Intended to assist counselors and other school personnel in their efforts to meet more effectively the life career development needs of public school students, this handbook describes the concepts of a comprehensive, needs-based career guidance program as well as specific steps and strategies for program development and implementation. (The…

Recommendations are presented for developing career guidance centers in community colleges which would enable their clients to explore, prepare for, select, and progress in an occupation in line with their individual needs, interests, and abilities, and in a job with occupational opportunities. The following areas are outlined: (1) career guidance…

Intended to improve career guidance services on the secondary level, this operations manual was developed primarily by school counselors to assist other counselors in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of career guidance, counseling, and placement objectives in Maryland's school system. Contents are divided into the following three…

The handbook is designed to aid the educator-counselor in formulating and implementing a workable secondary school career guidance program. A brief introduction presents definitions, the philosphy of career development on which the program is based, and a glossary of terms. Information is organized into 10 sections. Needs assessment, the first…

This sourcebook was developed to provide school personnel with efficient and effective access to information on available training products. It should be viewed as a resource to increase awareness and understanding of new products--products that train personnel in setting program goals, planning for development, and performing evaluation. There…

The paper describes the evaluation of a packet of 48 Adult Basic Education (A.B.E.) instructional units, designed to help the A.B.E. learner read the newspaper with more facility and interest. The extent to which planned activities were carried out (process) and the extent to which program objectives for changing performance of the project…

The literacy club described is a model cross-aged, paired reading program that is being successfully used in an elementary school in Redwood City, California to teach literacy skills to non-native speakers of English. The literacy club pairs older students--"rapid readers"--with younger students--"little readers"--in a yearlong reading experience…

The intent of this paper is to synthesize portions of the African American dialect literature that have relevance for designing, implementing, and evaluating school-based language programs for African American dialect speakers, and also to suggest guidelines for developing such programs. Because the issues reflect divergency and controversy, it is…

The information presented in this document is intended to guide career educators who wish to tap CETA (Comprehensive Education and Training Act) funds to help support career education endeavors for inschool youth, especially since the 1977 additions from the Youth Employment and Demonstration Project Act (YEDPA) have given CETA a more significant…

The State Master Plan for Special Education in Oregon is intended to assist school and district level personnel in their efforts to implement special education programs and services, to provide parents and special interest organizations with information about the rights of the handicapped and the programs and services available, and to assist…

This guide provides summaries of federal programs in the physical and mathematical sciences of interest to colleges and universities. Programs from the following federal agencies are included: National Science Foundation; Department of Energy; Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Education; Department of Interior; Smithsonian Institution;…

This handbook is designed to assist counselors in developing a comprehensive guidance program and is based on the assumption that guidance programs should be an integral part of the total educational system, tailor-made to meet the specific goals and needs of all students. Components include: (1) the role of the counselor; (2) certification and…

The Round Meadow Environmental Laboratory School is an exemplary project designed to aid District of Columbia 6th grade children in overcoming the educational disadvantages of urban minority group isolation, both cultural and geographical, through a school-based and camp-based interracial and intercultural environmental awareness program. During…

This report describes the Orleans Parish Allied Health Profession Counseling Program, a three-year project developed to evaluate the effectiveness of providing health career information in a structured classroom setting. The materials for this program, which was designed specifically to provide high school students with detailed information…

A systematic method of helping students and parents apply to college and acquire financial assistance to attend college was developed in a transportable model during the 1975-1976 school year at McArthur High School, Hollywood, Florida. The model was transported to the senior counselors of high schools through 15 hours of inservice training. The…