This fourth annual compilation contains resumes of ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work that are funded by contracts and grant awards administered by the following agencies: the U.S. Department of Education's Division of Career Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, National Institute of…

This annotated directory provides practitioners and service providers with references to existing programs, tools, and resources that school improvement teams may use to design and implement projects. The directory draws on a variety of products developed or used by state departments of education, school districts, regional educational…

This catalog lists exemplary field-based program improvement products identified by the Dissemination and Utilization Products and Services Program (D&U) at the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. It is designed to increase awareness among vocational educators of these products and to provide information about them that…

This book contains 54 articles providing examples of how to involve the public, home, and community effectively in an educational partnership. It consists of four sections. In the first section various aspects of encouraging parent involvement are addressed, including using television to improve family relationships, bridging the gap between…

This booklet describes a model technical assistance program of 16 products and services for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act prime sponsors. An introduction overviews the developer, the National Center for Research in Vocational Education, and the model. Goals and components of the model are described. This information is provided for…

This handbook contains 30 profiles describing school-community partnerships in Massachusetts that address diverse educational issues with creative strategies and solutions. The programs exemplify one or more of the following community education principles: use of community resources to enhance curriculum and instruction; citizen involvement in the…

Presented are more than 284 summaries of environmental education programs being implemented within school systems and institutions of higher education. Programs are listed state-by-state. Each project or program contains information categorized under such entries as: (1) coordinator and address; (2) history of the project; (3) objectives; (4)…

This sixth annual compilation presents resumes of ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work. Included in the volume are resumes of projects funded by contracts and grants from the member agencies of the Coordinating Committee on Research in Vocational Education (CCRVE) as well as abstracts of projects…

This resource directory provides a variety of resources that can be useful in making vocational education accessible to all students. The information is organized in four sections. The first section, Organizations, contains a listing of various organizations that offer services to handicapped students and/or educational units. The address, target…

This directory provides information about 27 institutions and organizations that offer in-service training and research and professional services in relation to educational planning and administration in 13 Asian and Pacific basin countries. The directory's objective is to generate and strengthen regional, inter-country, and inter-institutional…

This guide provides information about 26 school-based sexuality education curricula. Sexuality educators, curriculum planners, administrators, and classroom teachers can use the material to: (1) quickly determine what is published in the area of school-based sexuality curricula; (2) identify specific attributes of sexuality curricula; (3) build a…

This sourcebook lists over 50 items produced to aid in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational innovation and change at the K-12 level. A group of cooperating Educational Laboratories and research and development centers have agreed to work together and with NIE, its R&D Utilization Contractors, and other clients, to…

This document is a report of a study that was conducted to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date compilation of data regarding professional and occupational practice requirements in Pennsylvania, focusing on the role of continuing professional education in the various credentialing processes. Following a discussion of the methodology and results of…

This guide is designed to provide information on planning assistance and available options to schools that are preparing for the use of technology for curricular improvement. The information presented here is current as of March 1, 1992, and is most relevant to school districts in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The first of six…

The emergence of LEAD Centers, Principals' Centers, and other similar principal support efforts are an acknowledgement of the demanding professional requirements placed upon principals. This document provides an easy-to-use reference listing of resources identified by the Maryland Commission on School-based Administration and the Maryland LEAD…