This publication is designed to assist the instructor and students in understanding the latest concepts and techniques of the instructional phase of cosmetology programs. The instructional units are in five areas: (1) orientation, (2) professional practices: hair, (3) professional practices: skin and nails, (4) cosmetology science, and (5)…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on low income food patterns is the second in a set of three modules on foods and nutrition in economically depressed areas. (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education [MATCHE]--see CE 019…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on resources for the economically depressed area family is the third in a set of three modules on human development in economically depressed areas. (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking…

Statistical data and a descriptive summary of the data on faculty contracts and bargaining agents are presented. The following information is provided for colleges listed by state: number of campuses, type of college, size of bargaining unit for 1977-78, the current bargaining agent, the year the current agent was elected, the year the initial…

A guide for teaching with audiovisual aids, based on the in-class experiences of 30 faculty members from Memphis State University and Shelby State Community College, is presented. The faculty members represented 20 instructional areas and the range of audiovisual usage included in-class use of traditional audiovisual materials and techniques, the…

Practical suggestions for effective lecturing are offered and what educational objectives are accomplishable by means of lecturing are discussed in this guide. The following topics are addressed: effective lecture delivery, managing lecture content, and motivating listeners. Ways to vary the stimuli and making a point in lecture delivery are…

This primary reference tool provides access to those documents from the National Diffusion Network (NDN) resource pool of both funded and non-funded validated practices which are available through ERIC. A descriptor index, which is cross referenced and arranged alphabetically using commonly accepted educational program and/or practice terminology,…

This sourcebook is one of two supplementary materials for a newspaper course about taxes and tax reform. Program ideas and sources of related resources compiled in the sourcebook are designed to help civic and group leaders and educators plan educational community programs based on the course topics. Section one describes ways in which the program…

This curriculum guide provides the teacher with materials for a course on how to make housing decisions based on eight considerations: (1) the advantages of buying versus those of renting; (2) buying and the major expenses that it entails; (3) evaluating and choosing a house; (4) methods of financing; (5) the purpose of escrow; (6) property taxes;…

Sixty-six community college career education programs in 30 states are described in this sourcebook. The data is based on a national survey conducted by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. Descriptions include location, enrollment, type of geographical area (e.g., rural, suburban), and characteristics of the student…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is designed for paraprofessional and professional personnel in career resource centers, grades 9-14. The goal of this module is to…

The document describes a thesis project which focused on the development of a teacher resource guide as an aid in high school instruction of Iowa history. The objective was to increase students' awareness of Iowa through an examination of the state's current and past development. The project is presented in five chapters. Chapter I states the…

This information analysis paper reviews the literature on career development programs and practices, identified by a computer search of the ERIC data base from November 1966 through December 1979. The introduction highlights issues and trends: the infusion of career development concepts into curriculums; evaluations of programs in career guidance…

This resource book for elementary school teachers provides methods, materials, activities and a rationale for multi-ethnic education. Part I provides a background of concepts and theories about multi-ethnic and pluralistic education. Chapters of this section (1) discuss those trends and forces which have shaped multi-ethnic education; (2) define…

This guide describes resource materials which are intended for use by elementary and secondary classroom teachers and by community groups as they develop and implement educational programs on Polish/American culture. The major objectives are to enhance Americans' understanding of Poland and to highlight cultural contributions of Americans of…