This study describes the impact on referrals to special education when school-based teams composed of an administrator, classroom teacher, and special education teacher receive 16 hours of training in collaborative consultation and prereferral intervention. Data collected on 20 teams over a 2-year period indicate that teams trained in…

Project TIE (Teams in Early Intervention) was conceptualized to meet the need for: (1) involvement of formerly "ancillary" service professionals in early intervention for children with disabilities, (2) high quality family-centered services, and (3) training in the team approach. The project provides training to four groups that might constitute…

Field experiences for preservice teachers are replete with problems including insufficient budgets and concerns about the dominance of the preservice teacher, cooperating teacher, and university supervisor triad. This paper advocates the development of a diadic model that would, through training, expand the supervisory role of the cooperating…

This document is a compilation of four quarterly journal issues in both English and French language editions. Each of the journal issues is organized under four sections: Opinions, Practice, Focus and News. The first section explores subjects such as the importance of family resource centers, the importance of a national child care strategy to…

An evaluation was conducted of the development of those transferable and personal skills which had been given particular prominence by the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI) in Scotland. Questionnaires were sent to the following: pupils and TVEI coordinators in 80 secondary schools; 30 school leavers from one further education…

In 1992, a practicum was undertaken to identify and implement a series of technology training strategies, providing faculty with the ability to improve the integration of technology into the curriculum. The setting was a multi-campus, two-year, state-supported community college with five campuses and numerous outreach centers. Objectives included…

A study examined state-level coordination of education and job training policy development in Massachusetts. Selected representatives of Massachusetts' four secretariats, 30-40 agencies, and governing and advisory councils/boards responsible for oversight of the commonwealth's education/training programs were interviewed. It was recommended that…

The purpose of this monograph is to update the research and general information that has been generated about undecided students in the past decade and to offer some practical perspectives on how to administer, advise, and counsel such students. Thirteen chapters include: (1) "A Profile of Undecided College Students" (Willard C.…

In response to the challenge of media technology and classroom cultural and educational diversity, this paper (1) presents a brief overview of historical literature on the suggestive powers of visual images in business and education, (2) analyzes the influence of audience diversity and biases during the production/selection of visual…

The Perkins Act of 1990 and the School to Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) of 1994 both contain explicit provisions regarding career guidance and counseling provisions for special populations. The Perkins Act sets the direction for state and local agencies as they develop vocational and applied education programs to equip youth and adults with the…

Selected presentations in this publication include: "AAPRCO, Amtrak, the Railroads, and Interpretation"; "Check It Out!"; "Wildlife Rehabilitation as an Interpretive Tool"; "Improving the Monorail Tour"; "Interpreting Our Heretics"; "Evaluation: A Critical Management Process"; "A…

In 1994, the Department of Public Instruction/Bureau for Vocational Education (DPI/BVE) proposed performance standards and measures that dovetailed into the existing secondary vocational data system. Tech prep and youth apprenticeship options were provided to all people and groups. Services provided to single parents, displaced homemakers, and…

This report examines the problem of implementing and sustaining vocational education and training (VET) programs in developing countries. It is intended to provide U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officers with operational guidelines for the development of future projects. In conducting the study, over 50 projects conducted by…

The United States faces stiff global competition in the marketplace of the future as other countries such as Germany, Japan, and the nations of the Pacific rim produce better products with a more skilled work force. Germany and Japan spend far more resources on job training for their youth than does the United States, especially on training…

The issue of whether high school and postsecondary students with native language communication deficits can succeed in second language study is discussed. It is noted that before World War II, language education was considered primarily a good form of mental discipline. More recent trends toward "relevant" language learning have emphasized…