Intended as a guide for professionals and local administrators in initiating and developing early intervention programs for handicapped children, the volume provides descriptions of 10 models and techniques presently utilized in Pennsylvania. Included are reports with the following titles and authors: "A System of Open Learning" (P.…

Presented in the fifth volume in a series are the proceedings of six separate conferences held over a period of five years (197l - 1975), each representing the culmination of a set of studies in child variance. The proceedings are one of an interrelated group of products for each year of studies, which includes a volume of research reports,…

Constituting the third progress report on the Bureau of Indian Affairs' School Management Option, Management by Objectives Project, this document presents revisions designed to improve the overall quality, increase activity levels, improve the reporting process, and assure high priority for work of the objective. Specifically, this report…

The handbook is designed to provide assistance to school personnel in the development and operation of a cooperative occupational home economics program. It can serve as a guide to the teacher-coordinator as a new program is developed or as a resource for strengthening an existing program. Topics covered in the handbook's 22 chapters are:…

This study examines the effectiveness of three levels of reading materials (second, fifth and eighth grade) and two types of illustrations (decorative and instructional) on Appalachian parents' ability to complete a prescribed set of home teaching activities. The study was used in the development of parent materials for the Appalachia Educational…

The implementation guide is for the Learning Experiences in Technology Project (Project LET), in which teachers utilize the tools, materials, and processes of technology in relating traditional studies in a more concrete manner to the development of career awareness in grades K-6. Learning by doing is the theme ofthe project which seeks to improve…

Part 1 of the project aimed at determining unmet vocational-technical education needs in the State of Maryland which might be met through residential education; Part 2 was designed to study the possible alternatives for meeting the needs discovered and to make recommendations regarding how these could best be met. A summary of Part 1 of the…

The guide was developed to assist elementary school counselors and teachers in working together to provide children, grades K-5, with a school experience which addresses their career development needs through developing both affective and cognitive learnings. Part 1, The Importance of Career Guidance in the Elementary School, provides a general…

A procedural guide for developing personnel training programs, the document presents a model system which is an integration of a training process outline by the Kentucky Department of Child Welfare and the HumRRO systems approach training model. The first chapter, The Systems Approach to Training, provides background information. Chapter 2,…

The handbook is intended to assist the Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) coordinator in the initiation and operation of a CWE program in U.S. Dependent Schools in the European Area (USDESEA), and allows for the many diverse and unique situations found in the USDESEA schools. Also applicable to other secondary level work experience programs, it…

Designed to assist teachers and school administrators in effective utilization of community resources within vocational-technical education programs, the manual outlines strategies in the identification, development, utilization, and evaluation of community resources available to local school districts. Section 1 provides a general introduction to…

The administrator's handbook contains seven sections, each dealing with a specific aspect of vocational education for students with special needs. Section 1 describes the process of identifying handicapped and disadvantaged students. Section 2 covers assessing the needs of such students. Section 3 discusses developing district priorities to meet…

The report of the National Advisory Council for Career Education (NACCE) presents a design for structuring and legislatively implementing elementary and secondary career education at the national level. Part 1 of the report, recommendations for career education legislation, provides a funding schedule over a five-year period to accomplish nine…

Intended primarily for special education teachers and principals, the manual describes procedures for organizing and implementing career education programs for handicapped students in rural or remote areas. The program descriptions, methods, and sample forms contained in the manual were used successfully by one or more of five small, rural school…

This report focuses on the Study of Allied Health Education (SAHE) project that was established for the purpose of designing an action plan on a national scale for allied health and nursing education. The specific task of the project was the determination of the role that community and junior colleges might fulfill in increasing ambulatory care in…