These workshop modules are designed to help teachers to develop skills in using role play to learn resolution of personal issues related to sex bias in an atmosphere of group support, and to help their students build a clear perception of their own ability to change their attitudes and behavior. Handouts are provided to be used in the workshop and…

This collection of nine essays and reports which deal with issues of importance in the progression of Native American education was published by members of the Dine Teacher Corps Project '78 in an effort to stimulate the thinking of curriculum practitioners; content is aimed at affecting administrative styles and the construction and…

This report describes (1) the development of a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to early health assessment and follow-through for 750 children in day care centers and family day care homes, and (2) training and consultation provisions for day care staffs to aid children and their families. Objectives of the three year project were to…

Written for women on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) who are seeking employment, this booklet is designed to introduce the possibility of taking a non-traditional job (a job traditionally held by men). Chapter 1 discusses the dilemma women heads of households face in finding jobs that will adequately support their families. Chapter…

A study was conducted to collect statistical data (age, sex, race, years of school completed, occupation, field of training, and family income levels) on U.S. students who were participating in postsecondary vocational programs in October 1976 or who had participated in such programs during the previous year. Vocational, business, technical, or…

The 17 papers were originally presented at a 1977 series of workshops for personnel serving the deaf-blind and severely handicapped and are organized into the following workshop topics: programing and program development, the senses, cognition, communication, and behavior managment. The papers have the following titles and authors: "Education for…

Child development programs at the 103 California community colleges were studied to justify and demonstrate the need for continued project development of on-campus laboratory facilities. Information, collected from college catalogs, directories, and telephone interviews with college personnel, was analyzed to clarify confusing terminology and to…

Characteristics of corporate language training programs and policies, and the role of translation and interpreting were studied. Of particular interest was the extent to which language requirements and language training are included in corporate planning. Also investigated was the extent to which occupationally oriented special purpose language…

A report of the proceedings of an Institute on Core Curriculum Design, held in June, 1979 at Saint Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, is presented. Contents include: prefatory matter including the director's preface, the editor's preface, a list of participants, the schedule of the activities of the institute, the keynote address ("On Getting…

Designed to provide a basic core of instruction for the third year of agriculture in Oklahoma, this guide is for use by teachers and their eleventh grade students. Instructional content is in five sections, each with four or more units: soil science, leadership, animal science, farm business management, and agricultural mechanics. Each unit…

Results are presented of a study to (1) analyze junior high school music education programs in Utah during 1975-76, (2) assess the professional preparation of the music personnel, and (3) make recommendations for junior high music programs in Utah. Over 200 music teachers in Utah's 40 school districts were surveyed. Eight major questions covered…

This volume is the third of five volumes describing a systematic approach for constructing task inventories, surveying the task performance of occupations, and analyzing survey data to determine the appropriate performance content for job training. (The approach, referred to as the task survey process, is designed to be of value to both…

In conjunction with Navajo Community College, an instructional program was designed to provide job and basic skills training to members of the Navajo tribe in Arizona. The Human Services Training and Development Program was conducted at three field sites on the reservation with approximately 30 students at each site. The curriculum was organized…

An overview of the National Program for Selected Population Segments (NPSPS), a group of eighty-two projects funded during fiscal year 1977 by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, Title III, is presented in this report. Chapter I provides an introduction to NPSPS. Chapter II reviews the administrative models used by the eighty-two…

This five-part report discusses the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA), explains how it operates locally through the Cleveland Area Western Reserve Manpower Consortium (CAWRMC), and specifies ways in which Cuyahoga Community College (CCC) can play a greater role in the CETA system. Part I describes existing federal manpower…