This teaching guide is intended for use in implementing the second level of a comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum entitled: A Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). Designed for use with advanced secondary students, beginning postsecondary students, and adults without previous knowledge of the area, the second level of…

This unit on financing a small business, the eighth in a series of 18 modules, is on the second level of the revised PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) comprehensive curriculum. Geared to advanced secondary and beginning postsecondary or adult students, the modules provide an opportunity to learn about and try out…

This unit on managing a small business, the 11th in a series of 18 modules, is on the second level of the revised PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) comprehensive curriculum. Geared to advanced secondary and beginning postsecondary or adult students, the modules provide an opportunity to learn about and try out…

This individualized, competency-based unit on complying with government regulations, the 10th of 18 modules, is on the third level of the revised Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). Intended for the advanced secondary and postsecondary levels and for adults wanting training or retraining, this unit, together with the other…

This individualized, competency-based unit on managing sales efforts, the 14th of 18 modules, is on the third level of the revised Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). Intended for the advanced secondary and postsecondary levels and for adults wanting training or retraining, this unit, together with the other materials at…

This individualized, competency-based unit on managing customer credit and collection, the 17th of 18 modules, is on the third level of the revised Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). Intended for the advanced secondary and postsecondary levels and for adults wanting training or retraining, this unit, together with the…

The Texas plan to assure equality of educational opportunity, which was approved by the U.S. Department of Education Offices for Civil Rights, is presented. Policy statements and descriptions of the existing and expanded activities of higher education systems are included. Progress in increasing the participation of Blacks and Hispanics in the…

Current federal student financial assistance programs are described, and their impact on access to and choice of postsecondary education are assessed. In addition, recommendations and policy options for promoting educational opportunity are offered. Findings of the following eight studies are analyzed: (1) changes in college attendance and student…

This information booklet on vocational education in Denmark begins with a listing of the eight fields of study into which vocational education is divided. These fields are (1) the construction industry; (2) the graphic industries; (3) commerce, clerical trades, and public administration; (4) the iron and metal industries; (5) agriculture,…

This instructor guide is designed for use by postsecondary child development instructors in courses that have both lecture and laboratory sections. The guide is organized into five units covering the following subject matter: foundations and assumptions about child caregiving, development of young children, indirect guidance of children's…

Three issues are of particular interest to adult educators: literacy, the ability to use technology, and the ability to access information. These three areas are significant in terms of individual self-fulfillment, human resource development, and individual and societal development at both national and international levels. One questions whether,…

This volume is one of three in a self-paced computer literacy course that gives allied health students a firm base of knowledge concerning computer usage in the hospital environment. It also develops skill in several applications software packages. This volume contains five self-paced modules that allow students to interact with a health…

A catalogue in Finnish describes 80 research and 27 research and development (R&D) programs in the field of higher education that were completed or in progress in 1983-1984 in Finland. The introduction, abstract, titles of the research descriptions, and names of research institutes are translated into English. A brief review of higher…

This publication contains the following 24 case studies of adult education in Australia: "NSW Department of Agriculture Home Study Programme" (O'Neill); "Self-Help Adult Education: The University of the Third Age at the Brisbane CAE" (Swindell); "Marriage Enrichment Programme" (D. Kerr, C. Kerr); "Carringbush…

Employers expect their employees to have basic skills in reading, writing, and math; speaking and listening skills; problem-solving ability; employability skills; reasoning skills; leadership skills; computer literacy; interpersonal skills; ability-to-learn/learning-how-to-learn skills; and collaborative/teamwork skills. How well do employers…