Intended as a guide to acquaint interested persons with the facts and developmental efforts surrounding the career education concept, this publication provides: (1) a definition of career education, (2) the goals and objectives of the program, (3) concepts upon which career education is based, (4) suggested action steps for developing a career…

In eight chapters, and geared to practical concerns requiring the effort of an energetic teacher, this book explains what career development entails, why career education activities are necessary in the elementary school, and how plans can be developed within a variety of educational settings. Underlying its fundamental principle is that career…

Tracing the ten-year development and operation of a training center for Florida's law enforcement officers, this article discusses the construction plans, the new training center, the professional staff, and the current programs and objectives. (BM)

Presents alternatives as a part of American education in pursuit of commonly accepted goals, but utilizing progressive educational methods. (Author)

Measured a psychiatric hospital's image, using qualitative and quantitative methods. Used data from the consumer public to illustrate the development and implementation of an image program stressing multi-public awareness, preference and utilization of the hospital's services vis-a-vis the hospital's mission statement. This study demonstrated…

This article relates to two problems: how to deal with individual differences in heterogeneous classes and how to plan and implement professional development programs in this area. The planning and implementation of such a program through a process of collaboration between researchers and teachers is reported in the study. (Author)

Presents recommendations for developing the content of career development activities in secondary schools, including basic academic skills, occupational skills, job-seeking skills, world of work knowledge, and work values. Also presents recommendations to improve the delivery of career development activities in secondary schools and discusses the…

Describes how continuing distance education through satellite transmitted-television can help health service professionals, and how such networks operate. The development of such a program is described, including audience, title, learning objectives, program text, and onsite instructional materials. (CT)

Describes projects designed to bring children and books together that successfully involved diverse elements of the book world. (EL)

Describes a program initiated in East Germany in l962 to identify and remediate specific reading disabilities in elementary school children. Compares aspects of the program with those of programs in other nations. (FL)

Describes a model inservice program developed and implemented in the Bangor Township (Michigan) elementary schools, which was structured on the process approach to writing instruction. (FL)

Offers advice and guidance to those wishing to develop a volunteer tutoring program that costs little and helps many children in need of tutorial assistance in reading. (FL)

Presents an overview of the influence of British practices upon contemporary American education, and speculates upon future directions. (DM)

Selected research studies useful for planning, conducting, and evaluating school staff development are reviewed, and a set of eight features common to the research is outlined. (MP)

Describes activities and courses designed to help gifted secondary school students develop their skills in critical analysis and verbal expression. (FL)