BECAUSE LITTLE RELATED EXPERIENCE WAS AVAILABLE UPON WHICH TO FABRICATE THE MOST EFFICIENT PROGRAMS OF THE TWO FIRST MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) SPONSORED SCHOOLS OPENED IN UTAH IN 1965, THIS STUDY PROPOSED TO ASSESS THE PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES, AND TO MAKE A SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE CURRICULAR STRENGTHS…

This concise guide to adult education activities begins with a simplified survey of adult learning theory and moves step by step through the workshop process, from the earliest planning stage to the final evaluation. It relates social science theory to practical use in a variety of institutional settings, and is intended as a resource for the…

This article deals with several techniques for regulating cash inflow and outflow and investing surplus cash for short periods of time. The techniques are: (1) consolidating checking accounts, (2) determining surplus cash by examining bank balances in conjunction with the cash book, (3) selecting a minimum bank balance, (4) investing a greater…

This booklet provides source materials for the development of state and local regulations applicable to day care service facilities. Sections discuss: (1) the Model State Day Care Licensing Act, (2) Day care program and staffing, (3) Health and sanitation, (4) Fire and safety regulations, (5) Principles of zoning, and (6) Principles of…

Byra L4:1 is the Swedish research and development program in education. The authors, while basically enthusiastic about the center, suggest the following ways of improving its operation: explicate priorities for basic and applied research and development, fund all professors and docents for basic research of greatest interest to them, establish…

Developed on the assumption that part-time nursing services will eventually become part of a comprehensive health program for each industry served, this 3-part guide contains guidelines for planning, promoting, and developing a part-time nursing service. Part I provides administrative considerations for planning the service and responsibilities of…

Procedures for program development, to take place after needs assessment and the establishment of learner goals and objectives, are described. Three phases are involved in program development: (1) program alternatives are explored; (2) the resources necessary to implement a program are compared to the existing school resources; and (3) process…

Reported is a review by the U. S. General Accounting Office of procedures and requirements related to grants totaling $2.9 million to the National Reading Center Foundation by the Office of Education (OE), Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Costs totaling $305,300 incurred during the initial grant period were deemed unallowable.…

Describes how one rural community mental health center developed a management information system and responded to the pressures for accountability from funding bodies and collateral agencies in the community. After a discussion of the programs, the steps followed in developing the management information system are described. (Author)

This survey yielded considerable data on a variety of important program dimensions, including courses, attendance, common problems, and coping strategies. Implications for planning effective career programs in the future also are discussed. (Author)

Questionnaires were completed by 99 deans of colleges, schools, and departments of nursing offering graduate-level study concerning administrative placement of graduate nursing programs within the university. Survey results indicate no consensus among the deans. Further study is recommended. (CH)

In 1982, 13 public school administrators were surveyed to identify issues and problems in bilingual education program administration. Key success factors are supportive leadership, staff training, effective educational technology, community-parent-teacher participation, flexibility, product-process considerations, theoretical understanding, and…

Described are the efforts of Research for Better Schools, a regional laboratory, to prepare teachers and administrators to use an individualized instructional system. (LS)

Describes the operation and effectiveness of the Alternative Learning Center program administered by James Madison Memorial High School in Madison (Wisconsin). The center permits the school to remove students committing breaches of school discipline from their classes without removing them from the educational environment altogether. (PGD)

This article discusses the basic characteristics of organization, administration, supervision, and specific problems of human service organizations and relates them to the concept of power. The author proposes an integration of the two models of supervision so that the administrative and teaching functions will both be served. (Author)