This report surveys the significance and implications of the question of how the knowledge of past reading instruction might engender a better understanding of contemporary practices and help to resolve current problems. The report advocates the necessity of educator/historians and outlines the requirements for their dual training and experience.…

QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF SUPERVISORS AT 99 JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, CRITICAL INCIDENTS WHICH WERE EFFECTIVE OR INEFFECTIVE IN ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES, AND CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. RESPONDENTS IDENTIFIED OBJECTIVES IN…

The purpose of this paper is to present a dimensional simplification of the concept of "critical thinking" ("the correct assessing of statements") which will provide a basis for research. Three dimensions of critical thinking--logical, criterial, pragmatic--are distinguished, and 12 aspects of critical thinking are identified and elaborated by a…

A design for the future of vocational and technical education was developed utilizing existing situations, manpower development data, and vocational-technical enrollments as supporting evidence. Major recommendations were for--(1) extending some form of vocational education into the grade and junior high schools, (2) implementing the cluster…

Concepts of felt need, educational experience, program development, and program evaluation are variables significant to the appraisal of adult educational needs. Although the existence of a social problem often indicates that educational needs exist, individual needs are more useful than social problems as a basis for program development. Experts…

The criteria (tax base, location, enrollment, curriculum, etc.) for the creation of the four types of new junior college districts as provided by Texas Public School Law and the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System are summarized. The appropriate procedures are as follows: (1) creation of a local steering committee; (2) contact…

This survey of opinions of architects, certified public accountants, and educators (who have written concerning, shown leadership in, or have specialized knowledge about warehousing) covers the planning, organizing, material handling, and paper processing of presently operated school district central warehouses. All recommendations concerning…

In an experiment designed to assess the relative influence of "objective," social, and political factors upon school decisions, 168 principals read a description of a fictitious school program followed by informative reflections from three sources: tests, peers, and superiors. They then rated their own inclination to adopt the program. The…

A checklist with five major categories is presented and discussed for its use in planning and carrying out an assessment program. Three other outlines are briefly presented for comparison: Stufflebeam's Meta-Evaluation Criteria; Scriven's Checklist for Evaluating Products, Producers, and Proposals; and Stake's Table of Contents for a Final…

A limited study was conducted, asking counseling psychologists why they did not research the effectiveness of their counseling. The reasons given for failing to investigate effectiveness were: (1) methodological and criteria problems seemed unsolvable; (2) anxiety existed about discovering a lack of professional competence; (3) the intricacy of…

There is a need for conceptualization in the development of a Teacher Corps program and the instructional system which is part of that program. Program conceptualization should be viewed as an important process which permeates program design efforts. Conceptualization of program purposes and objectives provides a base for the design, development,…

Several practical suggestions or guidelines for deriving objectives in traditionally difficult curriculum areas (written and oral communication, fine arts, social sciences, and humanities) are presented in this paper. The author believes that educators do not know how well they can define important, teachable objectives in these areas until they…

This paper reports on an investigation of the evaluation of teaching and research at Stanford University in the School of Humanities and Sciences. It was found that professional colleagues had far more influence on organizational rewards and penalties than did administrative superiors. Evaluations of research had far more influence than did…

Contents of this report from Florida on the National Council of Teachers of English achievement awards in writing are divided into seven sections: the principles followed in pairing the twenty-two judges into eleven teams; the principles followed in assigning students' papers to judges; the procedure used in selecting winners; the range of…

This paper examines three ways in which attempts at program evaluation are most often thwarted. The first, fingerpointing, may be either positive or negative. It may be positive by pointing to the individual who is "doing a good job considering--", it may be threatening by expecting too much of any one individual (e.g. "Evaluation should be made…