The study examined the individualized education program (IEP) process by investigating and observing instructional settings, interviewing IEP service providers, and reviewing handicapped students' records. Ninety students were randomly selected for examination of their IEPs. Data were collected, recorded, and analyzed by using record review,…

The document reports on the belief-assessment phase of a project undertaken in 1973 at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands, to study curriculum processes based on the Curvo strategy. The Curvo strategy (named for a combination of the first letters of the Dutch words for curriculum, development, and research) is based on the assumption that…

The booklet provides a brief overview of the essential components of successful guidance and counseling programs for the handicapped. Methods for counselors to use in assessing special students needs are described, as well as adaptations in techniques needed when counseling specific types of handicapped students. Discussed are counseling…

The Re-ED experience of the Positive Education Program (PEP) in Cleveland, Ohio, utilizes educational, mental health, social service, and juvenile justice resources to provide a community based day treatment program for disturbed children and adolescents. Program components include team/counselor team staffing of classrooms, the Parents Training…

Soccer has become increasingly popular for both sexes. Because the game is based on kicking, it is important that students learn to control foot movements. This booklet is designed for teaching elementary school students soccer skills and includes the rules and variations of the game. (CJ)

The role of co-investigator, in which the teacher leaves the classroom for half a day to work on a selected research project, is delineated. Teacher collaborators become involved as active participants with professional researchers in all phases of the research project in progress. The issues involved in collaboration, including the…

A format is drawn for planning, writing, and assessing a collaborative research proposal. A description is given of the essential sections of a research proposal, and a brief explanation of each is provided. A suggested evaluation procedure is included to use for evaluating and ranking each proposal against established, published standards. These…

The team approach is described in this report as a useful mechanism, at both college-wide and divisional levels, for effective administration of academic affairs. An institutional academic team would include the leadership core for academic affairs, the academic dean, the division chairman, and the librarian, and would have the primary…

The joint training of professionals and non-professionals to work together as a team has received heavy emphasis in two projects: (1) Project ENABLE (Education for Neighborhood Action for Better Living Environment), and (2) the Child Study Association, Project Head Start Training Program for Parent Participation. The objectives in working with…

This examination of the operation of teams in the Pilot Communities Program is chiefly historical in character. Based on intensive examination of proposals, evaluation studies, reports, memoranda, and interviews with personnel involved in the program, it was written by two university professors who had not been involved in the actual program. The…

The U.S. Army Dental Corps has implemented a formal program based on the concept that dental care can be more efficiently and effectively provided with treatment teams composed of one dental officer, two dental therapy assistants (DTAs), one basic assistant, and the shared support of other auxiliary personnel. Such a team will use three dental…

Reported relationships between individual characteristics and group performance have been weak, but Davis (1969) and Johnson (1970) found that a subject's stated preference for working alone or in a group was associated with differences in group performance. In the present study, preference for group or solo participation was examined in relation…

A handbook to guide coordinators of parent activities in their role in a quality Head Start program is presented. Discussion includes the following topics: motivation, informal and formal participation, teamwork, and total involvement. A bibliography is attached. (CK)