90-Day Cycles are a disciplined and structured form of inquiry designed to produce and test knowledge syntheses, prototyped processes, or products in support of improvement work. With any type of activity, organizations inevitably encounter roadblocks to improving performance and outcomes. These barriers might include intractable problems at…

This guide to creative movement, relevant to all age groups, opens with a discussion of historical and present trends in movement and dance. Chapters treat (a) the body--body awareness, body activities, and relationships; (b) principles of movement--space, force, time, dynamics, and fluency; (c) topics within the sphere of movement, from the world…

This guide was designed to assist the educator in designing and implementing a program in affective education by introducing him to affective education, attempting to make him feel comfortable with it, and enabling him to improve his skills in the affective domain. The first chapter introduces the affective domain, discusses its importance, and…

The manual presents 16 main steps for health project management, from project formulation through termination. The manual defines a health project as a temporary intensive effort to set up and put into operation a new or revised service that will result in the reduction of specific health or health-related problems. (Typical examples include the…

The guide is designed to help states and localities create or strengthen their own youth councils. It is a synthesis of theory and practice that provides a general framework for thinking about youth councils, explaining the principles for youth action and the importance of youth engagement. It also incorporates advice and lessons from people in…

Teach for America is a national teacher corps of outstanding individuals who commit 2 years to teach in urban and rural areas experiencing persistent teacher shortages. Teach for America selects corps members through an intensive application process, prepares them to enter the classroom in a preservice institute, clusters them in placement sites,…

This publication is intended to provide a reference for teachers, counselors, and administrators in planning, administering and conducting vocational and technical programs in agribusiness, natural resources and environmental protection at the postsecondary level. The material is presented in sections, each with a list of selected references, as…

Basic questions about bilingual education are answered in this guide: (1) What is bilingual education? (2) Why have bilingual education? (3) Who is bilingual education for? (4) When should bilingual education begin? (5) How does a bilingual program start? A program design is provided, listing the methods by which a community may initiate bilingual…

This manual for youth in the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides an overview of the program, information about program rules and pay procedures, and tips on behavior and handling money. It consists of eleven sections. Section 1 provides a brief overview of the manual. The purpose and format of SYEP is outlined in sections 2 and 3. Work…

This handbook offers a succinct discussion of inservice training programs for noninstructional school personnel. The booklet is intended for use primarily by school business officials and was developed for that purpose from a doctoral dissertation on inservice training written by Dr. Donald K. Sorsabal. Separate chapters of the booklet examine the…

American Indian people, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the nation all have a common interest in assuring a quality education for Indian children. No education program can be truly effective, however, unless it has the support and the involvement of those directly benefiting from it--the Indian students, parents, and communities.…

This article is designed to assist planners of inservice programs to broaden the range of courses and other types of activities offered within their system of training. Five basic dimensions of an inservice course must be considered: time, people, form, objectives, and sponsor. These dimensions are expanded into a comprehensive working checklist…

This publication was developed to provide guidelines for persons conducting continuing education programs for community mental health caregivers. (This would include persons primarily involved in the delivery of health, educational, and social welfare services who also are involved in the psychosocial functioning of their clients.) Following a…

This technical assistance guide for offender programs is a guidebook to be used by CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) prime sponsors, state manpower service councils, state manpower planning councils, and Department of Labor (DOL) regional staff concerned about offenders and interested in developing employment and training programs…

The course guide has been designed as the basic planning document for the program director and instructional personnel in the organization and administration of a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Law Enforcement Training Course. It contains an explanation of the developmental effort of the DWI Law Enforcement Training Project and detailed…