This report describes briefly a number of highly effective educational programs in correctional settings. The programs are divided into three sections: juvenile correctional education, local detention/community correctional education, and prison education. Information provided for each program includes address and telephone number; type of…

This report, based on a survey conducted during the summer and fall of 1986, identifies culturally sensitive training programs for professionals, paraprofessionals, and others who provide mental health services to refugees. An introductory section discusses the language, cultural, racial, experiential, and socioeconomic factors of refugee mental…

This directory contains information on over 300 American Indian child welfare programs, resources, curriculums, publications, and funding sources. The section on alcohol and substance abuse features 12 prevention and treatment programs and 9 elementary and secondary school prevention curriculums, as well as related resources, publications, videos,…

This directory lists programs which specialize in providing some form of home-based family-focused child development training for parents, parent educators, agencies, professionals, adolescents, and others. These programs were identified as possible supplements or complements to the training offered by the six regional federally funded Home Start…

This publication contains a listing of governmental and nongovernmental organizations and agencies in metropolitan Washington, D.C. having substantial African programs or projects. These activities include both operations in Africa and programs conducted within the United States and elsewhere which are Africa-related. The groups described are…

This guide to recreation and leisure resources for handicapped individuals contains a list of information resources, a funding guide, and a bibliography. In the first section brief organizational profiles, descriptions of services provided by the organizations, and instructions on how to use these services are presented for seven organizations.…

Eight programs are described that are representative of the variety of approaches to the problem of integrating the sciences and humanities. The reason why integration of science, humanities, and the social sciences is important in the undergraduate learning experience is addressed in an essay by George W. Hazzard entitled, "Knowledge…

A survey was conducted in 1979-80 to determine which Canadian universities are involved in the provision of teaching services for academic staff (assistance of various forms in such matters as instructional skills, evaluation techniques, courses and curriculum planning). Information is presented on the nature of the assistance being provided, the…

This directory contains abstracts for over 60 Office of Special Education (OSE) projects funded under the vocational/career education priority to provide training to educators involved with the handicapped. (This priority regards the preparation of personnel to meet the critical and continuing need for provision of vocational/career education…

This consumer education resource inventory contains information about the following resources available in the consumer education field: clearinghouses; data bases; resource centers; private organizations and associations; and federal, state, ano local agencies and offices. Section 1 contains program descriptions of seven clearinghouses. Each…

The purpose of this study was to determine which colleges and universities in the United States and Canada offer programs for the preparation or inservice education of school business officials and to describe the nature of the various programs offered. State directors of school finance and presidents of the various state and provincial…

The publication provides a collection of descriptions representing a broad cross section of State adult education programs which have integrated career education into their curricula. Career education in this resource has been defined to include career awareness, orientation, skill development or other career education goals as defined by the…

This handbook represents the cooperative efforts of all public and private institutions of higher education in Montana. It is distributed each year by the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. The purpose in compiling and distributing the handbook is to inform high school counselors and students of the admission requirements, academic…

This is the third edition of a publication that describes the opportunities for study in the Netherlands for students interested in either advanced training for professionals or exchange programs and scholarships. This "Europe" edition is intended mainly for distribution in western, central, and eastern Europe. Highlighted by photographs…

This edition marks the 23rd year of a longitudinal study of counselor preparation in the United States and its Territories. This first volume covers aspects of programs and personnel. The current edition, in response to user feedback, features some modifications in content and reporting of data reported by institutions. Each graduate degree…