These guidelines are intended to give teachers and administrators sufficient information to enable them to set up and conduct programs to assist non-English-speaking students to learn English and to adjust to the way of life around them both in school and in the community. Topics covered are as follows: factors governing the choice of programs;…

Guidelines for cooperative education in two-year technical colleges as well as for other associate degree programs are presented in this 15 chapter manual. Chapter 1 covers cooperative education history, current status, advantages and disadvantages, purposes, and information sources. Chapter 2 on personnel presents an overview and discusses the…

The handbook provides for the administrator of Adult English as a Second Language Programs detailed information in the following areas of program design: program requirements and funding, program development, program implementation, staff development, and program evaluation. The discussion of each of these areas is subdivided topically and, where…

This report focuses on the major similarities and differences of three sets of day care licensing standards (model, state, and federal) in order to provide an information base for isolating the problems, concerns, and issues involved in day care licensing. Sets of standards compared are: (1) "OCD Guides for Day Care Licensing," 1973…

This report is written for local educators who are responsible for the administration of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) tests and for other people who are generally interested in the purposes and methodology of MEAP. The 1975-76 assessment will report 19 variables at the student, classroom, school or district levels, in the…

The guide, part of an exemplary career education program, describes the Student Work Advisor Program (SWAP) which is designed to provide junior high school students with an exploratory work experience inside or outside the school setting. A two-page introduction explains the role of the program director, teachers, helping staff, volunteer sponsors…

Guidelines and recommendations for media programs and resources essential for quality education are suggested. Qualitative goals are focused on, with criteria offered for programs that will provide exemplary educational materials for children and youth. Programs are described for both district and school level, and the interrelationships between…

This guide aims to provide general background information on adult education in developing countries for those who shape educational policy or are concerned with the administration of education. It covers: aims and purposes; programs--literacy education, general education, skill training, citizen education; and education for women; providing…

This manual is intended as a source of information and assistance in the planning, organization, implementation, and evaluation of home care programs. There are ten major sections: (1) Introduction (review of the history of home care and definition of pertinent terms), (2) Program Planning, (3) Organizational Structure, (4) Coordination and…

In evaluating the effectiveness of a supplementary center for early childhood education it was hypothesized that a nongraded organizational structure would allow for an orderly and meaningful transition from preschooler type play activities to the more formalized learning of the primary age child. It was also believed that a school's primary…

W. Owens Corner discusses the role of the special education supervisor in promoting his program and describes trends in special education. Questions raised by the institute participants and involving various aspects of administration are listed; presentations by members of the state department of education are summarized concerning provisions of…

In preparing this evaluation report, the Florida State Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education believed that evaluation should (1) focus on the people and their needs, (2) look into all parts of the human resources development program of the State, and (3) identify the employment opportunities within the State and the vocational…

This manual grew out of the need expressed by community groups and their advisers for a centralized source of information on how to start a day care center. It is divided into 16 parts: (1) The Agency for Child Development: The Structure of the New Agency, (2) Finding a Site for a Day Care Center, (3) Financing a Day Care Center through the City…

Summarized are the results of a 2-day conference that brought together federal administrators concerned with manpower services for welfare recipients and researchers who had recently completed studies bearing on such efforts. The researchers, who were sponsored by the Department of Labor in studies relating to the Work Incentive Program, focused…

This compilation of papers presented at the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers Colloquium focuses on the interrelated roles of the foreign language teacher and the language program supervisor. The following papers are included: (1) "The Foreign Language Curriculum: A Joint Venture" by Charles Blake; (2) "Updated Observation…