This document compiles three papers dealing with the past, present, and future states of vocational education. Lawrence F. Davenport concentrates on the impact of vocational education on urban minorities and the disadvantaged. After identifying potential problems which must be encountered if vocational education programs are to be reformed (the…

A model program for providing vocational rehabilitation services to rural youthful offenders was developed and a demonstration project using the model program conducted. Twelve youthful offenders referred by the local correctional personnel were served. The results of the demonstration project indicated that the overall program was most effective…

A mathematics laboratory is discussed in terms of (1) administrative support, (2) personnel, (3) curriculum design, (4) flexibility in design and equipment, (5) professional counseling, and (6) motivational devices. The discussion focuses upon the remedial math lab at Alvin Community College, Alvin, Texas. The roles of instructors, lab…

In order to assess the employment potential for human services paraprofessionals in the Kellogg Community College service area, a survey by mail of 103 organizations identified as potential employers was conducted in 1975. Thirty-nine of the 54 agencies responding indicated that they employ human services paraprofessionals. A large number of…

Intended to familiarize American Indian tribal leaders, planners, and community leaders with the programs available to Indians through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this brochure provides information on program benefits, application procedures, and who to contact for further information for 49 programs in the areas of agriculture, community…

The document is the final report of the career development outreach project. The project was designed to actively involve a systematic program of career education, dissemination of occupational information, and career guidance. The project was to make the target population (students, faculty, and staff at the University of Maine at Farmington and…

This Idaho State Department of Education Annual Evaluation Report on programs, projects, services and activities funded in whole or in part under Title I Elementary Secondary Education Act is organized in eight parts, as follows. Part One, "Basic State Statistics" includes three sub-sections dealing with project data, student enrollment,…

Five papers confront the questions: What is education for public responsibility? What is the relationship of liberal education to education for public responsibility? What kinds of institutional arrangements are needed to provide effective education for public responsibility? In most cases, education for public responsibility is equated with…

Although there are variations, some features are characteristic of associate degree programs in nursing: (1) The majority are conducted by public junior or community colleges, (2) Program length is 2 academic to 2 calendar years, (3) Nursing theory is combined with college-level general education courses, (4) Students must meet college and nursing…

This bulletin attempts to set the problem of drug abuse among children in its social perspective. It includes a reprint of the report of the Conference on the Use of Stimulant Drugs in the Treatment of Behaviorally Disturbed Young Children, and offers guidelines to the teacher who may suspect a child is using drugs. Also included are suggestions…

This monograph is intended to provide English teachers, department heads, and administrators in two-year colleges with program descriptions and guidelines indicating the variety of materials and methods currently in use. The contents of this monograph include "English at Forest Park Community College,""English at Hinds Junior…

This paper describes how a small group of people representing one community both identified and set in motion a strategy to deal with the perceived drug problem in their community. The emphasis of the paper is on the process by which this group moved rather than on the specific details of their efforts. The paper is actually a case study of one of…

The Responsive Environment Program for Spanish American Children (REPSAC) is a group educational program for "high risk" (of low birth weight and with various handicaps) Spanish American children. It aims to provide successful experiences for these children in both English and Spanish language learning and in improving cognitive and…

This study reports on the development of a professionally prepared and delivered mental health program addressed to the needs and interests of elementary principals in a California school district. The needs of the principals were identified at a series of meetings with the district's principals association in which 15 program goals were…

As the last of 3 directories, this lists services available to migrants in Florida. Migrant programs, Community Action Agencies, and labor camps in the state are identified by county. Information for each county includes total population, estimated migrant population, migrant labor demand, estimated migrant wages, crops, work periods, migrant…