This handbook describes the nature and content of art education and includes some suggested possibilities for implementing art programs. It is directed to principals, directors of instruction, superintendents, and boards of education, and is intended to help school districts improve, expand, and develop an art curriculum that is suitable to each…

This guide was prepared by a researcher-consultant to help school administrators and teachers improve, redirect, and expand instructional programs preparing high school youth to enter and progress in distributive employment. It presents distributive education in its educational, social, and economic environment and is concerned with a broadly…

This pamphlet blueprints a step-by-step process of curriculum change, while it is not a pendantic discussion of the process. It also reflects a philosophy of change. It is meant to do two things: 1) to specify the kinds of decisions that must be made to achieve meaningful change; and, 2) to provide acceptable tools to carry out the tasks. Section…

The course guide has been designed as the basic planning document for the program director and instructional personnel in the organization and administration of a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Law Enforcement Training Course. It contains an explanation of the developmental effort of the DWI Law Enforcement Training Project and detailed…

This project paper explains the theoretical basis that educators used in writing developmental career education materials for Project Green River Opportunities for Work (GROW) in Region 3, Kentucky, and outlines the steps regional and district personnel took in laying the groundwork for the publication, "Learning Concepts in Career…

Designed to assist in implementation of an eight-module graduate curriculum to prepare specialists in vocational education curriculum development, this guide provides direction for utilization of the accompanying competency-based modules. Included are a statement of the nature of the vocational curriculum specialist advanced level training program…

Since 1969, the Oregon State Board of Education has undertaken to reverse the trend toward providing a single, rigid program for all students, regardless of their abilities, interests, needs, or learning styles. The new standards focus on the concept of providing students an opportunity to learn and demonstrate specific "survival"…

Since 1969, the Oregon State Board of Education has undertaken to reverse the trend toward providing a single, rigid program for all students, regardless of their abilities, interests, needs, or learning styles. The new standards focus on the concept of providing students an opportunity to learn and demonstrate specific "survival"…

Since 1969, the Oregon State Board of Education has undertaken to reverse the trend toward providing a single, rigid program for all students, regardless of their abilities, interests, needs, or learning styles. The new standards focus on the concept of providing students an opportunity to learn and demonstrate specific "survival"…

The general information provided in the handbook is designed to assist Adult Basic Education (ABE) personnel in planning a program to meet the divergent educational needs of adults. The first quarter of the book is devoted to general background material: ABE's historical background; a synoptic view of the ABE program; and recent trends in ABE. The…