Three police training programs varied markedly and present a selection of models appropriate to different circumstances and training needs. The New Jersey Police Training Commission provides for supervisory training through the use of mobile classrooms staffed with trained professional teams, equipped with modern teaching aids, and experimenting…

A report of the proceedings of the Fourth Annual Membership Meeting of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory is presented. Major presentations included (1) a profile of planning and development in the Appalachian region; (2) status reports for the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio; (3) significant issues and…

The second annual report on the effectiveness of North Carolina's migrant education program summarizes information compiled in 22 individual project reports. The information is based on attendance reports, application/authorization forms, on-site visitation reports, and state department questionnaires. Objectives of the state's migrant education…

A comprehensive directory of New York State services for migrant and seasonal farm workers is presented. Brief program descriptions--as well as the names of managerial personnel, addresses, and phone numbers for the numerous agencies related to migrant or seasonal farm programs--are given for the following: the State Department of Agriculture and…

This review was undertaken to explore and analyze the literature in the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education in terms of three important questions about Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965. First, what is the relationship between community service and continuing education as revealed in the substance, audience, and methods of Title I…

Questionnaires were completed by 691 public school personnel visiting demonstration centers operated by the Illinois gifted program in over 20 school districts. Data indicated that the centers, intended to illustrate innovative educational techniques, were generating a good view and acceptance of the overall nature of their programs, but were not…

The handbook consists of three sections on construction of facilities for the mentally handicapped in New Mexico. The first presents the state agencies, services, and programs involved and outlines methods of administration, including finances, standards, and other areas. The second section sets forth general characteristics of the state. The…

Information in the guidelines for Kentucky programs for exceptional children includes administration of classroom units and criteria for special classes and programs in the areas of crippled and special health problems, home and hospitalized instruction, trainable and educable mentally handicapped, deaf, hard of hearing, neurologically impaired,…

The objectives and perspective for a program with the educable mentally handicapped are presented in the Wisconsin curriculum guide. The described concepts and activities revolve around 12 Persisting Life Situations which include communicating ideas, understanding one's self and others, traveling, adjustment to various situations, health care,…

Financed by a three-year demonstration grant, this inservice training program for selected AFDC (Aid to Families of Dependent Children) workers in Washington State was undertaken to improve the quality of casework services, to develop caseworkers having greater knowledge and skill, and to provide special training for workers with the potential but…

Presentations on the visually handicapped include the following: curriculum for teachers of the visually handicapped by Evelyn Rex; a preparatory college program for visually impaired students by Walter Fitzgibbon; prevocational planning and rehabilitation for the visually handicapped by Mary Bauman; New Jersey's organization, cooperation and…

The following guidelines for establishing cooperative school programs are presented: investigating local needs, informing the public, selecting the coordinator, confering with the counselor, explaining the program to school personnel, informing and involving parents, surveying on-campus and off-campus training, and establishing the evaluation…

A description of a possible new minimum foundation program for public education in North Dakota is contained in this document. The State Foundation Program, suggested in 1967, is the financial instrument whereby the state guarantees each child an opportunity to acquire an appropriate and adequate public education. Elements of the desired new…

This report encompasses the evaluation of vocational-technical education in four New Mexico post-secondary vocational-technical education schools. The first section provides an overview of the state and national settings within which these educational programs operate. A second section reports on the four schools individually, giving a collective…

This report was prepared at the request of the Higher Education Facilities Commission in order to provide background, a progress report, and recommendations for further action to those interested in the Massachusetts programs of continuing education and community service funded under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Among the materials…