This report contains the findings of a field study of the ethnic and racial composition and intergroup relations in the schools in the Corona Unified School District, California. These findings are information on (1) the district's approaches to desegregation and its policy on intergroup relations, (2) students' achievement differences, (3)…

This study assessed the practices of the adult evening programs of community colleges in Washington State. From a survey of the literature, a list was made of practices recommended by writers in the field of adult education and was used in developing an appraisal instrument, which was then refined by a trial group of respondents. The refined…

One of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies, this module focuses on developing competency in the following areas: writing educational specifications, describing the differences between…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to be used as a group inservice or a self-learning system to train school administrators and counselors for their role in career education, this third section (8.3) of module 8 consists of readings and four activities to assist counselors in preparation for their role as coordinators of school and community…

As part of a continuing assessment of the flexible calendar at El Camino College (California) that provided ten days during the academic year for staff development, two surveys were undertaken in 1977-78. Approximately 750 faculty evaluation questionnaires on staff development, divided into three parts, were distributed to full- and part-time…

Massachusetts's Chapter 622 and U.S. Title IX regulations both prohibit discrimination by educational institutions. This guide is designed to assist administrators, particularly in Massachusetts, in complying fully with the spirit and letter of these regulations. The guide is divided into thirteen chapters, seven of which use parallel format to…

The purpose of the program described in this report was to improve reading and other basic skills of third- and sixth-grade children by providing a program in which sixth-grade children tutored third-grade children. Three classrooms of third-grade children and three classrooms of sixth-grade children were involved in this endeavor over a…

Presented for regular classroom teachers, resource room teachers, and teacher consultants is a handbook of strategies and techniques for mainstreaming educable mentally impaired, emotionally impaired, and learning disabled students into regular classrooms. Twelve chapters cover the following topics: resource room models, personnel, staff…

Goal of the New York State migrant education effort is to provide each eligible child supplemental educational programs which will best meet his assessed needs. Efforts are undertaken to: (1) improve skills in reading, mathematics, and bilingual education; (2) improve health and nutrition; (3) provide recreational activities; and (4) bolster…

Introductory sections of these guidelines give the point of view and goals of bilingual-bicultural education. Definitions of some terms commonly used in this area follow. A section on program organization gives guidelines for assessment, staff, staff development, instruction, methodology, instructional materials, community involvement and…

This literature review on the preparation of professional adult educators attempts to cover the leading areas of discussion and research as well as some of the more interesting conclusions reported. Six major preoccupations of research are outlined, followed by two chapters on adult education as a discipline and a profession, patterns of adult…

The major thrust of this program was the establishment of Quality Incentive Grants for urban school districts with a high concentration of disadvantaged youth qualifying under the provisions of ESEA Title I. Two new units, the Office of Urban Education and the Bureau of Urban Programs Evaluation, were established within the State Department of…

Initiated in 1964, the Illnois gifted program provided funds for development of local gifted programs by local districts. General purposes and criteria for individual programs were realized with varying success. Gifted programs increased and were extended to less wealthy and smaller districts; techniques and inservice education spilled over into…

The guiding principles incorporated into this program are: 1) to develop a kindergarten through twelfth grade curriculum in a logical sequence to provide continuity and progression in the program; 2) to have the program enhance the instructional goals of the school system; 3) to link the subject areas that relate most closely to conservation,…

This fiscal year 1969 report presents new developments affecting training in the Federal service, followed by training data and analyses, and a statistical review. Part 1 reviews new policy, training for supervisors and executives, service to the undereducated and other special employee groups, and two court decisions. Part 2 indicates variance in…