An invitational conference brought experts and concerned, active individuals together to review and identify research and program needs for rural Texas health care. The goals of the conference were to prioritize the top five program and research activities for rural health care in the 1980's, to develop a network of communication and cooperation…

This guidebook provides a step-by-step outline for developing a health education program in a local school district. (JD)

In 1972-73, the Alabama State Department of Education along with the University of Alabama College of Education instituted an experimental program in two Alabama school systems. The program was designed to identify the districts' educational priorities to be submitted as part of proposals for federal funding. This report describes the steps in…

This paper identifies three steps to effect change in a school district: assessing educational needs, involving staff and community, and providing vehicles for change to take place. This framework is then used to describe programs implemented in Georgia's Clarke County School District. The district needs assessment is described as involving…

This study was conducted to assess and identify continuing education (CE) needs for medical librarianship and to design, implement, and evaluate program components responsive to these needs. Needs were assessed through: (1) a survey carried out within regional Medical Library Association (MLA) groups; (2) contents of journal literature compared…

This report describes the second phase of a teacher learning cooperative project designed to coordinate the economic, physical, and human resources of a number of small elementary school districts in California and the Marin County Superintendent of Schools Office. Whereas the first phase dealt with the formation and implementation of the…

Developed by Wisconsin's K-12 Career Education consortium, this kit of career education assessment and evaluation instruments is divided into eight sections. Section 1 provides helpful notes on using the kit and covers the following topics: program development, types of evaluation, organization of the instruments, modification of the instruments,…

This booklet describes the role and activities of the steering committee and its subcommittees during the survey phase and planning phase of a new Lutheran high school. All the steps that are to be taken in determining the feasibility of starting a new Lutheran high school in the community are outlined. Other information includes a job description…

A draft for a state plan for career education was developed in Utah. To provide the necessary information on which to base such a plan, career education needs assessments were conducted of students on the elementary and secondary school levels. Eight questionnaires were also developed and administered for an institutional needs assessment. The…

A two-year project was undertaken in Kansas to develop a five-year plan for career education in the state. The first year resulted in (1) a brief summary of previous work done in Kansas since the introduction of the career education concept, (2) establishment of a definition of career education, (3) a description of various resources that can be…

The languages of Nigeria and language usage in that country are discussed in a study designed to illustrate the need for a Nigerian lingua franca. Extensive data are first presented on Nigerian languages and dialects, their classification, and their geographic distribution. The remainder of the survey is devoted to a sociolinguistic study of…

The perceived staff development needs and preferences of teachers in selected middle and junior high schools involved in individualized schooling were the topics of this research. Inservice education strategies preferred by teachers and principals were identified and functional and dysfunctional aspects of programs analyzed. A field study…

This training model and accompanying a handbook (see related note) are based on the University of Georgia Rural Women Project, a two-year leadership training project which tested the model in Morgan County, Georgia, and had some success in developing effective community problem solving with the rural black community in that county. The following…

A detailed resource management study was conducted at Tennessee State University, and resource management problems at other higher education institutions were identified through the exchange of data and studies. Resource requirements and management problems unique to black institutions were examined, as were the problems that arise from regional…

Two North Dakota home economists developed consumer education curricula based on adult performance level (APL) objectives and the perceived needs of their vocational students. They worked with local directors of adult basic and secondary education (ABSE) to incorporate the curricula into regular ABSE classes. Project objectives were to (1)…