Presented in this notice of a public review and hearing are the proposed Principles and Standards for planning water and related land resources of the United States. Developed by the Water Resources Council pursuant to the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-80), the purpose is to achieve objectives, determined cooperatively,…

This booklet provides a brief description of the community junior college movement in the United States and its progress in Arkansas. Comprehensive community junior colleges traditionally offer two years of university-parallel work plus additional courses in occupational education, continuing education for adults, and community service programs.…

This report presents the results of a study to design the appropriate evaluation system needed at the Department of Labor for decentralized operation of a comprehensive manpower program. It covers not only the priority evaluations needed and the methods of performing them, but also changes required in planning, reporting, and administration in…

This publication is a curriculum guide intended to help implement coordinated K-12 science programs by serving as a framework of reference. The performance objectives that should be developed by students who study science are written in general terms and constitute the heart of the volume. The lists of performance objectives include the processes…

Six individual briefing pamphlets for members of the commissions of the York (England) 1971 International Conference on Teaching and Learning English comprise this document. The Conference is cosponsored by the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) of Great Britain; by the Canadian Council of Teachers of English (CCTE); and by…

This paper presents a brief description of a basic model for planning, monitoring, and evaluating educational programs using managerial concepts. The model involves the use of five steps as follows: (1) identification of a need; (2) a statement of desired outcomes (objectives); (3) the development of a program, including processes and resources;…

The 2-day conference considered the problems, status and outlook for accreditation of postsecondary occupational education, and the research provisions in the 1968 Vocational Education Amendments. The conference was attended by State Directors of Vocational Education and Research Coordinating Unit Directors. Highlights from the following speeches…

The final 1970 report of a 3-part study on regional education services focuses on a unit for (1) planning cooperative educational programs in terms of financial considerations, resource allocations, program operation, governance, and roles relative to operation; (2) making provisions for evaluation of the regional cooperative; (3) providing for…

Guidelines for the development of educational programs for exceptional children in Florida public schools are provided. Instructions are appropriate for educational planning at the school district level. Basic considerations for the development of district procedures and programs are defined: historical perspective, mandatory legislation, program…

The United States Commissioner of Education asked the Right to Read Office to develop a means to examine systematically existing reading programs or proposals for developing reading programs. This request reflected three needs: (1) to help communities develop reading instruction programs that meet the needs of learners within those communities;…

Basic information that should be considered by a state when gathering data necessary to planning for child development programs, with emphasis on the five-year-old and under group, is provided. State assessment efforts are assumed to be comprised of at least four steps: (1) gathering the data, (2) assessing the data to determine needs, (3)…

The Toy Library program trains parents to use a limited number of educational toys to teach specific skills, fundamental concepts, and problem solving behaviors to their own three- and four-year-old children. The program is designed to fill the educational needs of the many three- and four-year-old children who are not participants in some other…

The philosophy, major constraints, and strategy for curriculum development and implementation of a K-12 environmental education program are reviewed in this draft. Its purpose is to draw together some basic ideas and pertinent questions from leading educators, the literature, and successful environmental education programs, in an effort to provide…

As one part of the Career Options Research and Development (CORD) Social Service Aide Project, Prairie State College conducted Pilot A program to test and evaluate model career ladders and a core curriculum for the human services areas. Success included: (1) The college has successfully used methods of task analysis to expand the number of human…

The basic goal of the speech department at Evanston Township High School is to provide opportunities for each student to develop his innate talents and creativity and to develop means by which he may effectively communicate. The department offers twelve courses in the areas of speech communication, oral interpretation, radio-television, and…