UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


 OFF-CAMPUS INSTRUCTION
 The Department of Off-Campus Instruction is organized to plan and direct cor-
respondence study; to assist in-service teaching personnel through organizing and con-
ducting extension classes, workshops, and whole school study programs; and to plan
for adult education work where college credit is desired. The Department plans for
these services with other departments within the College of Education, and with the
General Extension Division. The Department has also been charged with the responsi-
bility of planning for future off-campus centers of instruction.

 PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES
 The College of Education receives many requests for assistance from local, county,
state, and national agencies. These have, over a period of time, led to the establishment
of the following school services: (1) graduate and undergraduate class centers directed
by the General Extension Division in many communities, (2) building surveys requested
and financed by local boards of education, (3) Superintendents' and Principals' Con-
ference and Short Course series conducted as a year-round in-service training program,
(4) Supervisors' Work-Conferences, (5) Classroom Teachers' Work-Conferences, (6)
consultative services on local problems and planning furnished without fee to school
personnel throughout the State by College staff members, (7) development and distri-
bution of significant educational materials, and (8) community and county workshop
programs for in-service teacher education, and whole school study programs based on
approved problems.

 CURRICULUM LABORATORY AND EDUCATION LIBRARY
 The Curriculum Laboratory and Education Library located on the third floor of
the P. K. Yonge Building supplement, but do not duplicate, the services of the main
University Library. It houses a collection of more than 18,000 pieces of professional
literature; it provides guidance for students in the use of these materials; it serves
as a work center for teachers and others engaged in preparation of and experimentation
with curriculum materials, planned for and used in Florida schools.

 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
 In order to stimulate a greater interest in educational research, each department
in the College of Education has assumed responsibility for conducting research ac-
tivities. From time to time department heads will release staff members from teaching
duties in order to provide time for research. An effort will be made to conduct in-
vestigations which grow out of instructional needs and which develop out of needs of
the public school systems of the state. Policies governing research are developed by
the research committee of the College and all research activities are coordinated in the
Office of Coordinator of Research.

 EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
 The Legislature of 1947 provided that out of State Foundation Funds special
teachers should be employed for the education of children who were not capable of
profiting from the "normal" program of instruction. As rapidly as possible additional
personnel, clinical facilities, and field services will be provided to supply this critical
need of the State. Students looking forward to certification as teachers of exceptional
children should consult with the Undergraduate Counseling Office, P. K. Yonge building.