This publication contains over sixty references to curriculum materials available from the Kansas Curriculum Materials Dissemination Center for Vocational, Technical, and Career Education (KCMDC). These materials are divided into eleven groups: KCMDC-Produced Materials, Vocational Agriculture Education, Distributive Education, Health Occupations,…

EMPLOYMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN WASHINGTON ARE OUTLINED FOR COLLEGE EDUCATED WOMEN WHO HAVE LESSENING FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES AND WANT TO RETURN TO SCHOOL, DISCOVER NEW AREAS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, OR FIND A SUITABLE PART-TIME OR TEMPORARY JOB. PAID AND VOLUNTEER JOBS IN GOVERNMENT, THE ARTS, LANGUAGES, LIBRARIANSHIP, HEALTH…

OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING OLDER ADULTS IN NEW OCCUPATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY RECENT FEDERAL LEGISLATION. UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, PROGRAMS WERE STARTED IN 20 RURAL COMMUNITIES TO TRAIN OLDER WOMEN AS VISITING HOMEMAKERS. LOCAL AGENCIES ORGANIZED THE COURSE AND RECRUITED THE TRAINEES, THE HOME ECONOMICS AGENT…

"KNOWING AND EDUCATING THE DISADVANTAGED" IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIALS RELATED TO THE EDUCATION OF MIGRANTS OR THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. IT IS ARRANGED BY BOTH TOPIC AND TITLE INDEXES. TOPICS INCLUDE AGRICULTURE, AMERICAN CULTURE, DIRECTORIES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION OF…

The author surveys the legal and educational developments that have focused attention on the child with limited English who also is physically handicapped or emotionally disturbed and describes some of the current methods being used to deal with this child. An historical review offers an overview of some of the critical happenings leading to…

The findings and recommendations found in this report are the result of a cooperative planning process undertaken by Cuyahoga Community College (CCC) to determine the best way of meeting the training and educational needs of the employed adults in its service district. Background information is presented first, describing the composition and…

Intended to assist in the evaluation of community education programs, this guide is for program decision makers, primarily at the local level, including staff of school districts, park and recreation departments, other local and state agencies, and private citizens serving on community education boards and councils. Part 1, Evaluation and…

The third edition of the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) fact book provides a chronicle of the year 1978-1979, reflecting data and events important to the institution. Sections include: general information/Augusta; general information/MCG; administration; budget and physical plant; library/learning resources; faculty; continuing education;…

Originally presented at an American Indian Studies Center conference in 1978, the papers in this volume comprise a review of the American Indian Policy Review Commission (AIPRC). The introduction makes the observation that many AIPRC problems might have been avoided if the federal government had funded an ad hoc Indian group whose task would have…

Proceedings of the Region IV Conference on Teacher Education for Allied Health and Nursing are reported in this document. (The conference was concerned with the identification of essential competencies for instructors in health care preparatory programs.) Included are group session reports, the conference program, list of participants, and texts…

Presented are highlights of the major recommendations offered by over 200 professionals who participated in the National Forum on Pathways to Employment, a meeting on problems relating to the job preparation and placement of handicapped individuals. An initial section lists legislative recommendations, administrative recommendations,…

The objective of the two week long 1972 Dag Hammarskjold Seminar was to break away from traditional and theoretical concepts of information work in order to gain a practical insight into communication, especially as it applies to social and economic development. Fifty participants and lecturers from developed and developing countries in Europe and…

This teacher's guide describes a program about urban ecology which can be used with children from kindergarten through grade six. The program comprises five units which explore concepts and practical issues of consumption in the home, health and well-being, commercial enterprise, transportation and networks, and production. Each unit's content is…

THE MAJOR VEHICLE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOLS, TO QUALIFY FOR STATE FUNDS. CONTINUED STUDY OF THE MINIMUM STANDARDS HAS DONE MUCH TO IMPROVE EDUCATION, BUT HAS NOT SERIOUSLY CHALLENGED THE LEADING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SINCE IN MANY AREAS EDUCATORS AGREE THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY…

Guidelines are provided for the establishment and maintenance of public school speech and hearing programs. Administrative information covers planning the speech correction program, different types of programs, qualifications and responsibilities of clinicians, facilities for the programs, suggestions for supervisors, and state regulations and…