PETC-III is one of several instructional systems currently under development in the Improving Teaching Competencies Program of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. The PECT-III materials include training strategies and procedures plus participant instructional materials for use with a select group of educators in a workshop setting.…

Written by a professor of pastoral theology, the book deals with today's crisis in the ministry, the personal dimension as well as the systemic breakdown of role definition and laity-clergy relationships, and recognizes the need for various support systems throughout a career in the ministry. The author states, "You are first a full human being,…

The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science held a Mountain Plains Regional Hearing in Denver, Colorado, on September 18, 1974. The Commission was particularly interested in the present status of library and information services in the region including: cooperative efforts, state interest in a national program, the use of new…

This report is a comprehensive state plan for the development of technical community college education and training in Nebraska. Part I describes the process by which this plan was developed, identifies the ten educational goals of the Technical Community College System, and indicates the present status of goal achievement and the priorities for…

This survey of continuing education opportunities for Cooperative Extension personnel in the 13 western states covered four types of leave programs: sabbatical leave, educational or study leave with pay, leave without pay, and official leave used to study. Data were gathered on duration of leave, percentage of normal salary received, years of…

This 1968 yearbook of adult education in Great Britain contains the following; (1) an annual review of activities; (2) a directory of the National Institute of Adult Education, the Department of Education and Science, and organizations in residential education, labor education, armed forces education, educational broadcasting, industrial training,…

The 1968 directory of Federal training and education programs has been compiled to encourage wider use of findings by other agencies, to avoid duplication of research efforts, and to stimulate experimentation needed to keep pace with technological progress. Federal agencies report both completed and in-progress studies and include such agencies as…

Using the Georgia plan as his basis for meeting classification needs, Charles B. Lord categorizes programs into five broad areas in "A Classification System for Continuing Education Programs," Adult Leadership, April 1972, pp. 357-359. Paul J. Grogan's "The Concept of a Continuing Education Unit," Indiana State Board of Health Bulletin, May 1972,…

The results of a survey conducted to ascertain the participants' evaluation of the first Summer Institute of the Ed.D. Program for Community College Faculty are provided. A total of 241 institute participants, 74% of the 325 registrants, completed the "Summer Institute Survey." The analysis of the survey data is provided in 79 tables,…

This book attempts to capture the essence of a rapidly emerging field, that of Human Resource Development (HRD). HRD includes improving performance on the present job (training), preparing individuals for future but identifiable jobs within the organization (education), and helping individuals grow to meet future organizational growth…

In Appalachian Kentucky, the adoption rate of new ideas and new practices in education tends to be slower because of the provincialism and isolationism of the region. The objectives of this study were to determine which of the media--radio, television, or reading material--is used most frequently by the elementary and secondary teachers in…

These proceedings, intended to provide an outline of the basic concepts presented during the conference of administrators of multidiscipline health-related organizations and to serve as a stimulus for improving training programs in University Affiliated Facilities (UAFs), include 16 papers presented by conference resource persons. They are…

As part of a project concerning policies for those activities that university administrators, faculty, or professional staff may engage in for additional income above their normal full-time salaries, this study's objectives were to determine (1) what policies existed and (2) the extent to which policies or lack of them were considered…

The School Based Teacher Educators Project (SBTE) had as one of its major goals the development of a set of competency specifications for the role of school based teacher educators. This paper describes the process that was used to identify the competencies. A number of different approaches have been advocated by various educators for identifying…

The results of the research and planning activities for the first year's operation of the School Based Teacher Educator (SBTE) project are reported in this document. Two goals were established for the project. The first was to develop competency specifications and prototype training materials for the school based teacher educator. The second goal…