Efforts of Native organizations, coordinated through the National Indian Brotherhood, resulted early in 1973 in acceptance by the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs of the policy paper, "Indian Control of Indian Education", which legally gives Indian, Metis, and Inuit people control over their own schools. The paper explains the…

The practicum process at Nova University is designed to enable the participants in the Ed.D. Program for Community College Administrators and Faculty to investigate an educational problem at his or her own institution, and to reach conclusions and offer recommendations related to effecting a change at the institution. The primary purpose of this…

Instructors at Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington use computer-based simulation models in lower level business administration courses. Prior to use, teachers must select and obtain a simulation, discuss it with campus computer personnel, set an operations schedule, obtain the necessary supplementary material, and test run the program.…

Information related to the field of literacy is provided in this document. In the first part of the document, a directory of 30 libraries and information centers that maintain a collection of materials and documents in the field of literacy, adult education, and related fields, such as education, vocational training, community development, social…

Ten institutions that provide lifelong learning programs are examined in this report, part of a study of lifelong learning programs in the United States. Each adult education site is either a school district, community college, private college, State college, or State university. The institutions' programs are described, as are the clients,…

A brief background and history of the Women Programme in Nigeria are given, followed by a statement of the objectives of the program. The operation of the program and staff training are described. Women Circle Centres where courses in Community Development and Home Improvement are given are listed, as are Women Special Centres for pre-vocational…

The Audiovisual Tutorial Program adopted by the Milwaukee Area Technical College utilized a systems approach for learning the basics of a variety of subjects. The program scheduled three categories of student experience: 1) independent study sessions in the audiovisual tutorial learning center; 2) general assembly session; and 3) small assembly…

This after-school remedial reading program is designed to make it possible for people without extensive training to improve the reading skills of community children. Competencies to be achieved, criterion behaviors for instructors, criterion behaviors for children, and instructional materials are outlined. Suggestions are included for budget…

The Fargo area schools work experience program, "Mission Possible," was designed to help students explore career-related activities in three phases: (1) Students Seeking Insight (SSI), the observation-visitation-interview approach in which a student is matched with an employer in the career area of interest; (2) Participate in a Career…

The School for All Ages (SFAA) integrates local adults, with academic levels from nonreaders through high school, into a regular K-12 program. The coordinator's role in attracting, orienting, and supporting adult students is outlined, as are the advantages and disadvantages of joint classes for adults and children. (SJL)

The career education program for special needs students in California's Orange Unified School District provides K-12 comprehensive career instruction, leading to student work experience placement in the senior high grades. The article describes the program's goals, curriculum units, and outcomes during its first two years. (MF)

Two examples of successful articulation between area vocational schools and community colleges are described, the first involving an urban area in Michigan and the second a largely rural community in New York. (MF)

Describes an increasingly widely-used scheme of second-chance adult education in which adult students participated in classes with traditional community college students. (EM)

The history of Des Moines' Career Placement Center is described and three categories of its year-round service are explained: odd-job employment through the Rent-A-Kid program, regular part-time employment for students, and permanent employment for graduates. The center's relationship with the school district's work experience and co-op programs…

Describes Project 81, an experimental program involving Pennsylvania school districts, colleges, citizens and community groups, and state department of education personnel in a joint effort to identify educational objectives, to translate those objectives into graduation requirements and appropriate educational programs, and to develop policies to…