Drafting students from vocational/technical and high schools frequently repeat the same experiences and courses and work with the same instructional materials when they enroll in college engineering drawing, and architecture programs. In order to minimize needless repetition and address the problem of articulation between such schools and the…

Rural administrators play a key role in encouraging change within schools and in integrating a career education program into the existing curriculum. The guide covers innovation and its relationship to education's goal and objective; factors affecting educational change within the school, community, and administration; and the community's role in…

The second-year report describes Project ACT (Adult Competency Training) efforts from July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974 to develop a regional staff development system. Three elements were perceived to be essential: a regional consortium organization to effectively implement ACT programs, State-by-State and region-wide; a multi-dimensional trainer…

This report of a conference at Michigan State University on ways in which the Africanist is, and might be, related to Afro-American studies emphasizes examples of present cooperation and suggestions for the future. Present efforts in secondary schools, universities, and the U.S. Office of Education are described. Suggestions for teaching…

Intended for both school and nonschool personnel, the text treats work study programing for educable mentally handicapped students at the secondary level. Information is provided concerning the structure and objectives of work study programs as well as the required competencies and responsibilities of the teacher-coordinator. Guidelines are…

Chester County (Pennsylvania) is described in terms of its demography and its school system; its special education program is also reviewed. Placement and program organization are outlined for the trainable mentally retarded, brain injured, socially and emotionally disturbed, and physically, visually, or auditorially handicapped. The need for…

To prepare learning materials for health careers programs at the secondary level, the developmental phase of two curriculum projects--the Health Occupations Cluster Curriculum Project and Health-Care Aide Curriculum Project--utilized a model which incorporated a key factor analysis technique. Entitled "A Comprehensive Careers Cluster Curriculum…

This interdisciplinary career orientation guide for Grades 7 and 8 provides general instructions for structuring a vocational education program, its implementation and evaluation, and a rationale. The student-centered career development activities will focus on: (1) an introduction to the world of work, (2) information on occupational clusters,…

The purpose of this practicum was to show the development and evaluation of a multi-unit elementary school (MUS-E) using Individually Guided Education. As an organizational structure capable of permitting planned change. MUS-E provides for the growth of its students on an individual basis, provides in-service for its teachers, involves the public…

A variety of career education programs that use facilities in an innovative way are reported in this study of 21 programs. Through descriptions, photographs, and drawings, these programs are used to illustrate how educators can use facilities and equipment to support career education programs in classrooms from kindergarten through twelfth grade.…

Descriptions of programs in this volume were compiled to increase awareness of innovative career education practices. The listings attempt to describe what happens in programs which meet or succeed standards of innovation; programs which represent a range of sizes, student characteristics, budgets, funding sources, locations and emphases.…

In spite of the fact that noncredit generates approximately 10% of enrollment in the California Community College System, many people outside and even within the system are not aware of or do not fully understand the importance of noncredit and how it serves California's educational needs. Noncredit courses are basically what its title…

This second volume of a sourcebook is a collection of 46 examples of innovative practices colleges and technical institutes are using to impart the seven domains of career preparation described in volume I. A table of contents in chart format provides this information: page, identification (model and description, college), academic level (transfer…

This report, outlining the City College of San Francisco's (CCSF) Strategic Plan, begins with an overview of the institution's goals and strategies and provides background information on the plan's development. Part I, "Setting a Direction," offers information on CCSF's values and long-term institutional goals: (1) enhancing access; (2)…

This paper explores the effectiveness and efficiency of multimedia-computer-based text accompanied by illustrations, graphs, simulations, and animation in teaching chemistry. The paper cautions that although multimedia may be a means to more effective teaching, there is no assurance that it increases student learning. Studies suggest that…