Part of a five-part package (see note) of training materials to teach interviewing skills to human services personnel, this trainer's workbook serves as a guide for the trainer while conducting a training session. It provides a step-by-step set of procedures for presenting the activities for increasing trainee skills in applying the concepts. It…

The result of a project to develop short courses to help health care administrators and supervisors in developing practical, up-to-date management skills, this instructional workbook provides information and exercises applicable to on-the-job situations. Unit I covers the following leadership considerations: self-awareness, time management,…

Unit I of a 4-unit (9-12 week) career development and life planning program for rural high school students focuses on life in rural localities. Designed to last approximately 13 days, the unit uses student experience and supplementary data as a basis for discussion of the local area, its people and their roles, the advantages and disadvantages of…

Designed to last approximately 7 days, Unit II of a 4-unit career development and life planning program for rural high school students focuses on teaching students decision making skills to enable them to exercise more control over their time and energies. The unit introduces the decision making process; provides practice in applying the process…

The field-tested packet has been designed to adapt the rural high school career development and life planning curriculum to the Northeast region of the United States. Selected pages and simulation activities from Units I-IV of the curriculum have been rewritten to reflect the area; the majority of the examples are from Vermont and New Hampshire.…

Conditions and characteristics of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho are reflected in the field-tested adaptation packet for the Northwest version of "Options," a four-unit career development and life planning curriculum for rural high school students. Selected examples, student activity sheets and teacher guide pages from the four basic…

This publication provides guidelines to aid administrators, counselors, and business teachers in developing business programs for North Carolina youth. Following a brief introduction, the second of ten sections relates a philosophy of business education to its implications for program development and guidance. Section 3 reviews North Carolina's…

Learning activities and educational objectives are suggested for use by K-12 art teachers as they develop and implement art education programs. The major objectives of the guidelines are to help teachers direct learning in areas of aesthetic sensitivity, imagination, cultural understanding, and creative skills. Various sections present information…

One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic safety skills, this curriculum guide contains nine lessons on pedestrian safety for use in grade 3. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway safety concepts, stressing communication methods for…

The booklet presents goals and activities to help practitioners of nonformal education design workshops for developing nations. Major objectives are to help nonformal educational practitioners become more sensitive to the needs of learners and to develop techniques for dealing cooperatively with people in other cultures. The document is presented…

The curriculum guide presents a working draft of the sixth grade component of a K-6 social studies program using the expanding environments approach which was developed by the Allegany County Board of Education in Maryland. The overall objective is to help teachers assist their students in gaining the understanding needed to deal with the problems…

Suggestions are made in this sourcebook for adapting teaching strategies and curriculum materials in social studies to accomodate the needs of the visually impaired (VI) student. It is presented in eight chapters. Chapter one explains why elementary grade social studies, with its emphasis on visual media, presents difficulties for VI children.…

This guide outlines the basic skills and knowledge necessary for entry-level competencies in the field of building construction, or for entrance into a post-high school or university program. The introductory section includes (1) brief job descriptions from the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles" for the seven key occupations represented…

The study described here sought to identify and define "learning behaviors" characteristic of those adult students who were highly successful in acquiring listening and speaking fluency in French in an intensive language training program. Data were collected from behavioral observation of students in the classroom, in-depth interviews with them,…

The book presents 477 classroom activity suggestions for elementary and middle school teachers which reflect current social studies instructional thinking. The objectives are to promote greater understanding of the instructional topics presented and to encourage a commitment to integrating current instructional trends into personal classroom…