Adult education opportunities can be increased through cable television technology, which provides home-based instruction as an alternative to the strictures of the classroom or learning center. The 18-month Salem project used television for primary instruction together with the services of paraprofessional tutors as a personal contact for…

The Master Plan for Career Guidance and Counseling grew out of the recognition that a prerequisite for the provision of an outstanding, efficient and effective career guidance and counseling program was district-wide planning. The plan was funded by the vocational education council with augmented Vocational Education Act funds. The professional…

Libraries, library systems, library schools, state library agencies, and library associations are responsible for workshops and institutes for library personnel which may be either subject-based or problem-based. Planning must include commitment to the project, selection of a director and planning group, and establishment of a working relationship…

This study attempts to provide some general guidelines for the development of preschool bilingual-multicultural (BL-MC) curricula in a number of diverse Spanish-speaking environments and cultural enclaves, including Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Mexican American communities. Significant factors in the development of a BL-MC curriculum are identified…

Volume 3 of the report describes the Management Information System (MIS) for monitoring instructional programs developed for the New York State Education Department. The background of the system is discussed with regard to: the specially developed Planning-Programing-Evaluation processes, characterized by: operational as opposed to philosophical…

Programs in New Orleans, Louisiana, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Seattle, Washington are subjects of the report on efforts to identify components necessary for the development and maintenance of successful postsecondary vocational technical programs for hearing impaired (HI) students. Introductory materials provide a historical perspective on the…

Presented are Volumes 1 and 2 of the Indianapolis Comprehensive Special Education Plan as of July 1, 1971. Included are a description of the planning district (a total of 120 schools) and scope of the proposed program. Individually discussed in tabular and narrative form are program plans for the following exceptionalities: speech handicapped,…

The first in a series of nine career education guides covers the planning and implementation of an articulated career education program. The unit provides a means for articulating the total career education concept in grades K-12 by use of an integrated council. It lists career education goals with respect to general objectives and specific grade…

The development and field testing of an instructional product for the training of educational personnel in dissemination and utilization of research and development information is reported. A new role, that of the Educational Information consultant (EIC), is described. A modular training program, built around the five major processes delineated…

Strategy for developing and implementing an environmental education program in grades K-12 is proposed in this booklet. Its goal is to help students become environmentally educated decision-makers; to understand the importance of relating ecological, economic, social, technological, and political information when working toward the solution of…

On the instruction of the Council of Ontario Universities, the Advisory Committee on Academic Planning has conducted a planning assessment for planning and environmental studies. Following observations and recommendations by the Committee, the consultants' report is presented in two parts--planning and environmental studies. The planning segment…

This teacher appraisal program, developed by the Hyde Park School District, is based on the following objectives: (a) clarifying performance expectations of the individual; (b) establishing short- and long-term job targets to bring about learner, professional, or program improvement; (c) improving the relationship between the appraisee and…

The bulletin is intended to assist local educational agency administrators in developing and/or strengthening and expanding occupational services for disadvantaged and handicapped persons as required by Federal and State legislation and outlined in the Illinois State plan. The publication opens with a discussion of the criteria for the…

Career development education has many possible definitions, but they all consider content, career development tasks, and results. Career development education has advantages for many different groups. It provides the student with motivation and a means to self-actualization. Teachers gain a reason for teaching essential basic educational skills…

From the legislative point of view special education in Norway today is geared up to do a commendable job for all of the individuals who have a need for special services. The definition of special education has been broadened to include all kinds of special help, training, institutionalization and intervention programs. Along with this has come a…