TRAINING AND EXAMINING TECHNIQUES WERE STUDIED TO BUILD AND UNIFY LANGUAGE AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF FOREIGN SERVICE TRAINEES (FOR BOTH GOVERNMENTAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL FOREIGN OCCUPATIONS). STUDENT ASSISTANTS WERE ASSIGNED TO OPERATE RECEIVING AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT, AND TO MAINTAIN A CROSS-INDEX FILE SYSTEM TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE…

To meet the needs of adolescents on adult wards of the Massachusetts State Hospitals and inpatient community mental health centers, and to carry out the educational mandates of Chapter 766 and P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), the State Hospital Education Programs (SHEP) system was developed. SHEP adheres to three basic…

This guidebook presents five workshops designed to help train architects to function as resource people for built environment education. These workshops, which were held in 1975 and 1976, are intended as models. Each of them may be followed in its entirety, or ideas may be chosen from some of the workshops presented to create a different kind of…

Perceptions of selected physicians at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital, Knoxville, Tennesee, were assessed regarding the status of education in the medical care setting. The questionnaire administered to 17 physicians gathered information related to their perceptions considering (1) the need for hospital-based patient teaching programs, (2)…

The manual is designed to assist primarily public school personnel who are involved in the identification and delivery of services to young handicapped children (birth to 5 years old) and their families. An introductory chapter explains the manual's purpose and background. Chapter 2 focuses on child find activities with sections on awareness,…

A survey of 22 London libraries was conducted to determine the characteristics and extent of library automation in the area; the results of this survey are presented in a series of tables. Questions are grouped by general topics--computer facilities, cataloging, circulation control, staffing, and objectives--and each set of tables is introduced by…

This report describes a one-year project to develop a comprehensive dissemination plan that would (1) provide a network within the state of Washington for two-way communication, (2) utilize the linkage potential of the 12 educational service districts, (3) incorporate existing instructional and informational resources, (4) develop training…

The document provides guidelines for conducting a workshop for administrators, teachers, and counselors on career education for the hearing impaired student in grades K through 12. Initial chapters address the history and purpose of the workshop; concept outline; instructions for using the manual; selection, registration, and preworkshop…

Business management theory and principles as applied to the administration of early childhood programs are presented in this workbook. Following a brief survey of the historical background of early childhood education and current early childhood programs, information and guidance to help plan, operate, and evaluate program facilities are provided.…

This monograph presents specific guidelines for use by school administrators in developing educational consensus in a school and with a community. The authors describe their success in identifying priorities and achieving objectives by using an "annual school plan," which focuses on specific, short-range objectives that can be realized…

Outlined are areas to consider when conceptualizing and planning programs and activities for parents of handicapped children as part of an early education program, and briefly described is a family involvement model for use in a demonstration program for multiply handicapped children. Five major dimensions along which an early education program…

The Centre for Learning and Development is part of McGill University's Educational Development Group. The component parts of the Group, with its advisory bodies, work together to facilitiate educational development in general, and to improve teaching practices in particular. In the annual report for 1975-76 the following topics are discussed: (1)…

The Department of Secondary Education in the College of Education at the University of Illinois has been involved in the educational application of computers for nearly ten years. This report documents past and future activities (i.e., programs, emphasis, concerns) and structure (i.e., staffing, equipment, funding) within the Department.…

The subcommittee on newspaper internships and training programs, a cooperative venture of the Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) and the American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA), has been searching for information for the cooperative improvement of journalism education. The subcommittee's annual report discusses four projects…

The document briefly outlines the events leading to mainstreaming of handicapped children and presents guidelines for administrators and teachers involved in implementing mainstream programs. Among suggestions given are the following: the decision to mainstream should be accompanied by a decision to provide a comprehensive instructional support…