Intended for coordinators of citizen advocacy programs for mentally retarded persons, the guidelines developed by the Association for Retarded Citizens provide an overview of training sequence and procedures, suggestions for two training sessions, and topics for followup activities. Listed are training objectives (including defining the role of…

The purpose of this project was the development of a competency-based, field-centered elementary mathematics education program. Major goals, objectives, and competencies were identified and validated. Six global goals related to elementary mathematics teaching were developed: (1) philosophy of learning and psychology of teaching, (2) preparation…

The five papers in this symposium address several key issues included in evaluation research. In "Designing State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Evaluation Research", Stanford E. Rubin discusses the importance of practitioner involvement in the development of research questions and plans and introduces three basic models of evaluative research.…

This paper presents an alternative approach to evuating Individually Guided Education (IGE) which should be prerequisite to the conduct of output evaluation. To this end, it introduces a specially designed instrument, the "IGE Implementation Survey," which is capable of systematically collecting information on the degree to which schools…

The booklet provides some guidelines and suggestions around which career guidance programs may design their standards. It discusses and briefly outlines some recent legislation, publications, speeches, and committee actions which deal with the objectives and methods of career guidance. It lists 10 assumptions which should be considered when…

This document contains four separate presentations which comprised a workship at the APGA Convention, 1975. The workshop was designed to help guidance counselors set up a successful guidance unit, and each presentation examines a particular component of the unit. Hence, the first paper deals with problems encountered by guidance personnel in…

This environmental education guide focuses on several aspects of an environmental education program. The guide is divided into seven sections. Lesson Plans for Environmental Investigations is designed to help students take an in-depth look at different component parts of the environment. Developing an Environmental Education Plan includes…

This environmental education plan, developed for the State of New Hampshire, is based on the premise that environmental education is most likely to be meaningful if implemented into the schools at the local level. The purpose of this publication is threefold: first, to define environmental education and comment on environmental education…

This handbook has evolved in response to the needs expressed by the museums for resources with which to interpret environmental problems and to initiate or to expand environmental exhibits and education programs. Chapters 1, 2, and 3 (Man and Environment, Population, and Environmental Problems) each contain background information and techniques…

Over the years, it has been painfully apparent that student interest and participation has dropped off dramatically in those student councils which have dragged their feet, contenting themselves with sock hops and candy sales. At a time when many new groups are appearing on the scene, espousing a variety of causes, student councils must work…

The major purpose of this teaching guide is to create an awareness of the many opportunities for supplementing a vocational agriculture curriculum with needed instruction in consumer education. Following the same format as other resource supplements in this series, this publication considers (1) the economic system; (2) income procurement; (3)…

This supplemental guide was developed for the purpose of assisting secondary school teachers in the teaching of trade and industrial resource-related consumer education topics. Six main units of instruction are presented: (1) the economic system; (2) income procurement; (3) consumer behavior determinants; (4) consumer alternatives; (5) roles,…

Following a discussion of the need for the service the document presents a proposal for the establishment of a career resource center in order to properly utilize and disseminate career information to students in Grades 6-9 in selected Pennsylvania schools. The career resource center will be involved with the following activities: (1) collection,…

The workshop for Alcohol Safety Action Project administrators was held to help prepare project directors in the management of their projects and to identify their responsibilities and job tasks. It was also attended by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) representatives to help in the orientation of the ASAP program. The full…

Inadequate support is presently offered for the study of certain important questions which have serious implications for educational policies affecting women. Priority should be given to the support of those areas of research and program development and evaluation that have the most critical implications for both the higher education of women and…