This bibliography presents approximately 530 citations of instructional materials pertaining to areas of agricultural education which were drawn from "Abstracts of Instructional Materials" (AIM), Fall 1967 to Fall 1969. AIM is the quarterly publication which announces the availability of instructional materials acquired and processed by the…

This bibliography presents approximately 80 citations of instructional materials pertaining to industrial arts. The entries were compiled from "Abstracts of Instructional Materials" (AIM) from Fall 1967 to Fall 1969. AIM is the quarterly publication which announces the availability of instructional materials acquired and processed by the…

This seminar, which involved 32 distributive teacher coordinators, was planned to help distributive eductors identify the disadvantaged and their problems and to provide practical solutions for their needs, both in the classroom and in the business community. During the 1-week seminar, participants were divided into five subgroups to discuss each…

The dimensions, status, and improvement of institutional research in junior colleges are considered in this topical paper. Its dimensions are discussed in terms of definition, purposes, and boundries and its status is then viewed from different perspectives. First, it is admitted that the present role of institutional research is difficult to…

Outdoor education programs in several states were visited to conduct interviews and to make observations concerning curriculum, financing, facilities, organization, and interagency cooperation. It was found that the form of programs and arrangements for facilities were determined by local needs and resources. In general, programs were limited to…

Planning Programming Budgeting Systems (PPBS) is a useful management tool for libraries if directed toward service to the library user. The statement of objectives constitutes a foundation for application of PPBS, and guidelines for how to state objectives and goals, and how to handle them are given. A list of sixteen types of questions that…

Consumer Education is not intended to direct consumer choices. It does provide an awareness of alternatives and opportunities and assists the consumer in making the choice which is best for his purposes in light of his values. It is not the purpose of consumer education to indoctrinate values. Consumer education should provide the experiences that…

Continuing education programs are criticized for their lack of creative program planning, inadequate staffing, insufficient funding, and weak professional organizations. It is suggested that graduate programs in continuing education need to appeal to and develop professionals who are applied social scientists, have a working knowledge of…

Guidelines for planning a program for the utilization and career development of paraprofessional school personnel are presented. Five basic premises on which these guidelines are based are outlined in the opening section: that the involvement of paraprofessionals in a career development program within a school improves the classroom learning…

In 1968, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) initiated a 5-year management information systems project to encourage systematic data collection and utilization for the effective allocation of resources at institutions of higher education. This report describes Phase II of the project, a developmental phase scheduled for…

State and national consultants for the migrant education programs under Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, are available as resource personnel to assist State or local agencies in the development of educational plans and programs, both short and long range, for children of migratory agricultural workers. Information is given on how…

This study is concerned with Florida's junior college programs for employment preparation. Its purpose is to list all the procedures used to plan vocational-technical programs and to discover which might be used by other junior colleges, to compare program planning procedures at the state and junior college levels, and to make recommendations for…

Uncoordinated community day care efforts often result in an unbalanced availability of kinds of nursery school programs. Too much money is wasted on unnecessary administrative services, and training of personnel is not consistent in quality or quantity. Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) program tries to alleviate this confusion. This handbook…

This annotated bibliography includes research and innovative programs on vocational orientation. The emphasis is upon increasing student awareness of career possibilities at all grade levels through effective exploratory programs. Suggestions for program development are included. (NS)

General guidelines are provided for planning and conducting study discussion groups. First, the value and the importance of discussion are asserted, followed by a consideration of how leadership, individual needs, and program content affect participation. Problems in communication, and those relating to the strategy and tactics commonly used in…