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Some procedures, costs, and results of the Pilot Special Events Child Development Programs in Minneapolis and St. Paul in 1971 and 1972 are reviewed. The program was designed to provide an innovative and stimulating experience for the children of parents attending a political conference. A chapter describing equipment needed includes toys for specific age groups, large equipment, office, first aid, and miscellaneous supplies, and activity supplies. Some art activities for young children are detailed along with a possible workshop for 6-12-year-olds and interest areas for special events child development programs. Sample programs and minimum State standards are given for food. Two organizational outlines are presented for in-center special events child development programs, including schedules and cost analyses, and an out-of-center special events child development program is similarly described. Evaluations and recommendations are included, as well as photographs and press releases, data on State standards, and other information. (LH)

The purpose of this Invitational Conference on Educating the Disadvantaged in Rural and Urban Settings, held under the sponsorship of the Division of Education at Geneseo, was to identify the common educational problems of the disadvantaged in both rural and urban settings in order to facilitate action on the educational, administrative, and legislative fronts. Educational, administrative, and legislative leaders in New York State and at the national level were invited to participate along with graduate students and workshop participants. The conference's focus was set on "The People" by the keynoter, Father T. Weider. Representatives of legislation and of administration at the national and state levels provided both background and projections about the problems of education of disadvantaged from their particular vantage points. During the afternoon session, the conferees met in six separate groups to discuss various issues. After meeting for about an hour and a half, everyone reassembled to hear the reports from each group. The conference concluded with a statement of reaction by Roy Edelfelt. (JM)

CERTIFIED SCHOOL COUNSELORS WERE ASSIGNED TO TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP, USE, AND TEST VOCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL MATERIALS. ASPIRATION LEVELS OF STUDENTS IN ONE CLASS EACH IN THE SECOND, FOURTH, AND SIXTH GRADES IN EACH SCHOOL WERE ALSO EXPLORED AND RELATED TO OCCUPATIONAL POTENTIAL. METHODS OF USING OCCUPATIONAL MATERIALS EFFECTIVELY WERE ALSO TESTED. PRE- AND POST-TESTS WERE GIVEN TO ASSESS PUPIL KNOWLEDGE OF OCCUPATIONS. ACHIEVEMENT AND ABILITY MEASURES WERE OBTAINED EARLY IN THE SCHOOL YEAR. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE GIVEN TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS. SOME FINDINGS WERE--(1) THE STUDENTS ASSIMILATED VOCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION, (2) OLDER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS EXHIBITED GREATER VOCATIONAL AWARENESS, (3) CHANGES IN LEVEL OF ASPIRATION AS A FUNCTION OF LEARNING POTENTIAL WERE NOT DIFFERENTIATED BETWEEN THE EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS, (4) THE DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY BY THE COUNSELOR AND OLDER ELEMENTARY STUDENT, AND (5) PARENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE PROGRAM. (SK)