The 26 papers in this compilation focus on integrated communication instruction. The papers are arranged into four categories: the integrated curriculum, theory and practice on integration, implementation of the integrated curriculum, and the integrated curriculum beyond the classroom. Specific topics discussed in the papers include (1) language…

Noting that many elementary schools are introducing personal development programs into the curriculum, this newsletter focuses on a number of issues related to such programs. Various sections of the newsletter (1) define personal development for both teachers and parents; (2) present practical ideas and teaching strategies for programs in two…

The functional communication course described in this paper was created in response to requests by students and administrators at the University of Minnesota for a single course that would combine writing, speech communication, and audiovisual topics. The paper provides background information about the general college of the University, which is…

This booklet describes the concepts behind the Architects-in-School Program and summarizes the program's successes and some of the problems it has encountered during its two years of implementation. Detailed descriptions of 48 program implementations in 26 States are provided. Each description is presented alphabetically by State and includes…

This document identifies goals, rationale, key concepts, general teaching ideas, and resource materials for teaching consumer and economic education. The document is intended to provide guidelines for elementary, secondary, and adult education programs which emphasize (1) understanding of the relationships between economic, political, and social…

With the closing of the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, a proposal is made to reinstate it and change its name to the National Center for Continuing Higher Education, to indicate an enlarged concern for all continuing education after high school. The program of the Center should include research and study, demonstration,…

This manual consists of suggestions for setting up new public school adult education programs and extending and enriching existing ones to attack such community concerns as unemployment and the effects of automation. Tax support and local control are considered essential in initiating a program. Suggested steps in planning are hiring the director,…

A study was conducted at Indiana University's WFIU-FM, a student operated training radio station; two measuring methods were utilized: (1) a listening diary, and (2) an audience-programer. This study attempted to accurately survey the listening habits and programing preference of listeners and nonlisteners and also to develop, test, and evaluate…

The carpentry work standards contained in the guide cover basic requirements for effective apprenticeship and are offered to assist local organizations of contractors and journeymen in establishing local systems of apprenticeship and improving existing systems. Twenty-five items to be considered when adapting national standards to local use are…

The instructor training institutes were conducted to familiarize State and local emergency medical instructional personnel with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) curriculum materials and to enhance their instructional capabilities with this material. Thirty-hour courses, correlated with the content of the Emergency Medical…

In 1974 the General College Legal Paraprofessional Program was evaluated by a team of visitors representing the Special Committee on Legal Assistants of the American Bar Association (ABA). The first part of this document is the full text of the "Evaluation Report" submitted to the ABA House of Delegates by the visitation team. The second…

According to the authors, the scientist-professional model which has dominated training in psychology is no longer the only accepted model for professional training. Enter the era of the professional model when the major commitment will be the provision of services to people, based on the application of psychological skills and knowledge. The…

School districts in New York State have been engaged in developing E.S.E.A. Title I projects since 1965. This document represents an attempt to formulate some aspects of this experience in a form useful for project directors. The content of this report is based on the recorded experiences of one school district during the summer of 1970 in running…

The first article comments on workers' education courses in France, specifically the training of retired workers. The second article gives a brief, up-to-date survey of the Confederation of Venezuelan Workers' principal training activities. The last article examines programs at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies. (CT)

Traces the development of the De Anza Community College (California) Reentry Educational Program, a program for adult women of limited educational background. Discusses the following aspects of the program: the Child Development Center, resource and referral services, specialized counseling, instruction, and evaluation. (AYC)