Examined is the success of Monash's Early Leavers' Scheme in terms of the performance, characteristics, and experience of successful applicants, and the manner in which the scheme has operated. The first section of the report provides background information on the establishment of the Scheme (to provide a modification to entry requirements for…

The purpose of the Optimizing Planning Techniques (OPT) for Comprehensive Systems of Guidance, Counseling, Placement, and Follow-Through project was to help local educational agencies systematically plan and efficiently operate comprehensive guidance and counseling programs. The project (1) identified planning models for comprehensive systems of…

A comprehensive career education project in Maine was conducted on three levels: university/college-based activities; public school activities, K-12; and state department-based activities. The major objective for level I was to demonstrate to teacher educators and teacher trainees the philosophy, methods, and objectives of comprehensive career…

A study was conducted of Indiana's Summer Programs for the Education and Development of Youth (SPEDY) to describe the program themselves and to study the programs' effect on participants' short-term career education attitudes, knowledge, and skills. SPEDY is a training for public-sector work program operated each summer for about ten weeks for…

The Bilingual Education Project for the Yup'ik Eskimo was funded under Title VII (ESEA) and in fiscal year 1975 operated in seven Alaskan villages. Some 425 children in grades K-3 received bilingual instruction in the village schools of Aleknagik North Shore, Atmautluak, Bethel, Kongiganek, Manokotak, Togiak and Twin Hills. Materials were…

Reporting the effectiveness of Phase II of Portland's Career Guidance and Counseling project, this document presents the summative data documenting the goals, objectives, and participant attitudes toward the project. (Phase I centered on strategies to improve counseling staff involvement in cooperative efforts to upgrade career guidance and…

This supplement to the 1977 literature guide contains 250 citations of reports, journal articles, and dissertations discussing college-level learning for which students or potential students might seek credit. It is organized into five parts. Part A covers experiential learning programs; Part B focuses on student learning; Part C is an…

The health manpower planning experiences of four countries reported here were presented in a traveling seminar held for member countries of the Pan American Health Organization. Focus was on what should be carried out in any country to coordinate the training of health workers with the operation of health services. Following the introduction, the…

A project was planned to establish two model community career education centers (CCEC) aimed at providing career development programs and counseling to adults not presently having access to such services; developing instruction programming tailored to local needs and conditions; increasing the effectiveness of such programs which already exist;…

The panel which conducted this study was invited by the Florida Teaching Profession--National Education Association (NEA) and the NEA to assess the educational soundness of implementation of the Florida Accountability Act. The panel felt that the overall purpose of the accountability program was praiseworthy, but that the minimum competency…

This monograph presents articles and materials which examine the relevant theoretical literature pertaining to career counseling services for adults. It reviews alternative ways to deliver career guidance to adults and identifies a set of researchable issues. The two articles in section 1, The Context, address the historical development of people…

AS A CONTINUATION OF A 1966 PROJECT, THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION (NUEA), UNDER A GRANT FROM THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION (USOE), CONDUCTED 20 REGIONAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION TRAINING INSTITUTES IN THE SUMMER OF 1967. THREE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTS WERE CARRIED OVER--AN ACCELERATED NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PREPARATION OF TEACHERS FOR…

A detailed program description and evaluation are contained in the final report of a demonstration project designed to prepare certified teachers of limited English speaking ability students for bilingual bicultural education programs. The introductory section summarizes the purpose of the program, which offered traineeships to individuals…

The success or lack of success of the students who participated in the experimental pre-postsecondary programs conducted in four Ohio areas in 1974-75 was assessed. The program rationale was the need to offer students in grades 11 and 12 a diversity of pre-postsecondary programs to prepare them for postsecondary occupational or baccalaureate…

THIS EVALUATION REPORT OF HAWAII'S ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I, ACTIVITIES PRESENTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS, THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS COVERED BY TITLE I, AND THE ALLOCATIONS OF TITLE I FUNDS IN THE SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT ALSO DISCUSSES PERSONNEL, SERVICES, PROJECTS, EQUIPMENT, AND…