1. SEARCH and AIDE. A Report of Two Field Oriented Projects.
- Author
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Alberta Human Resources Research Council, Edmonton., Roberts, W. Glyn, and Whyte, Harold R.
- Abstract
Two educational field development projects of the Alberta Human Resources Research Council are described in this report. The first section of the report contains the basic documentation of SEARCH, the second section documents AIDE, and the third section lists outcomes, observations, and recommendations developed from these projects. The overall purpose of Project SEARCH was to develop ways and means of increasing educational opportunities and improving educational programs for rural youth of high school age. The general purpose of Project AIDE was to assist educators in improving their skills and mechanisms for managing change and to facilitate the development of more adequate change managing models. Recommendations and observations were based on the experiences of the observers, who were also participants. Major recommendations include that personnel responsible for the management of a project should be concentrated in 1 locale, that definition of roles and responsibilities should be formulated in the planning phase, that adequate provision must be made for the acquisition of skills and information, that those persons who are to assume primary responsibility should be heavily involved in all planning activity, that all capital resources be allocated at the time the plans for the project are approved, and that plans should include provision for monitoring, documentation, and evaluation. (PS)
- Published
- 1972