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Wilkerson, Doxey A. – 1979
This analysis selectively describes and interprets the main lines and development of the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA). The study attempts to define the intent of Congress in authorizing the EPDA, to outline and explain the Office of Education's structures and actions in implementing the Act, and to chronicle the development and the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Federal Regulation, Government Role
Alvir, Howard P. – 1978
The paper is designed to help managers of mainstreamed programs set up intensive staff training courses on mainstreaming. A brief analytic survey of the literature is followed by a discussion of practical applications of mainstreaming (including philosophy, curriculum, support services, and evaluation). The remainder of the paper reviews…
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Inservice Teacher Education, Mainstreaming, Program Development
Boston Coll., Chestnut Hill, MA. – 1979
This document discusses the development and implementation of a multiservice center that could offer a variety of human social services in a single location. The paper focuses on seven components of the center's operation: governance, organizational structure, core services, joint funding, joint planning, joint programming, and evaluation. The…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Human Services
Grimes, Jeff; And Others – 1975
The manual provides suggestions for planning inservice teacher training. Basic foci of the booklet are explained to include examination of time distribution, room arrangement, audience participation, stimulation of audience interest, measurement of inservice effectiveness, and communication of inservice results. The manual is divided into…
Descriptors: Guides, Handicapped Children, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Clay, James E.; Stewart, Freddie – 1979
The use of Contract Activity Packages (CAPs, individualized plans stating objectives, multisensory resources, suggested activities, small group techniques, and evaluation methods) with handicapped children is discussed. Comparisons are made to the individualized educational program (IEP). An example is given of 10 steps in developing CAPs,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs, Program Development
Shaw, Mollie – 1979
The author reviews the history, philosophy, and administrative organization of New York City's Mayor's Office for the Handicapped (MOH). The office's bill of rights is set forth and its activities in advocacy, particularly for physically handicapped people are recounted. The beginnings of the MOH are traced from reactions to a 1967 order to ban…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Perdue, David A. – 1979
The public school system of Houston County, Georgia, has instituted an inservice staff development program planned by the teachers themselves. Following assessment of the needs of students and parents as well as teachers, the planning group designed a program offering college credit to participants. Houston County teachers now find it possible to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development
Download full textAIKIN, BRENTON R.; LEVENDOWSKI, J.C. – 1963
BUSINESS EDUCATION INCLUDES INSTRUCTION IN BOTH OFFICE AND DISTRIBUTIVE OCCUPATIONS. THE BUSINESS WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP INSTRUCTION IN THE RELATED CLASS IN WHICH ALL STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED, AND INSTRUCTION THROUGH PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT. THIS HANDBOOK SHOULD BE HELPFUL IN ORGANIZING AND OPERATING…
Descriptors: Business Education, Cooperative Education, Distributive Education, Program Administration
American Vocational Association, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1966
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT AREA VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS--WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THEY CAN DO, AND HOW THEY ARE ORGANIZED, ADMINISTERED, AND STAFFED--ARE REEXAMINED TO SHOW HOW EVEN THE SMALLEST COMMUNITIES, THROUGH COOPERATIVE EFFORT AND LARGER ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS, CAN AFFORD THE DIVERSIFIED SERVICES THAT PROVIDE SUPERIOR EDUCATION. FOUR TYPES OF…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Program Administration, Program Development, Regional Schools
American Vocational Association, Washington, DC. Committee on Publications. – 1964
GENERAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO HELP SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS PROVIDE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR BOTH YOUTHS AND ADULTS ARE PRESENTED AS ANSWERS TO 38 QUESTIONS COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS (1) OBJECTIVES, (2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS, (3) TYPES OF STUDENTS, (4) PURPOSE OF EACH SUBJECT FIELD, (5) THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, (6) FEDERAL AND STATE…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Program Development
Erie County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Buffalo, NY.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO EVALUATE THE OBJECTIVES AND PRE-OPERATIONAL TRAINING OF A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CHILD BEHAVIOR CONSULTANTS (CBCS) FOR SCHOOLS. THE EVALUATION IS BASED ON QUESTIONNAIRE DATA, CASE STUDIES, AND INTERVIEWS WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. WHETHER THERE WERE ACTUAL PERSONALITY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STUDENTS WHO WERE…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development Specialists, Consultation Programs, Program Development
Gastonia City Schools, NC.
THE OBJECT OF THIS HANDBOOK, DEVELOPED AS A PART OF A CONCENTRATED SEVEN-WEEKS SUMMER PLANNING STUDY, IS TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS OF THE STUDY GROUP FOR A SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM FOR ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS. THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROJECT ARE PRESENTED, ALONG WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS AND ROLES OF THE FOLLOWING…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Program Development, Program Guides, Student Teacher Relationship
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, Waukesha. – 1968
At the request of the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Library Conference, the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission created a Technical Advisory Committee on Library Planning to assist the Commission staff in preparing a prospectus for a long-range, area-wide public library facilities and services plan. The Technical Advisor…
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Facilities, Library Services, Master Plans
Bettina, Al – 1968
A design for the future of vocational and technical education was developed utilizing existing situations, manpower development data, and vocational-technical enrollments as supporting evidence. Major recommendations were for--(1) extending some form of vocational education into the grade and junior high schools, (2) implementing the cluster…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Program Development, Program Improvement, Technical Education
Knox, Alan B.
Concepts of felt need, educational experience, program development, and program evaluation are variables significant to the appraisal of adult educational needs. Although the existence of a social problem often indicates that educational needs exist, individual needs are more useful than social problems as a basis for program development. Experts…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Criteria, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
