Virtually every profession has adopted a special vocabulary and style of communication which tends to be incomprehensible to persons outside the profession. The special vocabularies serve the professions well--until it comes time to communicate with "outsiders." Then, the professional jargon must be translated into "universal…

The main focus of the Minneapolis component third year's activities (1976-77) was to expand the inservice programs to teachers and counselors district-wide. (The district includes twenty-four secondary schools, fifty-five elementary schools, and a number of alternative locations.) A career education conference in August and a television program in…

Covering the time period of July 1973 to June 1976, this report describes the procedures and results of a comprehensive career education project K-12 in the Des Moines Independent School District. The project consisted of the following 12 major components: Elementary, junior high school, senior high school, technical high school, handicapped…

The relationship between inservice education and educational change in a large comprehensive secondary school is examined. Teachers contrasted inservice education with other professional activities and assessed the usefulness of each in the development of the school's curriculum. (Author/JN)

This description of a project in the Netherlands concentrates on the progress made by participating schools since 1974, inhibiting and success factors, and the outlook for the future. The MAVO project provides secondary students with training for administrative functions. One of the characteristics of the program is that it provides a three-year…

Six suggestions for comprehensive secondary reading programs were developed after consideration of comments made by Judith A. Boettcher, Anne E. Newton, Randall J. Ryder, and Roger C. Googins (see related documents). The suggestions are as follows: (1) A comprehensive program must deal with all students who need help; thus, there should be a…

TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN OF LIMITED BACKGROUNDS (COMPRISING ONE-THIRD OF THE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN AMERICA'S FOURTEEN LARGEST SCHOOL SYSTEMS) THE GREAT CITIES HAVE EMBARKED ON A COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT, STUDY, AND EVALUATE AN APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. IN DETROIT THE PROJECT NOW INVOLVES 27 SCHOOLS, 1,250 SCHOOL…

In 1976 the Schools Commission (Australia) commenced a program of evaluation of its specific-purpose programs in order to obtain objective assessments of the impact of these programs and to determine ways in which they might be improved. One of the programs chosen for evaluation was the Development Program. This report discusses the design and…

Analyzes the introduction and development of comprehensive education in the west of Scotland from 1965-80. Examines curriculum development, the role of the advisory service, the contribution of in-service training, and the ability grouping of students. Concludes that the efforts to help teachers with the transition had mixed results. (KS)

Lists of project accomplishments and the complete third-party evaluation report constitute the major contents of this final report of a three-year project to assist Bedford County Public Schools (Virginia) in implementation of a model for K-14 career education. Major conclusions reported are these: (1) A comprehensive plan for career development…

Developed by the Careers Resource Project staff (which is nearing the end of a three-year federally funded effort to promote career education in K-12 classrooms of rural Indiana), this manual is designed for use by the facilitator of a career education program and is based on experiences of the Careers Resource Project. Following brief…

Activities and accomplishments are described for a 3-year project which (1) developed and field tested a Career Education Curriculum Resource Guide (K-14), containing materials which can be adapted for use in the classroom setting. (2) compiled and printed a Career Education Consulting Package for statewide dissemination (specific instruction on…

A research project conducted from July 1974 through June 1976 to develop more comprehensive State-local planning for curriculum development, work-experience programs, and programs for the disadvantaged and handicapped was designed to coordinate total planning activities from the Kansas State Department of Education to the local classroom level. A…

Implementation activities for a one-year period are reported for the East Shore Career Education Center (ESCEC), designed to implement a continuous career education program for grades K-12 in the communities of Branford, North Branford, East Haven, and Guilford (Connecticut). Goals and objectives of the project included the following: to provide a…

Dalton Junior College, Georgia, has developed a comprehensive staff development plan for professionals in the vocational-technical division to relate student needs to professional competencies and meet certification requirements. The plan consists of a rationale or stated need and general goals, policies, and procedures. As a component of the…