This guide is designed to present and deal with the major concerns of all those responsible for evaluating, installing, and maintaining a performance-based teacher education (PBTE) program. It is also intended, in a wider sense, for all who are interested in exploring the potential of performance-based education at any level and in any subject…

Presented in this monograph is information on the development of comprehensive state plans to strengthen school counseling and guidance programs by coordinating the various funding sources which support the delivery of these services. Included is a discussion of the Federal legislation mandating this coordination together with suggestions and…

The New York State Library is conducting two regional pilot programs to provide on-line information services to public, academic, and special library patrons. These procedures and guidelines were written for reference librarians in participating libraries who will act as the intermediaries between their patrons and the search analysts at the State…

This overview was designed to illustrate how elementary education is a total program based on the natural growth and development of children. Ten humanistic goals are identified as of fundamental importance for a fully educated person, and the responsibilities of the school in achieving these goals are discussed. Three educational objectives are…

A handbook containing information and suggestions is presented to assist persons in fulfilling their vocational education advisory committee role. The introduction welcomes members and stresses the opportunity, responsibility, challenge, awareness, and service inherent in acceptance of the committee role. Various questions about the position are…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three sequential learning activities on developing a lead-time schedule for an industry services training program. (Industry services programs are partnerships between public training institutions, industry, and other agencies to provide job…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three sequential learning activities on training instructors for industry services. (Industry services are manpower services provided by public agencies to new and expanding private industry.) The first learning activity is designed to provide…

Described is the PASS (Psychoeducational Agency-School System) Project, a collaborative effort between the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and the Child Study Center of George Peabody College for Teachers to demonstrate how agency and school system resources may be combined in an integrated service delivery system for learning disabled (LD)…

As one in a series of eight articles written by different professionals concerned with Alaska Native land claims, this article focuses on the influence of change and competition in land use planning. Designed to stimulate careful political/historical assessment at an advanced secondary or adult level, this booklet presents a vocabulary list, 9…

This booklet was prepared to assist school administrators in developing effective strategies to cope with school violence and vandalism. Various chapters prepared by different authors address different perspectives and aspects of the problem. Topics of the chapters include early prevention, the interagency team concept, management in a team…

With updated language and references to the 2005 revision of the Code of Ethical Conduct, this book, like the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct, seeks to inform, not prescribe, answers to tough questions that teachers face as they work with children, families, and colleagues. To help everyone become well acquainted with the Code and use it in one's…

Defines collaborating systems, i.e., hardware, software, communications, and people working together; examines the need for machine-supported collaboration; and addresses the major obstacles impeding the progress of collaboration, including economic, political, human, and technical factors. A framework for the implementation of machine-supported…

This document sets out the respective responsibilities of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) and the Higher Education Quality Council (HEQC) as they currently stand in the field of higher education quality assurance. The SHEFC and the HEQC are both agencies that fulfill legislatively mandated quality assessment and control…

Designed for classroom use, this publication provides an overview of the first Space Shuttle/Spacelab mission, a cooperative venture between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The main purpose of ESA's Spacelab, which will be carried aboard NASA's Space Shuttle (technically called the…

Control of urban development and preservations of open space have become increasingly controversial issues in recent years. This booklet was prepared to help citizens and local officials resolve these types of issues. It is intended to provide a framework for positive discussions between citizens and local officials, and includes an introduction…