerning the development of competency-based designs for teacher education and certification. In the first paper, Dickson traces the origins of competency-based teacher education (CBTE) and concludes with some implications of CBTE and its future potential. In the second paper,…

The "organic curriculum" of the Educational System of the Seventies Project (ES '70) is one which integrates academic training, occupational training, and personal development in grades nine through 12 and which draws heavily on research dealing with individualized instruction. The program held at Kingsley Inn, Bloomfield Hills,…

Although community services are community-oriented and community relations are college-oriented, both depend on community/college cooperation and one reinforces the other. Both apply to private and public and to established and developing institutions. In March 1969, two workshops were held, at San Antonio, Texas, and Moline, Illinois, to develop…

The Pupil Personnel Services Workshop was an effort on the part of many people in Florida to explore ways of working together and strengthening lines of communication for better coordination and continuity in pupil personnel services. A further effort was to coordinate the guidance and instructional function of the schools in providing an optimum…

A 1-week national seminar was conducted in May 1967 (one section at Michigan State, one at Arizona State) for 52 educators and researchers responsible for designing and administering training programs for teachers in the field of marketing and distribution. The major objective was to broaden participant understanding of the project method of…

The conference was designed to give teachers and administrators an opportunity to exchange ideas about the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) program, ask them for feedback concerning recommendations for improvement of IPI, and provide them with information concerning the future developments of IPI. Fourteen workshop sessions on various…

This workshop report examines the admission and academic placement of students from the Caribbean. Workshop materials concerning the educational systems of the British patterned Caribbean, Cuba, Dominican Republic; Dutch patterned Caribbean, French West Indies, Haiti, Puerto Rico; and the U.S. Virgin Islands are presented. Workshop recommendations…

In addition to general session addresses and the dialogue at 14 workshops, these proceedings include the treasurer's report and lists of committee members, board of directors, exhibitors, and participants. Workshop topics are: "A Good Manager--From a Personnel View,""Effective Use of Specialized Consultants,""Public Utilities,""Computer…

In an effort to aid in the improvement of transportation safety, a workshop involving the efforts of transportation officials, operators, government officials, and educators was instituted to formulate policies for education and manpower training in the area. The proceedings, findings, and recommendations of the workshop team are presented in this…

This report includes presentations of various speakers at the second of four conferences entitled "Curriculum Change in Black Colleges." Presentations in Part I concern the black college as a manpower resource delivery system; innovation in undergraduate education; general education and full educational equality; institutional research: a basis…

This booklet provides suggestions for organizing programs and workshops for parents of children in cooperative preschools. Workshop topics, suggestions for selecting speakers, and ways to encourage the attendance of fathers are discussed. A checklist to use in preparing for a workshop or conference includes reminders on arrangements for…

This was an experiment in increased cooperation between public universities and public schools in the area of teacher education. In 1971 and 1972, a large enrollment increase at Cleveland State University brought many additional full-time faculty appointments. This change in personnel put the College of Education in a better position to offer…