This manual describes procedures for conducting a comprehensive needs assessment study. It is designed to aid educational administrators in conceptualizing the tasks that need to be accomplished and in formulating plans for conducting such a study. Four operational phases of a needs assessment program are examined: phase 1, planning; phase 2,…

Motorcycle safety education will become a necessity in the near future due to the growing demands of secondary students for education in this area. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation is sponsored by major motorcycle industries and is involved with developing programs and materials to promote motorcycle safety education. The high rate of motorcycle…

Concepts on adult education development at the international level are discussed as a basis for the formulation of an international draft recommendation on the development of adult education among member States of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The document is divided into four parts. The first part…

This bibliography lists publications dealing with various methods and techniques for assessing alternative courses of action. The analytical methods treated by the cited publications tend to emphasize a priori evaluation (that is, predicting and assessing the outcomes of alternatives). These methods include cost-benefit and cost-revenue studies,…

This handbook describes the merits of peer counseling within a drug education and prevention program, especially its effectiveness as compared to traditional approaches to drug abuse prevention. The means and methods to developing, organizing and implementing a peer counselor program are described in detail. Implementation is presented on a day by…

In attempting to evaluate the current position of minority students in dental school, site reports are presented for the following dental schools: University of California at San Francisco, University of Southern California, University of Illinois, and University of Maryland. Minority student profile, program history and development, program…

In 1967, a group of minority community members and faculty of the various community colleges in the Puget Sound Region banded together in an attempt to make their institutions more responsive to their communities and students. Out of their first meetings emerged a cooperative effort by the involved institutions to improve and expand services and…

This set of materials intended for use in the development of programs in leisure services and a vocational counseling contains information about a Leisure Counseling Media Kit, with directions for ordering a slide-tape program. Order forms and additional information about leisure counseling supplies are also included. A brief pamphlet describes…

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs has established interdisciplinary research on policy problems as the core of its educational program. A major part of this program is the policy research project, in the course of which three faculty members, each from a different profession or discipline, and about 15 graduate students with diverse…

This manual is designed to assist teacher preparation institutions in developing program plans that enhance the quality of teachers. Part 1, "Timeline of Events in Program Development, Documentation and Evaluation," indicates, in chart form, a sequence of events, persons responsible for these events, and the suggested required information from…

The document addresses itself to the changing attitudes concerning jobs acceptable to and for women, and the time lag involved in their qualification in technical skills. Myths and facts about women workers are explored and discounted. The author holds to the position that men are male, women are female, and jobs are neuter. The first step toward…

In 1970 Southwest Minnesota State College was new and was developing a model teacher education program. In an attempt to respond to the question, "What does a teacher need to be able to do? the education division staff found that teacher education must be competency based, field centered, individualized, and systematically designed. In organizing…

Described is a comprehensive special education plan for Marion County, West Virginia prepared by the technology and education department at West Virginia University. The rationale for special education in the country is discussed in terms of national and local historical developments and implications are suggested from reviews of current…

Written primarily for supervisors, consultants, and university professors in reading and English education, this paper discusses the importance of effective graduate and inservice education. Two of the primary responsibilities of the professional supervisor are explained: to observe inservice teachers and listen to them talk about their problems,…

The training package evaluated in this report was developed to train school administrators and graduate students in educational administration in school program planning skills. The package consists of a coordinator handbook and units on setting goals, analyzing problems and deriving objectives. Each unit is composed of four-to-six modules that…