Community colleges should return to the philosophy of localism and team up with community agencies to play an active role in community planning and development. Rural colleges, which are governed by local boards that are more prone to receive immediate community pressure than their urban counterparts, are more suited to the achievement of this…

The entrepreneurial development and experiential education environments of Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, are described. The college-owned enterprises of the Boone Tavern Hotel and dining room, college farms and poultry, college laundry, college store, student craft industries, and the college press are discussed in terms of markets and…

THE FIRST OF FOUR STEPS IN A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A DISTRIBUTIVE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS TO CONSTRUCT A PHILOSOPHY OF DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CONSISTENT WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, THE GOALS OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND THE IDEALS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. STATEMENTS OF BASIC…

THE 1965 UNIVERSITY-FEDERAL AGENCY CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON THE MIDCAREER TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF FEDERAL SCIENTISTS. PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND UNIVERSITIES EXPLORED IN DEPTH THE POTENTIAL UTILITY OF CLOSER COOPERATION AMONG ALL THREE SECTORS TO PREVENT OBSOLESCENCE OF VALUABLE SKILLS AND, BY USING THE UNIQUE…

This third annual report of the San Francisco State College Teacher Education Project (STEP) contains six sections: (1) a general descriptive summary of the three-semester 1967-68 program to train K-9 teachers of disadvantaged children; (2) description and evaluation of instruction and curriculum including student recruitment, objectives, staffing…

A study was conducted to evaluate the Boston Public Schools Career Exploration Project. The project model contained assumptions regarding need for a significant amount of funding, a teacher training program, phased implementation with a concentration of effort in pilot schools, substantial amounts of materials, creation of positions of leadership,…

The report provides an interim assessment and discussion of the activities of the Research for Better Schools' Employer-Based Career Education Program during FY 1974. The introduction (section 1) outlines the report's format and summarizes the evaluation staff's activities. The summative evaluation overview (section 2) and the formative evaluation…

The report contains an overall account of three annual evaluation studies (1971-73) of a project designed to demonstrate how four components supplemented the existing counseling system in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. The components providing occupational information were: (1) a career orientation program for sixth, seventh, and eighth grades;…

Telecommunications facilities, programing, plans, and communication needs of the independent institutions of higher education in Indiana were surveyed. Data were collected from questionnaires, on-site visits, and workshop discussions to evaluate telecommunication facilities. Recommendations were developed which outline steps to be taken to enable…

The book, prepared for educators and industry, was designed as a complete guide to establishing an automotive training program. The 10 sections describe the following aspects of program planning and implementation: (1) career opportunities in automotive service; (2) guidance, counseling, placement, and followup; (3) school, parent, emPloyer,…

The paper discusses both European and American approaches to providing and funding recurrent educational opportunities for workers and their families. A section covers actions and studies of international organizations regarding paid educational leave and European attempts to increase educational opportunities through national and State…

The report reviews the recommendations made in an earlier study of occupational education in Massachusetts. The report stresses the need at the secondary level for broadly-conceived inter-disciplinary programs which effectively integrate occupational experiences with all general education values, and recommends 50 percent State funding for such…

This second volume of the Fresno Educational Master Plan describes seven major factors identified during the development of PROJECT DESIGN and considered crucial to effective educational planning for the future in Fresno, California: (1) Direction of future social change; (2) school management needs; (3) school district philosophy, values, goals,…

A demonstration project was proposed to provide community school services in six school districts in a predominantly rural area. Cooperative planning and sharing of resources were emphasized to utilize school facilities during periods when schools were not regularly in session. In general, cultural and educational services were lacking in the…

The increasing need for skilled agricultural technicians for the grain, feed, seed, and farm supply industry resulted in preparation of this suggested curriculum guide to aid in planning, developing, and evaluating post-high school programs. The guide includes: (1) suggested course outlines with examples of texts and references, (2) sequence of…