An in-depth analysis of the substance and the implications of the National Environmental Education Act (1990a and 1990b) is provided. The establishment of new agencies, their charge to coordinate efforts, the range of activities to be supported, and the level of funding all indicate a significant renewal of federal commitment to environmental…

Symposium participants met to develop guidelines for developing curriculum for the area of business and office education, K through adult. The session reports are presented in outline form according to topic definition, problem areas, and recommendations. Topics discussed include: organizational patterns in the business and office education…

"Written with the teacher's imagination in mind," this seven-chapter career education booklet's aim is to help teachers reorganize classroom activities. The booklet stresses: "One small step by teachers who thoughtfully plan...what they teach is worth more to a school system than a highly polished superstructure that is difficult to…

"KNOWING AND EDUCATING THE DISADVANTAGED" IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIALS RELATED TO THE EDUCATION OF MIGRANTS OR THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. IT IS ARRANGED BY BOTH TOPIC AND TITLE INDEXES. TOPICS INCLUDE AGRICULTURE, AMERICAN CULTURE, DIRECTORIES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION OF…

THE SEATTLE SCHOOL PROGRESS PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORTS ITS FINDINGS OF A STUDY OF A LONG RANGE DESIGN FOR CONTINUOUS PROGRESS EDUCATION CENTERS FOR RACIALLY INTEGRATED PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PLAN WOULD ESTABLISH NONGRADED CLASSES IN PRIMARY, INTERMEDIATE, SECONDARY, AND 2-YEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE CENTERS WHICH WOULD ALLOW STUDENTS TO PROGRESS…

DESIGNED TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF SELF REALIZATION, HUMAN RELATIONSHIP, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, THIS GUIDE FOR TEACHERS OF MENTALLY RETARDED STUDENTS IS ORGANIZED INTO FIVE AREAS OF LIVING. THE AREA OF HOME AND FAMILY LIVING INCLUDES THE FAMILY, THE HOME, CHILD CARE AND TRAINING, AND FRIENDS. THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AREA…

Although teachers usually refer to it in other terms, career-related learning is already widespread in primary schools in the United Kingdom. Teachers readily recognize that, even without any adult interventions, children constantly assemble impressions of work and that it is important to broaden primary school pupils' horizons and experiences of…

THIS VOLUME IS DESIGNED TO DEFINE, FROM AN EDUCATIONAL POINT OF VIEW, THE PROBLEM POSED BY SLOW LEARNERS. IT PRESENTS THE CLINICAL EDUCATION APPROACH AS A TOOL IN THE PLANNING OF SOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM OF PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR THE SLOW LEARNER THROUGH CURRICULUM PLANNING. PART ONE FOCUSES ON THE…