This conceptual framework for the development and implementation of a career development continuum, K-14, in the State of Hawaii is comprised of three parts: (1) a rationale of underlying assumptions and principles; (2) a theoretical conceptualization of a career development continuum; and (3) a conceptualization of goals and objectives of career…

The addendum to the Denver Public Schools education plan, which was submitted to the Court on January 23, 1974, makes specific recommendations for elements of school activities outlined in the plan. The recommendations pertain to the philosophy; policy; the scope and sequence of poverty, cultural, language, mobility, and perceptual aspects;…

This handbook is the culmination of an examination of problems encountered in the articulation of foreign language programs from secondary schools to college. The report contains the results of discussions with the chairmen of language departments at the college level and the examining committee, the findings obtained from on-campus interviews,…

This study was conducted to determine the feasibility of investigating State legislation pertaining to vocational, technical, adult, manpower, and career education and its impact on curriculums and programs. Computer search methodology was utilized to identify relevant laws in five states: Maryland, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Analysis of…

More than three-fourths of the Nation's school districts receive funds for improving opportunities for educationally deprived children in low-income areas under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act. The Division of Compensatory Education, which administers Title I in the U.S. Office of Education, has examined a number of successful…

Summarized are the components and outcomes of a career education project begun in Oregon in June of 1969. One of the first comprehensive programs in the field, the Careers Oriented Relevant Education program had as its objectives to: (1) plan a program for the public schools based on life career roles, (2) establish effective communication between…

Findings from a survey and comparison of urban Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs generated several statements of action implications for urban ABE directors: (1) differentiate major target populations for purposes of program development and reporting; (2) make two parallel efforts to recruit participants--one for easiest-to-reach, middle…

Piaget's concepts of knowledge seen as a result of active interaction between the child and his environment, and motivation, seen as intrinsic to intellectual functioning, have implications for the development of preschool programs. A preschool program must be action-oriented if the child is to learn to "know" and must offer an…

This program description is one of twenty-one reports dealing with the developmental history of recent educational products. Objectives of the Taba project are to help elementary grade students develop thinking skills, key concept understandings, desired attitudes and values, and cognitive abilities in a sequential manner through process…

This publication, prepared by representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, plant operations, vocational-technical schools, professional associations, and universities is the second of a two-volume series and contains guidelines which may be used in establishing a two-year or less post-secondary wastewater technology training program.…

Current trends in teacher education are characterized by programs designed to emphasize approaches to learning which are competency based, field centered, and individualized. Presently few colleges and universitites have progressed very far in the development and implementation of these innovative teacher education programs. This study presents…

This manual for school administrators and teachers is designed to aid in developing, planning, and conducting health occupations education programs at the secondary level. Guidelines for program organization and administration are offered regarding advisory committees, procedures for establishing programs, educational facilities, selection of…

A program of simultaneous curriculum change in ten Indonesian medical schools is described, in which 75 percent of the departments are using sets of instructional objectives for both teaching and evaluating student performance. An "Educational Bureau" at each school serves as a kind of research and development unit. (Author/LBH)

To achieve a basic and common level of primary education, the Ivory Coast has developed a program of teaching pupils via television and related materials. Out-of-school education for adults, curriculum innovations, and continuous inservice training for teachers are additional elements of the educational reform. (JMD)

The successful implementation of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) program in a school district through the use of science curriculum leaders is described. The leaders were classroom teachers in the district. The role of the curriculum leaders is detailed. (CP)