Assessment procedures were developed to identify those naval officers who would be most effective in providing career guidance services to enlisted personnel. Several tests were administered to officers performing career counseling duties. These tests included a cognitive battery, the Navy Basic Test Battery (BTB); as well as the Guilford Tests of…

The results are reported of a follow-up study conducted on an experimental middle school curriculum initiated by a school district as an alternative to the traditional curriculum. The outcomes of the original experiment were favorable to the experimental curriculum. An evaluation design common to true experiments where subjects are randomized for…

This handbook contains information designed to help vocational counselors counsel American Indian students effectively. Examined first are aspects of tradition, culture, and values to be considered when counseling the Indian student. Following a description of traditional Indian views concerning the concepts of respect, generosity, courage, and…

This book of eight separately authored chapters is intended to provide teachers and other educators with assistance in finding ways to improve student discipline by establishing and maintaining an effective learning environment. The first three chapters stress the teacher's role. Chapter 1 describes the planning, implementation, and maintenance of…

This program guide is one of the 14 components (see note) of the Career Alert Planning (CAP) program, a set of individualized materials designed to help participants find out about themselves and about the kind of work for which they are suited. In this program, participants become acquainted with occupations that are representative of 10 basic…

Fifteen two-year college, vocational education projects are described, which, in the opinion of New York's Showcase of Excellence Program judges, are worthy of adaptation or replication by other institutions. For each of the projects which were selected from 83 nominations, objectives, activities, project impact, and personnel and material…

The accomplishments of Mexican American students have been limited by the level of education completed and by concentration in particular occupations. As part of a larger research project concerning this problem, 259 eighth grade students from Tucson were compared on the basis of sex and ethnicity, with a focus on attitudes toward science. No…

A bibliography of articles by K. Patricia Cross on the nontraditional student in American higher education is presented. Entries are presented by year, starting with 1980 and dating back to 1955. Topics that are covered include: adult learners, lifelong learning, community college education, individualized instruction, the quality of education,…

The development of postsecondary programs for the deaf and hard of hearing is considered through a review of the recent literature and analysis of a comprehensive model for establishing programs in regular postsecondary education institutions. For almost a century, Gallaudet College in Washington, DC, was the only postsecondary education…

The workshop reported here was held to allow key personnel from secondary education and community colleges in Virginia an opportunity to explore existing problems as well as potential strategies relating to improved articulation of vocational programs at both levels. The content is presented in three parts. The first contains the three major…

Recommendations are presented for developing career guidance centers in community colleges which would enable their clients to explore, prepare for, select, and progress in an occupation in line with their individual needs, interests, and abilities, and in a job with occupational opportunities. The following areas are outlined: (1) career guidance…

On February 20-22, 1977 the Florida Postsecondary Education Commission, with several other agencies, sponsored a conference at which representatives of many states and agencies could share state policy and planning strategies accommodating federal legislation. The report is in four sections, and the contents include: (1) lifelong learning and…

Divided into four parts, this document describes a comprehensive career guidance model for postsecondary and adult programs. In part 1, the rationale for extending career guidance and counseling into the lifelong learning perspective is explained, the Georgia Life Career Development Model is described, and the components of a process model for…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: a curriculum guide for studying selected women authors of Britain and the United States; story telling in ordinary discourse; the responses of seventh grade…

This introduction to the Open University contains an historical overview; a description of undergraduate, postgraduate, and associate-level courses of study; and information on course components, including printed material, television and radio, tuition and counseling, assignments and assessments, summer school, and course teams. Data and…