This study developed the first measurement instrument designed to accompany the concept of competency basing in counselor training. In so doing, the study screened and validated a list of skills most essential in an effective counselor. The process began with a composite list of some 1600 competencies and subordinate skills enumerated by three…

A competency-based introductory counseling course, including demonstrations of model counseling, student role-play counseling, information about prisoners, and a counseling practicum using prisoners as a client population, was developed for Roanoke Bible College. Research was then conducted to evaluate the course materials. Findings led to the…

The teaching of composition in secondary schools over the last decade has not adequately developed the writing skills of urban students. Parts of this dilemma stem from the following three factors: inequities in public school financing; racism; and the obscure position of composition within the English curriculum, with preferences given to grammar…

A slide/tape self-instructional package was developed to be used to teach instructional skills in medical technology courses. Although medical technologists need to obtain these skills in order to function effectively in internship programs and employee training, they do not have the time for their inclusion in the standard curriculum. An…

This dissertation examines three reform movements: the curriculum reform movement, the Great Society Programs of the Kennedy and Johnson Administration, and the current competency-based teacher education (CBTE) movement. Using the CBTE approach, this dissertation focuses on dimensions with which CBTE did not deal-specifically, low income…

This field study was conducted to develop a performance-based course, including goal statements, performance objectives, and learning activities, for a light commercial building drafting course. The procedures used during the study were based on the 1975 Michigan Department of Education project for the development of competency-based teacher…