One of the recent developments in camping is "orienteering", a program using a map and compass. Orienteering can be dovetailed into an overall camping program and used to "point up" the entire program, or it can be confined to a single simple game. The arrangement depends on the situation. The minimum age of the participants should be about 9 or…

"Insights" presents the texts of the major addresses, panel reactions, and proceedings of the first State-wide conference on consumer and home-making education, entitled "The Challenge of Change." A theme that emerged was the need for greater cooperation between classroom and community in teaching students not only about the…

To clearly delineate the objectives of this ESEA Title III project, the objectives for the total systems analysis development project being undertaken by the Racine School District are described briefly. Specifically, this report concerns itself with two of the nine objectives of the project. The first is the development of learning outcomes…

This publication is intended to help administrators, board members, and citizen groups plan facilities for the education of very young children. Parameters are set within which planners may explore a variety of flexible ideas to enhance learning experiences for young children as they embark on their first school experiences. Some of the basic…

Presented is the 5-year (1974-1979) plan of Tennessee by the State Division of Mental Retardation. Changes in philosophy and service delivery to mentally retarded (MR) persons are discussed in terms of definition, causes, classification, and training for employment. Ways of helping MR persons are described in relation to previous efforts and new…

The purpose of this study was to design, develop, field test, and recommend survey instruments and procedures for comparing the perception by their peers of the sociological status of vocational students both in area vocational centers and in high school vocational courses. Following a review of related literature, instruments were drafted, and…

Computer specialists developed a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) literacy development program for career oriented youths, the goals of which were: 1) to enable illiterate and semiliterate youths (ages 14-21) to read at the 8th grade level in the area of their vocational choice; 2) to offer them job-oriented reading materials to assist in…

The developmental programs were initiated to assist in: developing a procedure for training high school students in distributive education utilizing simulated occupational experience; developing specifications for a simulated laboratory for providing occupational experience; developing a curriculum utilizing laboratory training for eleventh and…

The workbook which was the subject of this evaluation was prepared to aid disenfranchised community groups participate in the nonprofessional planning and decisionmaking process. It was written at a time when extensive technical assistance to local groups concerned with community planning and housing situations was envisioned. The intent behind…

A Multimedia Learning Laboratory Program was developed at a post-secondary vocational campus to: (1) provide help in reading, math, and study skills for students with inadequate educational backgrounds, (2) provide a means by which students may enter a program at times other than the start of the school year, (3) facilitate articulation of…

This document is designed to assist schools and communities in: (1) exploring the subject of sex education; (2) developing an awareness of the student as a frame of reference for analyzing sex education and constructing appropriate educational programs; (3) developing an awareness of behavior and educational principles as a logical basis for…

This document is part of a kit entitled Title I in your community, which has been redesigned to include new information about Title I and to disseminate the experiences of parent groups who have been working on Title I problems. This kit includes sample forms which can be used by parent and community groups to monitor the use of Title I funds. The…

Occupational adaptability is an important consideration in the development of programs related to occupational exploration, career development, and vocational education. Intended to be an authoritative analysis of the literature in the field, this state-of-the-art paper should assist in identifying substantive problems and methodological…

By presenting a brief overview of alternative approaches to career guidance programs, this publication was designed to serve state-level planners interested in reviewing the key concepts relative to career development and planning. The compact nature of the review should provide a ready reference for practitioners seeking alternative delivery…

The central purpose of this study was to identify the role of state field supervision of vocational education in Ohio in relation to change as perceived by supervisors and their reference groups. The primary task was accomplished in part by testing the following hypotheses: (1) The supervisors' reference groups differ in their perception of the…