The Response to Educational Needs Project (RENP, formerly the Anacostia Community School Project) provides an opportunity to study the adoption, implementation, and institutionalization of plans for improvement of a group of schools in the District of Columbia. The related theory and research on the implementation of change in organizations is…

In this history and analysis of Federal educational projects in the Anacostia area of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1977 the origins and development of the Anacostia Community School Project (1967-72) and its successor, the Response to Educational Needs Project (1972-77) are described. The requirements of implementation studies are…

This ninth in a series of ten learning modules on coordination of cooperative education is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teacher coordinators skill in designing the in-school instruction students receive in conjunction with their on-the-job training. The terminal objective for the module is to prepare for students'…

This guide for inservice teacher education is designed for use by teacher groups in planning inservice. Short substantive narratives are followed by practical exercises to help teachers plans and develop inservice education, find resources, use outside assistance, and understand the potential functions of inservice education. The model presented…

This report presents a model for single school staff development projects or programs within a large urban-suburban central system. Characteristics of such a system are identified as: rapid changes in the nature of the student population; active community interest; active teacher participation; the use of annual school plans and school board goals…

Presented are findings of a study to monitor programs for the educable mentally retarded (EMR) in California, with emphasis on the numbers of racial and ethnic minority students placed in EMR classes. The document is divided into six sections: an introductory section explaining impetus for the study; Section II with background information on the…

The Low Socioeconomic Status and Minority Student Achievement Study is designed to investigate the overall impact of the Austin Independent School District's programs on low socioeconomic status (SES) and minority students' achievement and school leaver rates. This evaluation is designed to monitor low SES and minority student achievement on…

Intended primarily for directors and coordinators of cooperative education at New York two-year colleges, this guide presents a systematic approach to development of cooperative education and provides means for review and improvement. Part 1 offers results of a statewide survey of two-year colleges in New York regarding work experience options and…

This instructor's resource guide is designed to accompany the student modules in the occupational subject area of technical education. The guide defines safety and health training needs in the various occupations; describes the modules and their use; and encourages instructors to consider the safety and health needs of all students. In Section I…

Designed to serve as a standard whereby Michigan work-education councils can gauge their progress and also as a guide to help community leaders in rural areas build work-education council networks, this technical assistance manual provides guidelines for developing work-education councils in rural areas. The role of work-education councils in…

The report describes Creative Resources Enriching Student Talents (C.R.E.S.T.), a Title IVC project designed to encourage individual creative growth in gifted/talented children by stimulating them to solve problems within the areas of academics and the creative arts; the program is used in elementary schools in Lebanon, a rural Connecticut…

This report provides information about the 54-hour module in ownership and/or management of a small business, Mind Your Own Business, that was taught to all twelfth grade students at the Norwich Regional Vocational Technical School. A twelve-page abstract outlines the topics/ business principles studied, describes the program, and summarizes…

Focus on Choice was a 309 Special Project with education and research components. The educational aspect involved two pilot classes of under-educated adults in a 13-week course which emphasized self-assessment, goal-setting and occupational information. An integral feature of the design included mutual support groups and role models as a way of…

This review of academic programming considers changes that have occurred as a reaction to real or perceived shifts in institutional and social conditions and values, program design, and program approval, review, and evaluation. Among the conditions influencing programming decisions in the late 1970s are open-access policies, affirmative-action…

This methods guide is intended to assist elementary school guidance workers in implementing a comprehensive career guidance program. Three major areas are considered. First, the life career development perspective is examined as a framework for organizing guidance objectives and practices so that there is a developmental, integrative…