The institute was designed to provide information and develop some ability in initiating, developing, and evaluating programs for training workers as food service supervisors in post-high school level programs. Organizational details, student and faculty qualifications, a job description and analysis of the food service supervisor occupation are…

The objective of this teaching guide is to provide a comprehensive system for individualizing reading instruction through planning, organization, management, and skillful teaching. The planning stage involves establishing goals, reality bases, work bases and flows, and review, evaluation, and revision. The organization of program content involves…

The performance of teachers is generally assumed to be a function of the quality of their own preparation. Unfortunately, traditional methods and procedures may not permit teacher educators to attain the level of effectiveness to which they aspire. One of the alternatives to traditional practices is competency-based teacher education (CBTE). The…

This guide was developed in order to assist school districts to provide equal education opportunities for students of limited or non-English speaking ability. It is hoped that this guide will be of assistance to educators who are attempting to deal with the special problems of children who speak a language other than English in the home. State and…

Primary goals of the SWRL English Language and Concepts Program for Spanish-Speaking Children (LCS) are to teach Spanish-speaking children to communicate effectively in oral English language skills. An increasing amount of attention is given to the development of skills that prepare the children for future reading and writing in mathematics,…

Focusing on adult business education in the public evening school, the monograph first presents a brief history of the educational form and its philosophical foundations for progress and then lists programs of adult business curriculums, both preparatory and supplementary. The broad preparatory programs offer courses to educate adults for entry…

A holistic and teleological approach to individualized FL instruction is proposed as a possible universal pedagogical theory. The following guidelines are offered. Broad goals and specific operational objectives should be defined, and performance testing devices developed. Each student's particular psychological aptitudes and physiological and…

The manual describes the Ohio career education inservice program which attempts to emphasize closer contact with the world of work, replacing traditional inservice program emphasis on developing teacher efficiency within the classroom. The diagnostic-prescriptive technique is incorporated into the manual. An introductory section presents an…

Embracing 750 items on adult education research and investigation (mostly dated 1969 or 1970), this annotated bibliography covers adult learning characteristics, program planning and administration, learning environments, instructional methods, curriculum materials and instructional devices, personnel and staffing; education of specific clientele…

The papers composing this document were presented during the Workshop for Teachers on Adult Basic Education, which sought to provide participants with an understanding of the adult learner, insights regarding program planning, and techniques and procedures for effective teaching. They were intended to provide experienced adult educators with a…

Intended to encompass individuals in need of special treatment, teachers, and areas of knowledge relevant to either or both groups, the text discusses the following subjects: the nature of reading; the nature of learning difficulties; the development of reading instruction in the United States; the development of instruction for children with…

Rationale for an effective outdoor education program in several Ohio counties is presented. Five general purposes for outdoor education are given: (1) to teach specific knowledge, (2) to use the outdoors as a laboratory, (3) to show man's dependence on nature, (4) to increase appreciation of nature's beauty, and (5) to give the student opportunity…

A literature review of research and demonstration findings by the adult basic education (ABE) practitioner, considers some of the current dominant issues in research and development in adult basic education; presents findings in the areas of adult intelligence, adult learning, methods for undereducated adults, recruitment, correctional…

A 4-phase study was conducted to provide an objective third-party assessment of the effectiveness of research and development (R. & D.) projects supported by the Research and Development Unit (RDU) of the Illinois Division of Vocational and Technical Education. Activities during the four phases consisted of: (1) a preliminary review to obtain…

This booklet is designed as a support bulletin for Texas'"Framework for the Social Studies, Grades K-12" (ED 044 327). It capsulizes research and writing about meeting individual student needs. Individualized instruction requires that the teacher vary classroom teaching strategies so that students can engage in learning activities that are most…