The third-party evaluation presents assessment of the first cycle of operation of the Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) at Wichita East High School. Twenty-two process objectives and twelve outcome objectives were evaluated with either a nominal (yes/no) assessment of status, or a descriptive (statistical/narrative) assessment of status, as…

A variety of resources, learning activities, and instructional materials make up this population education resource kit. Four major components comprise the kit. The first section is a leader's guide for the organization of an educational workshop about population education. Designed for teachers and community people, the workshop guide presents…

The Study Unlimited Program, developed at Black Hawk College (Illinois) to improve access to postsecondary opportunities for non-traditional students, makes General Education Development Test preparation and college-credit courses available in six area public libraries and in the on-campus Independent Learning Center. All library-based courses…

This study of fall 1973 entering freshmen (4,544) at San Jose City College (SJCC), duplicating and expanding on a previous study, was conducted to determine whether the college successfully prepares students for the job market or for transfer to four-year institutions. Data on a random sample of 450 students (221 day, 229 evening) were obtained…

Reports prepared by various countries for presentation at the 1976 annual assembly of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP) are included in this document. The theme of the assembly was "Education for a Global Community." Countries reporting include Bangladesh, Canada, Ivory Coast, West Germany, England and…

The results are reported of a follow-up study conducted on an experimental middle school curriculum initiated by a school district as an alternative to the traditional curriculum. The outcomes of the original experiment were favorable to the experimental curriculum. An evaluation design common to true experiments where subjects are randomized for…

Designed as a component of a pilot career exploration project at Vale Middle School, Vale, Oregon, this guide is directed toward helping any school implement the concept of career education. The guide is divided into three sections. Section 1 offers ideas that give support to the background and justification for the concept of career education.…

A study was conducted to obtain an initial view of exemplary programs involving an emphasis on work and education in postsecondary settings. Twenty programs were selected and described on the basis of comprehensiveness of approach, cross-section of institutional settings, cross-section of educational traditions or approaches to career education,…

Contents include: (1) bachelor's and higher degrees conferred by institution type (1965-66 to 1974-75), by major and degree level (1974-75), by institution and program level (1974-75), by major and program level and sex (1974-75), and by major and institution and program level (1974-75); (2) associate degrees conferred by institution (1965-66 to…

One of a set of twelve documents describing the Career Planning Support System (CPSS) and its use, this guide is designed to help the CPSS coordinator become familiar with CPSS and his or her role. (The Career Planning Support System is a comprehensive guidance program management system which (1) provides techniques to improve a high school's…

This four-part faculty handbook provides information on Vista College (VC), a community college without a traditional campus; its administrative procedures and resources; and on various aspects of instruction. Following introductory material, Section I provides background information about VC, including college objectives, student characteristics…

The 1977-78 evaluation report of an interstate bilingual early education program for migrant children from age 3 through third grade which operates two permanent sites in Washington and one site in Texas, presents the program's progress in each of five components: instruction, staff development, parent and community involvement, materials…

The 1978-79 evaluation report of an interstate bilingual early education program for migrant children from age 3 through third grade which operates year-round sites at Connell and Moses Lake, Washington and at La Grulla, Texas, presents a narrative program description and the progress made in each of five components: instruction, training,…

As one of a number of pilot projects to test the concept of using community and resource development Extension agents and paraprofessionals to help citizens and public officials interact and deal with controversial issues confronting their communities, the Citizens Education Project worked with citizens in selected communities of the five counties…

One of a series designed to aid community leaders, cooperative extension agents, local government officials, and others in their efforts to gain external resources needed to support local efforts in rural development, this handbook addresses three basic problem areas: gathering information on rural development needs of a community; locating…