Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with background information and hands-on experiences for acquiring the skills necessary to direct a program evaluation, this competency-based learning module contains an introduction and four sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience consists of an overview,…

The report analyzes trends in research and programs in special education. Twelve reviewers from each of the divisions of The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) reviewed abstracts of ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) documents (project reports, research reports, and conference presentations). The ERIC documents resulted from a…

This issue contains the annual reports from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five of the seven Canadian province-wide agencies (Alberta, Manitoba, Maritime Provinces, Ontario, and Saskatchewan) focusing on problems, activities, achievements, and other areas of interest to the postsecondary education community. For each state or area,…

The Maryland State Department of Education is actively involved in the development of a five-year state plan for career education. The plan is based upon data derived from a student needs assessment, a survey of LEAs, a survey of counselor competencies, and the AIR Survey of Career Education in the public schools which sampled ten districts in…

This report describes some of the initial plans, activities, and opinions of southern nursing school faculty selected to participate in the Faculty Development in Nursing Education Project (FDN). Section 1 states that the project's overall objectives are to improve and to develop the teaching skills of nurse educators in meeting the needs of…

The proceedings of the 1978 Legislative Work Conference of the Southern Regional Education Board include eight essays on higher education. In the first essay, "Financing Higher Education in the 1980's: Fewer Students, More Dollars?," Lyman A. Glenny outlines nine issues that may affect fixed and variable costs for higher education. In…

Twenty-five publicly-controlled and seven privately-controlled black graduate schools in 14 states were studied to analyze the resources and potential of the institutions in order to use them more effectively. Among the topics within the report are: history, purpose, mission, and goals of the institution; enrollments (both general and in specific…

One of six staff development training manuals for career guidance infusion in the elementary school curriculum (K-6), this manual focuses on developing self worth. It is divided into the following five major sections: (1) a list of the major goals and activities covered in the manual; (2) an overview chart displaying the goals, concepts, time,…

One of six staff development training manuals for career guidance infusion in the elementary school curriculum (K-6), this manual focuses on responsible assertiveness training. It is divided into the following six major sections: (1) a list of the major goals and activities covered in the manual; (2) an overview chart displaying the goals,…

During the past twenty years, the field of linguistics has changed in ways that are significant for the preparation of bilingual/cross-cultural teachers. Most linguists today would agree that variability in language and the relation of language to societal phenomena are now major concerns of linguistic inquiry and that interdisciplinary branches…

This report summarizes the development of a model career education program called CERES (Career Education Responsive to Every Student), which was designed to infuse career education concepts into elementary and secondary school curriculum and to articulate a curriculum structure to aid students in career choice and preparation. Following an…

American schools, after two decades of expansion, are now in the midst of an enrollment decline and inflation. The impact of the shift from growth to retrenchment and streamlining has been severe. An effective approach to this situation requires an understanding of the new conditions and of available alternatives for action. An overview of the…

The Guastello-Zollar funding formula provides a foundation of state financial support to community colleges based on a "fair share partnership" concept of funding and a program of investment/incentive grants awarded to encourage colleges to implement programs which have high priority in Michigan's educational policy goals. The fair share…

The monograph is intended to help the education community understand and implement the concept of bilingual education. Part I notes recent forward moves in teacher education for multicultural programs and bilingual classes. In Part II descriptions of model programs in the Philadelphia School District are used to provide perspective on the problem…

Teaching methods and learning activities are suggested to help youth develop value-decision skills and have positive growth experiences in value-exploration groups. The document is intended for use by staff of youth and family organizations as they develop values education workshops. The document is presented in six chapters. Chapter I introduces…