The orientation and in-service training of adjunct faculty members is one of the most neglected aspects of an institution's faculty development program. Few institutions provide any consideration at all and, of those which do, most conduct little more than brief orientation sessions at the beginning of an academic term. There can be little doubt…

This model curriculum outlines learning objectives for teaching consumer education processes in grades K through 12; it thereby represents an organized structure for consumer education. It's an interdisciplinary guide designed to integrate consumer awareness experiences into all subject areas as natural components of existing subjects. For each of…

The brochure illustrates the program design for industrial arts education in New York State and briefly describes the early secondary and high school levels and the basic and technology series. The instructional content on the primary level emphasizes orientation to the nature of work and is divided into five major time blocks according to each…

This booklet, which gives information on practical aspects of managing an infant nursery is based on four years' experience in operating the infant and toddler day care center of the Family Developmental Center, San Francisco. Part 1 deals with communication in the nursery. The importance of good communication between staff members and between…

This statement, designed primarily to apply to teachers of bilingual-bicultural education in the United States of America, is intended to assist teacher certification agencies and educational institutions in the establishment of certification standards for bilingual-bicultural education teachers, and in the design and evaluation of…

Recent studies of secondary education have underlined the need for more and better guidance services. Guidance programs are rapidly growing and changing as are the conditions and circumstances confronting high school graduates. An inclusive educational guidance program which is attainable by every school system regardless of its budget or staff is…

This workbook is intended to help decision makers in a school district make informed decisions concerning possible adoption or modifications of the Far West Laboratory Experience-Based Career Education program (FWL-EBCE). The workbook presents procedures and guidelines for (1) deciding whether the FWL-EBCE program, or some adaptation of it, is…

One of eight sections of a handbook for use by vocational teacher educators in improving vocational teacher education linkage with business, industry, and labor, this first section focuses on use of staff development programs as a means to increasing faculty interaction with the private sector. Although the guidelines are intended for use by…

Intended for use by educators responsible for developing post-secondary learning centers, this manual emphasizes the design and administration of such centers rather than the various aspects of skill instruction. Its seven chapters discuss the concept of a learning center; the components of the model, including a supplemental course, recruitment…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is the eighth in a series on developing a comprehensive career guidance program at the high school level, designed to aid guidance…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is the ninth in a series on developing a comprehensive career guidance program at the high school level, designed to aid guidance…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is the tenth in a series on developing a comprehensive career guidance program at the high school level, designed to aid guidance…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is the eleventh in a series on developing a comprehensive career guidance program at the high school level, designed to aid guidance…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is the twevlth in a series on developing a comprehensive career guidance program at the high school level, designed to aid guidance…

This resource guide provides a definition of and an evaluation design for community education programs. The author defines a community education program as a planned response to ongoing community needs which is operationalized through coordination and scheduling of locally available resources to given target populations. The following evaluation…