The principal aim of community work-education councils is to make the transition between the worlds of education and work more rational through a deliberative, collaborative process of public and private interests and initiatives. A cross section of the community must work together as peers in a flexible give and take spirit. Councils should avoid…

This guide is designed to upgrade and/or develop the assessment and negotiation skills of management personnel who are involved in developing and coordinating resources among community agencies to provide comprehensive services for individuals with alcohol problems. This training program addresses the following topics: (1) community assessment;…

Eight sections of information concerning vocational education for handicapped students are provided in this guide designed for administrators of vocational education programs. Section I presents an overview of three federal laws affecting vocational education. The identification of handicapped students by local school districts is discussed in…

The purpose of this practicum was to develop, implement, and evaluate a substitute teacher program. The project stressed the familiarization of substitute teachers and school administrators with their respective support roles based on the assessed needs of each group. The program stressed needs for available materials and for communication among…

Intended for use by individuals involved in the operation of adult literacy programs, this handbook is a compilation of the successful operational procedures that some of the directors of the Right to Read Reading Academies have used in administering their respective programs. It also attempts to address the programmatic concerns that program…

A model is presented for constructing and evaluating an effective alumni volunteer program to aid in the student recruitment effort. A review of successful programs reveals certain common features and provides important touchstones for other schools looking for the principles and practices with which to organize their own efforts. The first…

Despite the hopes of social scientists and civil rights activists that school desegregation would close the educational gap between blacks and whites, a full generation of effort has not resulted in parity between the achievement levels of black and white students. School desegregation alone is not the answer to ending achievement differences.…

This four-part handbook is designed to aid teachers in planning, conducting, and evaluating vocational education programs for the handicapped (VEH). The handbook is based on identified competencies needed by VEH teachers in any area of vocational education. Part 1, on the operation of the program, includes chapters on laws pertaining to the…

This booklet is designed to assist the teacher center director in the development of an effective and efficient staff team and subsequently an effective teacher center. It outlines successful management techniques and relates them to the specific needs of a teacher center staff. Guidelines are presented for: collaborative inservice activities…

Designed to help local educational agency personnel initiate an elementary school-level career development program, this guide provides examples of activities for planning, implementing, and evaluating an elementary occupational informational program. The guide begins with a series of definitions of career education-related terms. A rationale for…

This paper attempts to provide information in response to the needs of educators of adults with learning problems. For the adult education teacher, information is offered on the nature of learning, information processing, problems that can be diagnosed, and strategies suitable for adults with learning problems. For the administrator, focus is…

In recognition of the fact that food is an important step in the educational process and in order to generate new child nutrition programs in communities across the nation (especially in rural communities with significant numbers of migrant farmworkers' children), basic information is presented about four federally funded child nutrition programs.…

The program of faculty development by growth contracting at Gordon College, Massachusetts, is described and evaluated, and a faculty development manual is presented. Under the growth contracting program, each participating faculty member writes a faculty profile that contains an assessment of strengths and weaknesses, a statement of current…

Based on the educational philosophy of "anybody can teach, anybody can learn", a free university offers ungraded, unaccredited classes to the general public, without charge, on any topic such as societal issues, arts and crafts, intellectual subjects, and practical skills. To plan a program, only a borrowed phone and office, human…

The intent of this manual is to provide counselors with essential background information about alcohol abuse among American Indians and with a practical, workable model for organizing and structuring a training program. The nature and extent of alcohol abuse among American Indians and the particular pattern of drinking behavior observable among…