Prepared to assist the distributive education work coordinator in using the Standard Training Plan (STP) for the cooperative program work assignments of students, this manual describes the development of the STP, provides instructions for its use, and discusses some specific problem areas. The author takes the approach that what is needed is a…

The article describes the design and implementation of instruction in business subjects based on task analysis, individual progress, behavioral objectives, and criterion-referenced tests. Project background, basic student deficiencies, and project evaluation are reported. Success in making specific objectives more accessible to students and…

The techniques of individualizing instruction are discussed with respect to two individualized science programs, used in grades K-8 and 7-9. Both programs use self-testing and self-evaluation. (CTM)

The role of the special resource teacher can be seen as that of a consultant to the classroom teacher in increasing the teacher's awareness of his or her own problem-solving experiences with the learning disabled child. (Author/PHR)

For availability, see EC 103 600 Presented is a comprehensive procedure for the development and implementation of an individual educational program (IEP) for learning disabled students. (IM)

Discusses reasons for the decline in literature enrollments and methods available for stimulating student interest. These include extensive publicity, expanding course offerings to include popular genres and media, offering special studies courses whose focus changes each semester, and the learning contract, where student and instructor develop…

This article aims to stimulate an interchange of ideas on teaching through a discussion of experiential learning as a necessary, but not sufficient, component of the preprofessional student's education and a description of the semester programs of USC's School of Public Administration as a tool for incorporating experimental education into a…

Discusses a plan for helping mid-career professionals plan for management careers. Also describes a coordinated guide on preparing an Individual Development Plan. The guide is an eight-step strategy for individuals to use in collaboration with their supervisors to develop themselves for their present and future job responsibilities. (EM)

The following laws and their effect on vocational education are reviewed: PL (Public Law) 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975); PL 94-482 (Education Amendments of 1976, Title II); and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, sections 503 and 504. What is meant by "free appropriate public education" and "individualized…

Presents eleven basic characteristics of individualized educational programs. Some of these characteristics are as follows: an active student learning process, rate-tailoring, use of a variety of instructional media, competency-based curriculum, and feedback and evaluation on a regular basis. (BM)

The authors explore how Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) makes teachers responsible and accountable for assuring that each handicapped child receive the required special education and related services set forth in the individualized education program. (SBH)

Proposes and describes the Statement of Student Trainee Learning Objectives (SSLO), an alternative (which combines the individual student's behavioral learning objectives and the management by objectives used by business and industry) to the traditional training plan for the on-the-job learning experiences of business/distributive education…

In its annual report, the National Advisory Committee on the Handicapped discusses the idea of an "individualized education program" for each handicapped child and the adjustments it will require of educators. (Editor)

Describes the materials, scheduling, testing, classroom activities, and teaching assistantships in a flexible two-semester program. Student attitudes and attrition are also discussed. (DB)

Tribute is paid to the late Jim Aragorn, developer of the Lincoln Learning Center, a lifetime-learning, community-directed, educational institution offering programs for young children through adults. (JD)