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Reed, Linda, Ed.; Ward, Spencer, Ed. – 1982
Resulting from a project involving district, state, and federal educational agencies, the papers in this, the second of two volumes, are intended to provide information from research and practice that can help school districts in their efforts to make decisions about goals and methods of basic skills instruction. The topics of the papers in the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Australian Council for Educational Research, Hawthorn. – 1981
The introduction to this annual report traces the history, activities, and growth of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), and notes future challenges facing ACER. Abstracts are presented of seven papers which were delivered at the Invitational Conference on Societal Change held in August l980 at the University of Melbourne.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Testing, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Capriola, Virginia L.; Lach, Ivan J. – 1980
This four-part report presents a graphic and textual summary of the operating budget requested by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) for fiscal year (FY) 1982. Part I details: (1) allocations to the individual colleges, the State Community College of East St. Louis (SCCESL), the ICCB Office, the State University Retirement System, and the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Community Colleges, Costs
Hattwick, Richard E.; And Others – 1981
The Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) conducted a marketing study that considered the implications of six options for the organization's future. The first option is continuation of the status quo, which is dangerous because existing members may leave the consortium. The second option is the status quo combined with an…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
Cassel (Frank H.) and Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1976
This study was conducted to gather data on apprenticeship programs in Illinois, with emphasis on the role of vocational education in the present system, and to recommend an alternative policy for the involvement of vocational education with apprenticeship programs. Study constraints included the fact that information was unavailable on programs…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Apprenticeships, Coordination, Educational Policy
Abramson, Theodore – 1979
Two major areas of concern to vocational education are cost benefit and job and task analysis. In recent years vocational education has broadened its outlook in terms of general human development, but the historical context of vocational education and concerns for accountability require evaluation of vocational education programs to consider cost…
Descriptors: Accountability, Conference Reports, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development
Vetter, Louise; Ransom, Robert M. – 1977
Fifty states and Washington, D.C., were invited to submit documents for an analysis relating to comprehensive career guidance programs (CCGP). These documents were prepared by state departments of education and directors of FY 1974 and 1975 projects funded through the Vocational Education Research Program under Section 131 of Part C of the…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Comprehensive Guidance, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Aurand, Cecilia; Lucas, John A. – 1978
A survey was conducted to determine the availability of internship opportunities for fashion design students at Harper College and to measure the value of Harper design graduates to their employers. A sample of 279 manufacturers, contacts, and retail stores employing fashion designers were identified in the Chicago metropolitan area and after two…
Descriptors: Clothing Design, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
Feistritzer, C. Emily; And Others – 1979
This report examines the current status of federal and state involvement in educational personnel development. First, it describes the federal legislative process, and offers a list of members of Congressional committees dealing with education legislation. Next, it analyzes involvement of the U.S. Office of Education and of individual states in…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Chaffey Coll., Alta Loma, CA. – 1979
Various planning issues related to the development of a program to train paraprofessional counselors as Adult Career Development Specialists are considered in this four-part report. Part I presents a literature review dealing with the developmental tasks associated with the various stages of the adult life cycle, the need for new adult guidance…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Learning, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees
Butler, Matilda; Bunker, Jane – 1980
A study designed to assess health education in public schools in California, Nevada, and Utah is reported. Results are compared to those of the School Health Education Study (SHES) which was conducted twenty years ago. Information is provided on the needs, goals, programs, participants, and materials of school health education in large, small, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Resources
McKay, Elizabeth R.; Lucas, John A. – 1977
To determine the feasibility of establishing a program for training cardiac exercise technicians and leaders at William Rainey Harper College, a survey instrument was mailed to 901 organizations who were potential employers. No follow-up was used and 85 questionnaires were returned (9.4%). It was assumed that none of the non-respondents were…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions
Dieringer, Margaret K., Ed.
A study was done to assist the U.S. Office of Education in ascertaining whether there is the need and desire for mayor and city involvement in the area of consumer education and to assist the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) in determining whether or not its role in the promotion and establishment of priorities for consumer education for cities…
Descriptors: City Government, City Officials, Clearinghouses, Community Action
Berryman, Sue E.; And Others – 1978
This study reports on an experiment that used interactive cable television to upgrade the quality of day care by educating day care center directors and caregivers. The report is written for citizens and public officials who are concerned about the quality of care in day care facilities and who might wish to consider telecommunications as a means…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Audiovisual Instruction, Cable Television, Child Caregivers
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1977
The report reviews multicultural/bilingual programs for which funds have been allocated by the National Institute of Education (NIE) for fiscal year 1977-78. There are two major sections to the report. The first section discusses the history, legislation, and development of bilingual education programs in response to federal requirements. Mandates…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
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