THE CHANGES WHICH ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN, THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE LABOR FORCE, AND THE GREAT NEED IN OUR NATION FOR THE FULL UTILIZATION OF BOTH MANPOWER AND WOMANPOWER ALL DICTATE THE NECESSITY FOR WISE AND SOUND VOCATIONAL COUNSELING. TO IMPLEMENT THIS CONCEPT, COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE PERSONNEL FROM SEVEN MIDWESTERN STATES,…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE ACTUAL INTEGRATION IN EVERY SCHOOL, THE GREENBURGH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN NEW YORK ABOLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS AND FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS ALL CHILDREN OF A GIVEN GRADE HAVE ATTENDED THE SAME SCHOOL. A PROJECT FOR CULTURALLY DEPRIVED STUDENTS HAS RECENTLY BEEN INSTITUTED TO PROVIDE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF AN EDUCATION FOR…

This book for sheltered workshop administrators outlines and explains the essential elements of an accurate work bid. Part 1 discusses issues that need to be resolved prior to calculating costs for a potential job. Part 2 describes the factors necessary for determining accurate bids, including direct costs (job setup, direct labor, direct…

The first of eight delegate workbooks prepared for the May, 1977 White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals contains the ballots for the workshop on health and social concern related to diagnosis, prevention and psychological adjustment. The ballots are intended to enable delegates to assign priorities to various issues and proposals in a…

The authors propose a format for conducting workshops whose goals are the development of programs of continuing education for teachers. The rationale for such inservice teacher improvement is based upon (1) the need to more capably deal with the individual differences among children; (2) the changing nature of the inservice education enterprise;…

THE OBJECT OF THIS HANDBOOK, DEVELOPED AS A PART OF A CONCENTRATED SEVEN-WEEKS SUMMER PLANNING STUDY, IS TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS OF THE STUDY GROUP FOR A SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM FOR ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS. THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROJECT ARE PRESENTED, ALONG WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS AND ROLES OF THE FOLLOWING…

The mission of Project Leadership is to aid school administrators in the identification of their high priority goals and then to provide educational experiences geared toward the attainment of those goals for both the individual administrator and for others in the administrator's district. Subscribing school districts may enroll as few as one…

The document is concerned with the accomplishments of the Region Five Adult Basic Education Staff Development Project. An introduction and background information are followed by a review of the 10 objectives achieved in phase two. Succeeding brief sections provide a review of the management and decision-making process; a list of Region Five Staff…

In April and May 1974, the Center of Continuing Education and Community Service of the University of Hawaii at Hilo sponsored a course for 41 members of the Hui Aloha senior citizens club. Between 39 and 44 students, ranging in age from 60 to 93, participated in an experimental workshop program which involved four 8-hour tours of colleges and…

This progress report contains a summary of an evaluation of the Cycle I field trial of the Social Conflict and Negotiative Problem Solving instructional system, which was developed by the Improving Teaching Competencies Program of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. The evaluation was done to document the field trial workshop, collect…

The objective of this research is to provide an outline of evaluation by objectives for a conference entitled Project Evaluation. As far as processes are concerned, this evaluation will result in a session-by-session evaluation form and transparencies to accompany the session-by-session evaluation form and to reinforce the main points under…

The document is the fifth volume in an annual series of American Vocational Association (AVA) proceedings digests. It contains the reports of professional meetings, workshops, educational tours, speeches, and discussions, as well as the resolutions, elections, and other activities undertaken at the various meetings. The proceedings of meetings of…

Provided are materials from a workshop on parental attitudes toward their handicapped children and professionals' attitudes toward parents. Listed are four workshop objectives: to develop an existential view of parental attitudes, to identify the five frequently observed parent attitudes, to provide experience in working through four parental…

The Harrison County Teacher Center is a consortium involving seven institutions of higher learning, Harrison County Schools, and the State Department of West Virginia. The center is committed to relevant changes as the most important goal of teacher education programs. This report describes the program, setting, changes identified through workshop…

The purpose of the research presented in this document is to classify, validate, and analyze the costs of inservice teacher education workshops in terms of measurable and effective benefits to students following teacher participation in inservice courses. The research design is divided into the following three phases: (a) list the claimed benefits…