The document discusses a study which assessed leadership in art education in public schools. A major purpose was to determine whether a gap exists between the needs of schools and supply of adequate leaders. It was hypothesized that lack of progress in the arts in schools could be attributed to inadequate leadership. Four groups of professional…

Two hundred representatives from the community, special interest groups, and the educational field cooperated in writing a preliminary state plan for career education focusing on the following problems: high unemployment rate of society's untrained youth, the diminished ability of the job market to absorb unskilled workers, lack of trained persons…

The annual report describes project activities in two categories: those of the task force (governing body) and those of subprojects. The task force worked toward establishing a viable, ongoing consortium for nontraditional postsecondary education in New England and to consider other collaborative efforts for meeting regional needs. The subprojects…

A survey was conducted among 164 affluent women over thirty and attending an extension campus of Pierce Community College (California) to determine their educational aims and social values in comparison to national norms for part-time women students. In terms of degree-orientation and occupational aspiration, 61.7% of respondents were…

Designed to aid American Indian communities in the development of Indian contract schools, this publication includes a definitive narrative describing all aspects of contract school development, lists of organizations and materials which are of use in contract school development, an extensive table of contents which directs the reader to specific…

This guide is intended to assist in the evaluation of career education programs. It has been developed around the concept that the evaluation should be viewed as a management tool for the improvement of program performance. The guide recognizes the key roles of the evaluators and program managers in the evaluation process. It is addressed…

The study surveyed the attitudes toward vocational agriculture of all West Virginia superintendents, principals, county vocational directors, and guidance counselors in schools offering vocational agriculture. Survey was through Likert-type attitude scales (included in the appendix) to which all 257 individuals in the population responded.…

The reference guide presents a model for career education in Michigan and clarifies the content of career development by specifying student outcomes. The document organizes the content of career development into four basic interrelated knowledge, skill, and attitude components: (1) self-awareness and assessment, focusing on helping individuals…

The reporting booklet is required for the Census Data System (CDS) of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE); it contains the reporting forms which collect data that describe program structure and job-entry skill outcomes expected of program completors in the individual occupationsl education area of machine shop.…

The reporting booklet is required for the Census Data System (CDS) of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE); it contains the reporting forms which collect data that describe program structure and job-entry skill outcomes expected of program completors in the individual occupational education area of auto body repair.…

A sample of the general population of Dade County residents were surveyed, by interviews, by an independent research firm during December, 1973 regarding educational goals, major problems confronting the schools and their opinions regarding certain school system programs. It was decided to refine and augment those results by surveying specific…

An outgrowth of State-sponsored institutes conducted by Auburn University, Alabama, to produce career education teaching modules for adults, the health module is one of five field-tested curriculum guides adopted from findings of the nationally oriented Adult Performance Level Study conducted at the University of Texas. (Basic to the Texas study…

The mission, goals, and objectives of the university are set forth in this 1974 edition of the faculty handbook, along with specific policies and procedures of the school. Major areas covered include faculty affairs, academic services, research, business office, and general administrative services. Specific topics of interest to faculty members…

The document contains instructional materials for a course called Getting It Together (G.I.T.-7) which is designed for the seventh grade level. The course, an exemplary career education project of the Cal Young Junior High School in Eugene, Oregon focuses on two major areas: (1) self-awareness--22 lessons focusing on learning activities dealing…

This first report in the 1974-75 Michigan Educational Assessment Program presents the objectives of the assessment program and indicates in detail some of the specific procedures to be used. The program provides achievement measures for grades one, four, and seven. The measures at all three grades are objective-referenced tests constructed through…