The learning modules described are for the use of practicing counselors who wish to improve their overall skill, preservice counselors who wish to demonstrate their competence for certification purposes, and teachers interested in improving their counseling skills. The scope and sequencing of topics is outlined, and the activities and resources…

A program was conducted by the New York State Health Deaprtment's Veterans Health Manpower Center (VHMC) from April, 1972, through March, 1979, to serve the health career interests of Vietman-era veterans. (For two years prior to 1972 the program was carried out by the Health Department's Office of Special Health Manpower Programs.) Since its…

INMATES WERE EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS IN A PROJECT FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND PLACEMENT. OF THE 46 WHO COMPLETED TRAINING IN MAY, 35 WERE PAROLED AND EMPLOYED, AND 11 WERE AWAITING PAROLE CONFIRMATIONS. A SECOND GROUP WERE ENROLLED. TO OVERCOME SOME STUDENT WEAKNESSES, A REMEDIAL NIGHT SCHOOL CLASS WAS INITIATED. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE ELIMINATED BY…

In the belief that teacher education can be strengthened by making it possible for the student to have more actual contact with school children than is usually afforded, an experiment is being conducted at Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C., through the cooperation of the elementary laboratory school and the college of education. Eight…

Forty supervisors and teacher educators participated in a 2-week seminar which was conducted to develop knowledges about, understandings of, and empathy for persons with special needs. Through lectures, discussions, and other experiences, vocational education leaders were acquainted with the implications which persons with special needs present…

Described is the project to prepare special educators for roles as career education program developers, change agents, and catalysts within the structure of existing special education programs. Outlined in an introductory section are the background and need for the project, the three project components (inservice training of special education…

Presented are findings of a study on the utilization of paraprofessionals in public school programs for handicapped children; and provided are descriptions of four program models for training paraprofessionals working with handicapped children. Results are reported for the following areas: number of states and territories responding, number of…

Seven graduate students were awarded Office of Education Professional Development Act (EPDA) fellowships to participate in the occupational education leadership program developed by Southern Illinois University during the 1974-75 academic year. All were enrolled as full-time students, three at the master's degree level and four at the doctoral…

Suggestions for an alternative approach to public administration education are provided. One recent movement in public administration strongly attacks the notion of neutral scientific training and emphasizes that public administrators should administer policy according to social equity. However, this standard does not provide any objective…

Conducted from May 1971 to July 1974 at the Lakeshore Technical Institute in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the comprehensive career education program was established initially to serve 15 school districts but was redirected into a "model school" approach serving four schools. Business, industry, and labor became involved and loaned support to…

The report describes a project to design, implement, and evaluate a Florida training program to improve the effectiveness of vocational educators who work with disadvantaged youth and adults. The major objectives were to increase vocational educators': (1) understanding of the needs and nature of various disadvantaged populations; (2) awareness of…

The second annual report on the effectiveness of North Carolina's migrant education program summarizes information compiled in 22 individual project reports. The information is based on attendance reports, application/authorization forms, on-site visitation reports, and state department questionnaires. Objectives of the state's migrant education…

The demonstration project involving the Cooperative School-Rehabilitation Centers (CSRC) for trainable mentally handicapped adolescents is described in areas of background, local planning, the planning grant, and beginning activities. Administrative concerns of staffing, program focus, responsibility structure, and negotiations for expansion are…

The Manpower Administration maintains manpower programs and develops manpower plans and policy through its constituent bureaus or offices: Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, Bureau of Work-Training Programs, Bureau of Employment Security, Office of Manpower Policy, Evaluation and Research (since absorbed as the administrations staff), and…

Automated audio visual vocational training courses for duplication machine operator and janitor occupations were developed for poor learners to use in rehabilitation centers, state hospitals, etc. Program development included: (1) surveying pertinent literature in the field of program learning of occupations, (2) visiting business and industrial…