Intended for use in countries planning the establishment of new union catalogs, as well as in countries with long established traditions of library resource sharing, this document provides guiding principles and outlines standard methods and practices for the compilation of union catalogs of serials. Following definitions of relevant terminology…

A selected annotated bibliography on managing development projects, intended for rural development practitioners, highlights items that outline some pressing issues and concerns confronting those involved in rural development in general and rural project management in particular. A section of annotated entries lists 21 publications on project…

Materials for running a student government program at the junior high school level are provided in three general sections. Section 1 is a description of student government operations. Topics covered include student government responsibilities and activities, student council meeting procedures, parliamentary rules, responsibilities of the…

The purpose of this course project was to produce a handbook on day nursery program development for children from 6 weeks through 71 months of age residing in the State of Indiana. Intended for early childhood teachers and program directors the handbook includes Indiana State licensing rules and regulations mandated by the Indiana Department of…

The Illinois Bilingual Education Service Center is State funded and includes several component projects: Illinois Resource Center; Title VII Midwest Resource Center; Illinois ELS/ABE (English as a Second Language/Adult Basic Education) Service Center; and the Bilingual Consumer and Homemaking Education Project. Project cooperation and content are…

This article describes the life cycle of an industrial research and development project and suggests applications to educational research and development. It also discusses the importance, funding, staffing, and management of a research and development effort.(DC)

The report discusses the agriculture polytechnics training program and explains 13 broad committee recommendations for program betterment. (BP)

This report summarizes the key findings, conclusions, and recommendations of an analysis of 1985-86 outcomes of New York City's state-funded Attendance Improvement-Prevention (AI/DP) program and the city-funded Dropout Prevention Program. The central goal of the evaluation was to understand conditions which encouraged success in middle school…

This handbook is designed to provide practical assistance to four-year institutions in their efforts to facilitate and increase the flow of students from two-year colleges into baccalaureate programs. The practical lessons offered are derived from a project of the Association of American Colleges (AAC) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation involving…

A study of Florida's apprenticeship programs was conducted to provide the State Department of Education with relevant program and cost data and also with a discussion of related program issues. Data were collected on site visits to 11 local educational agencies selected for their range of representation of institution size, program size,…

This directory was produced by the Restitution Education, Specialized Training, and Technical Assistance (RESTTA) program to facilitate and promote the dissemination of information about restitution and community service programming, and to facilitate professional interaction among persons with professional interests in restitution and community…

This guide for managers of distance education programs consists of five chapters, each with its own appendix. Chapter 1 considers characteristics of good distance educators, possible sources of instructors, and limitations in recruiting instructors. The appendix to this chapter outlines the recruiting process followed at a particular academic…

This document reports the oral and written testimony of congressional representatives, officers of the branches of the active and reserve armed services, and college veterans' affairs officials on changes that need to be made to veterans' benefits. The testimony was given at a July 1990 House of Representatives oversight hearing on the Montgomery…

This publication presents adaptations of four papers given at a workshop on Staffing and Manpower Development, sponsored by the Mental Health Manpower Development project of the Southern Regional Education Board. The introduction delineates four dimensions to be considered in describing staffing patterns (organization, utilization, type, and…

This book provides beginning preschool teachers with an easy-to-follow program for immediate use, and experienced teachers with ideas and activities suitable for integration into existing programs. Chapter 1 presents a recommended model for a daily preschool schedule, along with a task-by-task description of a typical day's responsibilities for…