This program guide was written for the informed layman, educator, or educational administrator who may have some present or future responsibility for the administration of postsecondary and technical education programs. It is designed to provide some general suggested guidelines and administrative considerations for the development of new…

The purpose of this study was to analyze and evaluate selected aspects of federal guidelines and state plans established for the organization and administration of vocational education. Criteria for good state plans for vocational education were perfected through a review of federal legislation, state plans, related literature, and through a…

Concerted Services in Training and Education was conceived as one way to minimize the dysfunctional effects of technological developments on rural communities. Three pilot projects were established to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a concerted approach to solving the training problem and other needs of rural people. One project was…

This set of instructional guidelines for adult basic education stresses understanding of the characteristics and problems of disadvantaged adults; developing basic communication skills (listening, speaking, writing); selection of instructional materials and equipment; effective classroom techniques for arithmetic and reading instruction; and an…

Difficulties encountered and insights gained while designing, implementing, and evaluating a preservice reading methods course at the University of Minnesota are presented. An analogy is drawn between the university teacher training program and the elementary school reading program. Both are seen to include planning, teaching, evaluating, and…

This document briefly explains the relationship between the School of Information Science and the Laboratory for Information and Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The explicit purposes of the information science laboratory are spelled out as well as the specific objectives for the 1969/70, 1970/71, and 1971/72 school years.…

Paraprofessional aides in education are used primarily to free teachers to perform the professional functions for which they are trained. The nine documents in this kit are the result of a nationwide survey of research and development findings and current practices in the use of paraprofessional aides. The subjects discussed in this report are:…

Descriptions of the program title, its administering agency, legislative authorization, main purpose, target population, funding, stipends, programs and facilities, administration and coordination, enrollee characteristics, course and teacher characteristics, course outcome, program measurement, and recommendations (if any) for improvement are…

In May 1966, the Bureau of Adult Education, California State Department of Education, conducted a questionnaire survey on accepted program practices and on attitudes of administrators of school district programs toward innovative practices in instruction for non English speaking, Spanish surname adults. Of 366 program administrators queried, 191…

This study traced the historical development of adult education in the Montana University System, ascertained present adult education practices and philosophies in the system, investigated implementation of the centralized control of adult education within the system, and formulated recommendations for future adult education programs in its six…

An annotated bibliography of workshops for the handicapped covers the literature on work programs for the period July, 1968 through June, 1969. One hundred and fifty four publications were reviewed; the number of articles on administration, management, and planning of facilities and programs has increased since the last edition. (Author/RJ)

This document summarizes the second year accomplishments of Central Point School District Number 6's Title III project: Helping Eliminate Early Learning Disabilities. For purposes of evaluation, the project has been organized into three major components; Instructional; Development; and Management. Each component has product and process objectives.…

The special function of cooperative education in the community college setting is described in this book and procedures that could be used by administrators in operating such a program are outlined. The book has three major divisions. Part One traces the development of cooperative education and its associated philosophies, offers a model for a…

As the first part of the report of the Programme Commission II, a summary of discussions on plans for natural sciences and their applications is presented in this document. The two agenda items are: (1) detailed consideration of the 1973-74 draft program and budget and of the 1973-78 draft medium-term outline, and (2) desirability of adopting an…

As the second part of the report of the Programme Commission II, a summary of recommendations on plans for natural sciences and their applications is presented in this document. Resolutions and budgetary appropriations are two major concerns in the document. The topics are related to the 1973-74 draft program and budget, the 1973-78 draft…