THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO APPLY CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TO REHABILITATING THE HANDICAPPED BY USING THE LABOR FORCE AVAILABLE IN SHELTERED WORKSHOPS AND HOMEBOUND PROGRAMS. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS WERE ESTABLISHED AS TASK FORCES IN CHICAGO, NEW YORK, AND LOS ANGELES WITH THE…

THIS CONFERENCE REPORT CONTAINS SUMMARIES OF SPEECHES AND DISCUSSIONS AT A WORKSHOP ON DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL. THE 2-DAY CONFERENCE WAS DESIGNED TO ACQUAINT SOCIAL WORKERS, MEDICAL PERSONNEL, JUDGES, GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATORS, AND UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL WITH THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE HANDLING AND CORRECTING OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.…

A REPORT WAS MADE OF A 3-DAY WORKING CONFERENCE ON STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE. EIGHT PAPERS ON THE ASPECTS OF PLANNED EDUCATIONAL CHANGE WERE COMMISSIONED AND PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE ALSO DISCUSSED EXISTING RESEACH FINDINGS AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS RELATING TO CHANGE IN EDUCATION AND OTHER SOCIAL PROCESS FIELDS. IN…

THESE 126 ANNOTATIONS ARE THE THIRD VOLUME OF A CONTINUING SERIES OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES LISTING ARTICLES APPEARING IN JOURNALS AND CONFERENCE, RESEARCH, AND PROJECT REPORTS. LISTINGS INCLUDE TESTS, TEST RESULTS, STAFF TRAINING PROGRAMS, GUIDES FOR COUNSELORS AND TEACHERS, AND ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING, AND RELATE TO THE MENTALLY RETARDED, EMOTIONALLY…

AN ARITHMETIC WORKSHOP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI WAS HELD TO IMPROVE THE PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE ARITHMETIC PROGRAMS FOR THE ACADEMICALLY GIFTED CHILDREN OF THE CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE MATERIAL PRESENTED FOR USE IN THE PRIMARY GRADES CONTAINS CONCEPTS TO BE DEVELOPED, APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE THE LEARNING, AND PUZZLES AND…

DURING A WORKSHOP HELD TO IMPROVE PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE ARITHMETIC PROGRAMS FOR THE ACADEMICALLY GIFTED CHILDREN IN THE CINCINNATI SCHOOLS, THE TEACHER PARTICIPANTS DEVELOPED A SERIES OF IDEAS AND EXERCISES. THE MATERIAL IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE CHALLENGING ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES FOR MANY CHILDREN AND TO BE OF HELP TO ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS…

A 1-WEEK WORKSHOP PRECEDING ASSIGNMENT TO INNER-CITY SCHOOLS WAS EVALUATED BY DEPTH INTERVIEW OF 52 TO 71 PARTICIPANTS AFTER COMPLETION OF THEIR 1ST YEAR OF TEACHING. AN OUTSIDE INVESTIGATOR CONDUCTED THE INTERVIEWS, USING A 48-ITEM QUESTIONNAIRE COVERING REACTIONS TO THE WORKSHOP, REACTIONS TO THE FIRST SEMESTER OF TEACHING, AND GENERAL…

A TWOFOLD PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO PREPARE VOCATIONAL TEACHERS TO PARTICIPATE AS INSTRUCTORS IN A PREVOCATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM FOR RURAL UNDERACHIEVING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. INITIALLY, A DEMONSTRATION CLASS OF 20 UNDERACHIEVERS SERVED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL UNIT FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND TESTING OF PREVOCATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL CORE…

A SURVEY WAS MADE OF THE GRADUATES OF PROGRAMING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER TO DETERMINE WHAT INSTRUCTIONAL CHANGES OCCURRED AMONG THOSE TEACHERS WHO WERE TRAINED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROGRAMED LEARNING SEQUENCES. ALSO SURVEYED WAS A RANDOM SAMPLE OF TEACHERS WHO HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT, BUT NOT EXPERIENCE IN, PROGRAMING.…

Intended to focus attention on librarians' needs regarding coping with mental and physical occupational stress, this report summarizes the activities of a workshop on the concerns of librarian instructors held in the fall of 1979 by the California Clearinghouse on Library Instruction (CCLI); discusses the various definitions of burnout; and…

Building upon data derived from a 1978 study, a project was conducted from March through June 1980 to assess and subsequently strengthen the relationship between Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) sponsors and six Illinois community colleges. Meetings of community college decision-makers and CETA personnel were held to: (1) review…

This guidebook presents five workshops designed to help train architects to function as resource people for built environment education. These workshops, which were held in 1975 and 1976, are intended as models. Each of them may be followed in its entirety, or ideas may be chosen from some of the workshops presented to create a different kind of…

The proceedings of a one-day training seminar on the assessment of writing proficiency are presented. The seminar was designed to bring educators up to date on newly developed assessment methods and to help them see the developmental directions of the future. The program was divided into two parts: large-group presentations and small-group…

The materials collected here were generated at a workshop in which 16 participants from Afghanistan, India, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Nepal met to examine the subject of developing low cost educational materials. The objectives of this workshop were (1) to exchange experiences in the development of such materials through…

The document provides guidelines for conducting a workshop for administrators, teachers, and counselors on career education for the hearing impaired student in grades K through 12. Initial chapters address the history and purpose of the workshop; concept outline; instructions for using the manual; selection, registration, and preworkshop…