The Bellevue-in-the-Community-College (BCC) program meets the needs and interests of local businesses, industries, agencies, and clubs through credit and noncredit courses held at times and places convenient to employees and members. The program's primary goal is to provide instruction and training to those who cannot come to the college for their…

This project report examines strategies for effective school desegregation based on case studies of individual schools, national school surveys, ethnographic studies of classrooms, trend analyses, opinion surveys and conference interviews, and court documents. The strategies identified in the report include the attainment of one or more of the…

A model is presented for upgrading statewide school psychology practice by raising the level of entry for school psychology certification. Central features of the plan are outlined, including how it permits those who currently do not meet the revised standards to participate in a field-based program to increase their knowledge and skills so that…

As required by Title 5 of the California Education Code, this report presents data indicative of the educational needs to be met by the establishment of Los Angeles Metropolitan College, an institution to administer the overseas programs sponsored by the Los Angeles Community College District at 60 military bases around the world. The report first…

This manual for counseling personnel provides ready access to appropriate resources for planning and implementing a comprehensive guidance program. It is divided into four sections. Section 1 provides information about and examples of nine essential focal points in a good program: (1) philosophy of education, (2) program development model, (3)…

A study sought to determine current practices in word processing installations located in selected organizations throughout the United States. A related problem was to ascertain anticipated future developments in word processing to provide information for educational institutions preparing workers for the business office. Six interview instruments…

Information concerning off-campus inservice activity (OCIA) at state universities and land grant colleges in the United States was surveyed. There was a 92.5 percent response rate to questionnaires sent to 107 deans of schools, colleges, and departments of education. Inservice activities were considered to be courses, workshops, needs assessments,…

As part of a review of the educational goals set by Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction, those attending the state's annual conference for district administrators in 1980 were asked to participate in meetings concerning seven aspects of educational goals, and to provide relevant comments and recommendations. The areas addressed were basic…

A survey, designed to assist in the development of an inventory of fiscal competencies that academic administrators perceive to be needed if they are to be effective contributors to the budgetary process and to seek answers to the question of the existence of a widespread need for the development of in-service training programs for academic…

For use by trainees, this guide is the third of three designed for a two-day inservice training seminar for driver licensing administrative hearing officers. Participant's schedule information and materials are presented in three sections. The first includes the seminar agenda. Day 1 encompasses six units: (1) introduction, (2) the highway safety…

This report: (1) describes the organization of an invitational conference aimed at gathering direction from classroom teachers regarding instructional applications of computers; (2) provides copies of all materials used in organizing such a conference; and (3) reports the results of the conference in terms of conference products (resolutions,…

Strategies for encouraging positive interaction among adults are suggested. The objective is to help teachers and other adults who work with children to interact in more meaningful ways with other adults including teachers, parents, school volunteers, classroom visitors, and community members. Strategies are presented in five topical areas: 1)…

THIS GUIDE IS FOR TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR USE IN INITIATING POST-SECONDARY TRAINING PROGRAMS IN CHILD CARE AND GUIDANCE. THE 2-YEAR PROGRAM PREPARES PERSONS TO SERVE AS TEACHER ASSISTANTS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN DAY CARE CENTERS, NURSERY SCHOOLS, KINDERGARTENS, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. THE PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM ARE…

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, HELPED BY A GRANT FROM THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION, ESTABLISHED THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN IN 1955. THE PURPOSE WAS TO IMPROVE THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM OF GRADUATE STUDY,…

This student/participant handbook is part of the first of ten modules which comprise a portion of the National Training and Development Service Urban Management Curriculum Development Project. The strategic planning module introduces a decision making process for reducing the uncertainty under which systems operate. Its primary objective is to…