Part of a series designed to assist California school districts with the implementation of career education in K-12, this resource guide covers the wealth of experience and information available from government resources at the local, state, and federal levels and from resources in the community. Sources are listed that offer access to materials…

The number of Americans between the ages fifty-five and seventy-four will significantly increase during the next few decades. Within this group is the fastest growing poverty group in the country. For them the right to work is basic to the right to survive. Studies have shown that older workers are able to produce work which is, in quality and…

PROGRAM 5 TRAINING FOR THE UNEMPLOYED CAME INTO EXISTENCE UNDER THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1960. THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS AND PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR ITS FUTURE OPERATION. THE STUDY CONCENTRATED ON (1) THE PROGRAM TRAINEES, (2) EMPLOYER KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND USE OF THE…

THIS FOUR-PART ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE USE OF PROFESSIONAL AND NONPROFESSIONAL PROGRAM AIDES TO TEACH LOW-INCOME HARD-TO-REACH HOMEMAKERS HOW TO PREPARE NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MEALS USING LOW-COST FOODS. THE PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY THE FEDERAL EXTENSION SERVICE OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR…

A 1965 summer training program for 90 VISTA volunteers at Monte Vista, Colorado, is described and evaluated in this report. The program was designed to prepare VISTA trainees to work in poverty areas by providing individual helping services and by planning and organizing community action. The trainees lived and worked in Monte Vista, a small…

This presidential address sketches the development of the Linguistic Society of America since 1924, indicates the motives for its formation, and surveys its progress, status, and impact in the field of linguistics, both in the lay and scholarly spheres. The organization's role in the study of foreign languages, English, and English as a second…

This discussion outline develops the argument that there is significant dissonance between present efforts to promote the professionalization of teaching and the demands which societal expectations place on teacher education now and for the future. To develop this argument, an attempt is made to (1) identify some of the social conditions and…

This testimony summarizes the results of the Rand Corporation's change agent study of educational innovations funded by federal programs. The second section consists of policy recommendations for ESEA Title IV Consolidated Programs, Part C. The study aimed to help improve federal policies by describing how the process of innovation and educational…

This final report outlines objectives and accomplishments of the Environmental/Energy Education project in Florida. The project was initiated to: (l) identify existing environmental/energy education projects; (2) conduct a needs assessment workshop; (3) develop recommendations for the implementation of environmental education programs; and (4)…

Under P.L. 93-647 major changes in the child support enforcement system were mandated. The law became Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act; thus, the child support enforcement program is commonly referred to as the IV-D program. This comprehensive measure brought into existence a major federal agency to correct the problem of desertion…

This report was submitted by Education Turnkey Systems, Inc. and its subcontractor, Kirschner Associates, Inc. and key University of Maryland and other consultants in response to the needs of the National Institute of Education as specified in the Request for Proposal "to develop a Design to Study Individualized Instruction, as part of a general…

The primary purpose of this project is stated to be to meet the expressed need for a more complete and continuous program of high school orientation for eighth grade students about to matriculate into high school. In order to achieve the objectives, a wide range of personnel, including elementary and high school teachers, school counselors,…

Most school systems in Georgia received some sort of assistance during fiscal years 1974 and 1975 from Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Since its passage in 1965, Title I has been the major federal funding source for education, providing a broad range of services. The aim of Title I is to serve culturally and economically…

This document is an annual report issued by the Department of Title I Evaluation Services, evaluating projects funded under Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Assistance in evaluation design, instrument development, data analysis, and editorial matters was provided by members of the Division of Instructional…

The National Advisory Council on Education Professions Development was established by law to review federal programs for the training and development of education personnel and report its findings and recommendations to the President and to Congress. In 1975, the council held four meetings. The first resulted in 15 recommendations concerning…