Education in Malaysia is discussed in terms of administration, structure, objectives, finances, and problems to be solved. Administration is the responsibility of the federal Ministry of Education in cooperation with individual state directors of education. Formal schooling consists of six years of primary, three years of lower secondary, two…

The educational system of Saudi Arabia underwent significant changes from 1974-76 in areas of teacher education, modernization of curriculum and instruction on elementary and secondary levels, and in expansion of higher education facilities. Reasons advanced by the Ministry of Education for these changes include an increase of funds for…

Educational development in Mauritius is directed by a Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs in conjunction with a government appointed advisory board. Education is the largest single item in the national budget and comprises 25% of estimated annual expenditure for 1977-8. The primary education system serves 92% of the primary school age…

Designed as a resource for elementary teachers (4-6), this curriculum activities guide is second in a set of four based on an articulated (K-12) career education competency curriculum model designed to infuse career education into the curriculum on a districtwide basis. Materials for each of the four program components are arranged under the…

This paper summarizes the results of a 35 item survey administered to 2,346 Los Angeles City College (LACC) day and evening students, 48% of whom responded. Among the findings were: (1) transfer to a four-year college was ranked as the most important reason for attending LACC by a plurality (42%) of the day students, while acquiring or improving…

A four-part radio broadcast transcript on learning from life is presented as an educational option to traditional classroom teaching. Part I discusses cities as schools for life through presentation of question-answer interviews with urban characters such as a dating service employee, founder of a man-woman institute, a community health worker and…

Student outcome objectives and process objectives were the focus of the Portland Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) project evaluation. The Portland EBCE project followed the EBCE model developed by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL), based on experiential learning with career and academic experiences in the community. A total of…

One of the products resulting from the Adult Career Education in Corrections Program of the University of Hawaii (a national effort initiated in 1972 and implemented within a regional framework with local participation), this volume is intended to serve as a supplemental resource for use with a generalized model (see related note) for planning,…

A national study on Adult Functional Competency, conducted by the University of Texas, determined that less than one-half of the adult population (46%) was proficient in handling the demands of modern living. Educators have never done even an adequate job of educating the country's people. If the primary goal of the teaching profession is to…

Consisting mainly of charts, graphs, and lists, this publication presents materials used in the Delaware County Community College (DCCC) planning and institutional research processes. Guidelines for establishing DCCC mission, goals, objectives, and management by objectives performance standards relative to planning changes, instructional programs,…

After an in-depth study focusing on four major interdependent factors of the Navajo social system (the Origin Myth and the general mythology basic to the religious/medical practices, the economy, political system, and education), Project HOPE agreed, in cooperation with the college, to establish and implement an Associate of Arts nursing program…

This general marketing curriculum guide is the master publication in a series of four curriculum guides. The series is designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing as well as to provide marketing and distributive education teachers with maximum flexibility. This guide…

This document is one of four curriculum guides designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing as well as to provide marketing and distributive education teachers with maximum flexibility. Introductory information provides directions for using the guide and information on…

The influences, both on and off campus, that determine the shape of the curriculum of many campuses are considered. The main components of the curriculum--advanced learning skill, general understanding, breath, concentration, and electives--are outlined. The relationship of college education to the world of work is discussed. The unique…

One of 10 sites chosen for multi-year funding under the National Institute of Education's rural Experimental Schools Program (ES), the New Hampshire School Supervisory Union 58 ES Project was a community-based effort, serving 3 autonomous school districts and operative between July 1973-July 1978. Serving a total population of 3,816, the project…