This report presents the most recent salary and benefits data available for the U.S. child care workforce. Median level child care salaries are compared to the median salaries of other occupations. In addition, data for average wages of preschool teachers and child care workers are presented for each state, with information on wages available by…

This report on the Houston Community College System (HCCS) is divided into seven sections: General Information, Financial Information, Personnel Profile, Student Profile, Academic Achievement, Enrollment Trends, and Instructional Programs. Section 1, General Information, takes a look at Houston Community College System's (HCCS) vision, values,…

As the state of Illinois moves toward an integrated system of universally accessible early care and education, policymakers grapple with issues regarding who, where, how, and at what cost quality services should be provided. In order to inform this policy debate, this report describes the for-profit sector of Illinois' formal early care and…

This chapter is part of a book that recounts the year's work at the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. Rather than an "elitist" laboratory school for the children of university faculty, the dual-language ECDC is a collaboration between the Corpus Christi Independent School District and…

This report submitted to the World Bank analyzes the early childhood development (ECD) policies, strategies, and programs in Egypt in 2001. Information was gathered from documents, observations in kindergartens and nurseries, interviews with more than 50 teachers and parents, and a survey of policymakers and program managers in Cairo, Egypt. The…

The Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee's (BRAC) Non-Formal Primary Education (NFPE) Program is a nongovernmental rural development organization founded, managed, and staffed by Bangladeshis. In 1985 BRAC began a primary education program for the poorest rural children untouched by the formal school system. BRAC has developed well known and…

Employers are increasingly recognizing that addressing their workers' child care needs is important and makes good business sense. However, many employers have not offered child care assistance because they lack good information on how to establish such programs effectively as well as on how such efforts can be beneficial. This report,…

This resource directory examines entrepreneurship education and training programs at all levels of education, with an emphasis on programs in the 13 Appalachian states served by the Appalachian Regional Commission. An introduction is followed by short sections describing the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Consortium for Entrepreneurship…

This report provides general statistical information about San Antonio College (Texas). Section 1, Overview, offers a brief history, mission statement, outstanding former students, academic programs, and accreditation/affiliations. Twelve academic departments, offering 60 degree and certificate programs are identified. Section 2, Organizational…

This report is based in large part upon a personal examination of the fresh water and marine biological stations of Europe, made in the summers of 1908 and 1909. Its purpose is to put in convenient form for reference an account of the history, organization, equipment, and work of the various stations of Europe, and to indicate their relations to…

Describes programs, materials, and strategies used to meet the career needs of a diverse student body. Discusses use of the career library in organizing and displaying materials for students with different learning styles. Describes the use of peers and paraprofessionals. Suggests various ways to use audio/visual media and publications. (RC)

Contains eight articles relating to testing including descriptions of formal and informal testing procedures, articles on specialized aspects of testing (testing for creativity and testing native peoples), and descriptions of how teachers and counselors can use test information in psychological reports. (RC)

Describes an individual and group method for learning about children's school attitudes, appropriate for students not yet proficient in paper and pencil usage. Gives directions for administration and interpretation of the Kinetic School Drawing, and suggestions for using it as a counseling or diagnostic aid. (KMF)

Describes funded Projects: Mainstreaming (meets needs of handicapped students); Drownproofing (teaches self-survival skills in water); REAP (serves rural outstate schools of Minnesota); Promise (involves students in production of films, slides, transparencies, and other media); Ideas (serves gifted students in rural settings); and Explore…

Describes a one-year certificate program designed to meet inservice and preservice training needs in educational gerontology. The curriculum uses a modular format and stresses communication skills, culture variability, gerontology, management and service skills. Found over half the students are adults or community professionals. (Author/JAC)