This companion document providing basic information for general educators and other community persons to increase their awareness and understanding of how to meet the needs of handicapped youth in the school-to-work transition, five other companion documents, and an inservice guide comprise a series developed for assisting disabled persons in…

This annotated bibliography is intended to provide community college and technical institute personnel with a listing of available curriculum guides dealing with automated technologies. Described in the handbook are a total of 31 curriculum guides that were selected because they met the following criteria: availability in the ERIC system or…

This catalog of multiculturalism in education projects is intended to make the materials listed and described more widely accessible to the Canadian public, thereby contributing to a deeper understanding and appreciation of Canada's multicultural nature. All projects listed received financial assistance from the Canadian Government in the years…

Fall 1984 data on enrollments, student characteristics, and personnel at Washington community colleges are provided in this report and contrasted with historical data for fall quarters 1980 through 1983. First, report highlights are presented, indicating: (1) restoration of evening and off-campus enrollment was the principal trend evident in the…

This report to the Illinois Senate Committee on Higher Education assesses the extent to which students in metropolitan Chicago have real access to higher education and choice among postsecondary institutions. The chapters in part I address issues related to inequality in higher education in Chicago, providing analyses of the causes of inequality,…

Designed to inform decisions about the University of Alaska's (UA's) budget, direction, scope, and academic thrusts, this report provides statewide, unit, and campus data for the two- and four-year colleges in the university system. First, a systemwide summary offers information on finances, enrollments, student loan program participation,…

This report traces the growth of Project Integrated Education and Community Development (now known as the Education and Community Project) in the town of Ofakim, Israel, from its conceptual beginnings in 1977 through the first three years of its development into a multifaceted community education program. The project, conducted in predominantly…

Data on 1982 summer and fall college enrollments in Pennsylvania are presented, along with brief narrative explanations. Tables are presented on the following: total enrollments in higher education institutions by type of institution, fall 1974-1983; enrollments in institutions by sex, fall 1974-1983; summer school registrations, 1974-1983; total…

A comprehensive three-part examination of student mobility among the 19 community colleges and 6 state universities in Kansas was conducted in 1984. The study involved coordinated analyses of student databases at the universities to determine selected demographic and academic characteristics of transfer students for 10 semesters from fall 1979…

Designed for history teachers of students in grades 4-7 and for museum educators, this teacher's manual interprets art and objects in the Hall of State (Dallas) within the context of the Texas history curriculum. Although the guide focuses specifically on Texas history and the Hall of State, it can be used as a model for museum and school…

This module, one in a series of competency-based guidance program training packages, focuses on specific professional and paraprofessional competencies of guidance personnel. Modules in Category C suggest how to conduct, accomplish, or carry out selected career guidance program activities. The purpose of this module is to help career guidance…

The needs of evening students at Shelby State Community College campuses were surveyed in 1984, with attention to reasons for continuing one's education, employment status, preferred class times, and preferred teaching formats. Sixty-five questions were included dealing with students' perceived personal, academic, and career development concerns.…

University professors increasingly are expected to infuse computer technology in teaching. Many universities are aggressively promoting the delivery of entire courses and programs using computers and the Internet as vehicles for instruction. There is also a movement to align university teaching with the national standards for K-12 teaching.…

The past, present, and future of the Cooperative Extension Service in America is presented respectively in the three sections of this book, which is a collection of 23 separately authored papers. In the first section, A Proud Heritage, the papers assess some of the reasons agriculture has contributed greatly to the development of America. They…

Materials contained in the 16 Volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This procedural handbook, one of five program development process documents for the series, provides information on why and how to conduct…