Paper presented at the Annual Meeting and Mental Health Assembly of the National Association for Mental Health (Boston, November 21,1968).

Part of a section, "Concerts on Campus: Should Students Be Involved?

The handbook describes the policies and philosophy of William Smith High School (Colorado), an alternative high school for students who have dropped out or had difficulty in conventional high school. Section 1 outlines the conceptual foundations of the program with information on such aspects as administration, philosophy, point system, family…

Annotations of 16 documents, derived from a search of doctoral dissertations and the ERIC system, discuss the skills and competencies needed by principals or other administrators of bilingual schools or programs. A brief introduction lists the seven categories of competencies identified by the documents, comprising change promotion, conflict…

Two poor inner city predominantly Black school districts (East St. Louis and Lovejoy, Illinois) entered into a joint agreement to enhance delivery of special education services to their children. Initial mistrust began to give way when a common philosophy was reached. Approaches developed included diagnostic and prescriptive teaching and…

This document presents an overview of the administration, procedures, progress, expansion, and the effectiveness of the project "Training for New Careers in Psychology." Extensive appendices include: course description and schedule; staff resumes and letters of resignation; writings skills questionnaire; course evaluation; evaluation of fieldwork…

The multielective system in the high schools of the North Hunterdon district in New Jersey failed to provide students a sense of belonging, warmth, openness, and importance. The multiunit high school model, developed to answer these needs, groups students into learning communities of 20 to 125 students each. Each learning community is focused on a…

Characteristics of an effective strength training program are analyzed and descriptions are offered of different kinds of weight training activities. Comparisons are made between concentric, isometric, eccentric, and isokinetic training methods. The fundamentals and techniques of an exemplary training program are outlined and the organization and…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL IS TO PROVIDE A GUIDE FOR ORGANIZING AND OPERATING A 2-YEAR POST-HIGH SCHOOL DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS SEEKING A CAREER IN THE FIELD OF WHOLESALING. THE INFORMATION IS BASED ON ACTUAL EXPERIENCE OF SUCH A PROGRAM CONDUCTED ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS ON THE CAMPUS OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR 3 YEARS,…

PRINCIPALS IN 106 LARGE HIGH SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN WERE INTERVIEWED TO DETERMINE HOW THEY WOULD USE AN ASSISTANT WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING OCCUPATIONALLY ORIENTED PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYMENT-BOUND YOUTH. DUTIES, RESPONSIBITIES, AND RELATIONSHIPS WHICH THE ASSISTANT MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO ASSUME OR DEVELOP WERE ALSO STUDIED. THE AREAS RANKED…

H.W. Gibson's life was devoted to camping for boys, from his first job as a Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) secretary in 1887 through his work as founder of two YMCA camps, state YMCA secretary, author of eight books on the subject, member of camp director associations which preceded the American Camping Association (ACA), and then as…

A very informative narrative description of the general patterns and trends of ETV and ITV in Canada is presented, with references to statistical or detailed information appended. (LS)

This appendix outlines the ComField information management system which is designed to give the project management a comprehensive tool for decisionmaking and to free instructors from tasks of keeping current records of every student's performance, help them plan their time more efficiently for counseling students and planning instruction, and…