This report consists of: (1) recommendations for the establishment of California State child care and developmental services which support the family unit, improve the quality of family life, and respect the ethnic and cultural heritage of the families served; and (2) baseline data on served and unserved children, plus projected needs over a…

Designed to help California community colleges develop plans and applications for Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (VATEA) funds, this handbook reviews the purposes and mandates of the VATEA and provides instructions for plan development. The first section presents an overview of the Act, indicating that it…

This guide is intended to serve as Missouri's primary resource for planning, implementing, and evaluating industrial technology/industrial arts education. The following topics are covered: selecting a direction for industrial technology education (ITE) (its underlying philosophy, mission, goals); planning an ITE program (recommended scope and…

This document is intended as a template for individuals initiating and developing adult education distance learning programs. The introduction discusses the following issues: benefits of distance learning; flexibility; confidentiality; retention; and the best students to target. The template and supplementary materials are organized in five…