More critical self examination and study is needed if career education is to have a desirable long-range impact upon American education. Greater effort shoudl be given to the theoretical framework of career education, the existing conceptual problems and issues, and the assessment of career education programs. (Author/BP)

Presentation to the Council on Children with Behavior Disorders, Council on Exceptional Children (Washington, D.C., November 26, 1967).

The document presents the final report of a 1977 study on the extent and effects of mainstreaming handicapped children into the Calgary Public School System in Canada. Summary statements of study findings are provided together with a discussion of conclusions and recommendations. The specifications which guided the study design are listed, along…

THERE WILL BE A CONTINUING AND INCREASING NEED FOR TECHNICAL TRAINING AND SERVICES DURING THE NEXT 10 TO 20 YEARS TO FULFILL FARMERS' REQUIREMENTS IN PRODUCING, HARVESTING, AND MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FOR DEVELOPING AND OPERATING NONAGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES BY FARMERS IN RURAL AREAS. THIS NEED IS APPARENT IN THE AREAS OF MANAGEMENT,…

Family breadwinners are individuals primarily responsible for the support of family members. This report provides an economic profile of the breadwinners and outlines their special training needs. The unemployment of more than 1.7 million of the 39 million family breadwinners in the labor force in March 1962 affected the welfare of approximately…

The hearings focus on H.R. 1626 and H.R. 9864 (bills to increase the subsistence payments to students at State maritime academies) and H.R. 10413 and H.R. 10500 (bills to amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and the Maritime Academy Act of 1958 to provide for an integrated system of education and training of officers for the U.S. Merchant Marine…

One model of educational needs assessment stresses: (1) deciding what students should learn in school, (2) measuring whether they learn it, and (3) looking at gaps between desired learnings and actual learnings to identify educational needs and priorities. In this study, it was assumed that practically all students should master…

Data regarding supervisory responsibility of engineers are analyzed and implications of these analyses are considered. The data indicated that a majority of engineers were employed as managers or supervisors. The data also indicated that those engineers with no supervisory responsibility declines from 38 percent in the 25-30 year old group to 12…