Educational needs are changing as social and economic characteristics of society evolve. Since teacher education institutions have historically had the responsibility for preparing educators for elementary and secondary schools, they must now take the responsibility for preparing educators for business, industry, government, human services, and…

This document presents a plan for conducting productivity workshops sponsored by state vocational education agencies for state agency staff, field vocational educators, and representatives of businesses and industry. The rationale is discussed, and workshop goals and objectives are stated. Suggested procedures are described for the attainment of…

The third of seven training modules for professionals in early intervention focuses on working with young (birth to age 3) children who are speech/language impaired, learning disabled, slow learning, or socially delayed. Background information summarized what is known about language, cognitive and social dysfunction or affect in infants and young…

An effective staff development program for rural teachers will have identified the needs to be met, will incorporate good management principles, and will make use of a variety of resources--the community itself, nonprofessional staff, business and industry, and shared teaching efforts. Distinctive staff development needs of rural teachers may…

Basic knowledge and practice skills in assessment and interview techniques for the beginning level child welfare worker are provided in this self-instructional manual. The material is geared specifically to the worker in abuse and neglect or foster care cases. In Part 1 of the guide, the areas of intake and assessment are considered. The intake…

This paper describes a new approach devised by the Harvard Principals' Center for improving professional development for practicing principals. The approach is predicated on a novel conception of principals as life-long learners and on the proposition that principals themselves can and should assume major responsibility for all aspects of their…

The second of two volumes on research undertaken to enhance the ability of superintendents in public school districts without vocational directors to administer vocational programs effectively, this document is an indepth look at the study, which is overviewed in volume I. The beginning chapters present background material on the purpose and need…

The papers presented in this collection examine the implications of a growing demand for qualified career education personnel including the need for staff training capabilities, particularly the possible requirements for supportive research and development (R & D) personnel. The papers are intended to provide information and perspective to those…

The Southeast Minnesota Educational Cooperative Service Unit (SMECSU) is an organization of public and nonpublic school districts that voluntarily joined together to provide educational programs and services which could best be done cooperatively. Of 54 school districts in the 11-county region, 23 public schools joined SMECSU the first year, along…

This document provides information on training provided to federal employees in approximately sixty departments and agencies during fiscal years 1974-1976. The report was developed to provide federal executives and managers with information for purposes of comparisons and future planning. Following brief introductory and summary sections, this…

The objectives of this report are varied. The first, however, is to relate the birth of the statewide paraprofessional organization in New Hampshire. Included in the description of the New Hampshire program are the rationale that developed over a two-year period and the errors made by the group. The errors are a valuable and educational aspect and…

Administrators are forced to deal simultaneously with a problem and its solution, creating a situation that prevents logical efforts toward analyzing problems and investigating alternative solutions. School districts often have difficulty in mobilizing appropriate resources to solve a problem. Administrative staff members must assume…

Projects in the Philadelphia School System funded under the Education of the Handicapped Act, Title VI-B, during 1975-76 included two major components: the Model Services for Handicapped Infants Program, designed to provide education and training, within the home environment, to handicapped children (0-3 years) and their parents; and the Preschool…

How paraprofessionals in vocational education programs for the disadvantaged and handicapped are being selected, trained, paid, and utilized is the major focus of the study presented in this document. The need for paraprofessional help and the use of the paraprofessional's time in serving handicapped students is discussed first. Then the barriers…

This course is one of several subcourses that make up the entire Army correspondence course on wheeled vehicle maintenance. The subcourse is designed to provide the student with information about the operation, malfunction diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of wheeled vehicle drive lines, axles, and suspension systems. It provides the basic…