Numerous strategies to increase physical activity levels among American youth have been recommended and implemented in schools, and physical education teachers have been identified as the logical personnel in schools to spearhead these attempts. Comprehensive school physical activity programs (CSPAPs) are being promoted, implemented and endorsed…

Examined the impact of high-quality middle-level teacher preparation programs. Subjects were 2,139 teachers from 5 states. Middle schools with grades six through eight configurations were selected. Results showed that respondents prepared in comprehensive programs, had separate licensure, or who had taken more courses tended to give more favorable…

The goal of the Kentucky Deaf-Blind Intervention Program was to provide training and technical assistance to improve the quality of special education and related services in integrated environments. The program worked with families and service providers for individuals ages birth through 21 who have dual sensory impairments, with special emphasis…

CHILD DEVELOPMENT TOPICS RELATING TO PRESERVICE AND INSERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION WERE DISCUSSED BY 38 COLLEGE TEACHER PARTICIPANTS AND CONSULTANTS DURING A SEMINAR HELD IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, AUGUST 16-28, 1964. THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE PUBLISHED--(1) THE BACKGROUND OF PHYSICAL GROWTH--PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS, (2) THE CONTROVERSIAL ASPECTS OF…

A competency based special education teacher training and certification program for regular teachers seeking special education certificates was developed in a Kentucky program. Teachers were certified contingent upon the following factors: (1) criterion performance on teacher-child interaction scales, (2) student criterion performance on on-task…

Presented is the final report of a project to develop a consortium of Kentucky training institutions prepared to teach educational personnel for handicapped populations. Brief sections cover the following topics: purposes of the project (such as the establishment of a comprehensive statewide data base for student populations); the procedures and…

This paper discusses three issues relating to teacher certification in Kentucky. These issues are: (1) certification of teachers who work with children under the age of 6 years; (2) preparation of teachers for primary education; and (3) alternative certification. The first issue raises questions of whether Kentucky should require certification for…

Forty-four prospective supervising teachers from public schools in Kentucky, cooperating in the student teaching programs of colleges and universities, participated in this Institute funded under Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The objectives were to provide participants with a basic experience in human relations in an inter-racial setting;…

The State plans for professional staff development and training presented in this publication are those developed over a two-year period by eight Southeastern states participating in a cooperative regional project. The plans are indicative of the progress toward building institutionalized systems for training adult basic education personnel within…

This final report discusses the outcomes of a 4-year project designed to identify all children in Kentucky who are deaf-blind and provide training and technical assistance to improve the quality of special education and related services in Kentucky for children ages birth through 21 who are deaf-blind. The children are in integrated environments…