This volume is the second of a two-volume curriculum manual (see also ED 147 486) for teachers which contains materials designed for use in implementing the World of Related Knowledge and Educational Development (WORK-ED) program. (This program is a career education course for ninth graders developed to enable students who have not chosen the…

This description of career education activities in Greenland, Arkansas, was prepared as part of a study conducted to identify evaluated, exemplary career education activities which represent the best of the current career education programs and practices referred to in Public Law 93-380. (See CE 018 212 for the final report of this study.) This…

This description of career education activities in Coloma, Michigan, was prepared as part of a study conducted to identify evaluated, exemplary career education activities which represent the best of the current career education programs and practices referred to in Public Law 93-380. (See CE 018 212 for the final report of this study.) This…

The status of minimum competency testing programs, as of June 30, 1979, is given through descriptions of 31 state programs and 20 local district programs. For each program, the following information is provided: legislative and policy history; implementation phase; goals; competencies to be tested; standards and standard setting; target groups and…

Leaders from government and the higher education community provide a philosophical but pragmatic discussion of such topics as curriculum, admissions, research funding, and financial support. Compiled from papers presented at the 61st annual meeting of the American Council on Education, this volume offers the viewpoints of 22 institutional…

This handbook for urban school staff provides guidelines and resource materials for implementing school needs assessment and communicating information about programs, services, and events in the school district to the community. It presents field-tested methods which have been utilized in a number of the largest public school districts. Part 1, on…

In order to stimulate discussion of the future of postsecondary education in New York State, issues and options are suggested to consider in developing institutional plans for the 1980's. They may be incorporated into the Board of Regents statewide plan. The role of the state in financing higher education is discussed, with tables showing recent…

Because courts have required that selection tests be job-related, this study was undertaken to provide a practical means of performing a job analysis of teaching. Several court decisions are discussed, including Griggs v. Duke Power Company and Chance v. Board of Examiners, with respect to both Fourteenth Amendment and statutory issues. In the…

This curricular framework for the subject area section, Career Education for Grades K-12, is one of eight Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) Programs of Studies. A foreword discusses Curriculum and Instruction, Use of the Program of Studies, Curriclum Change and Modification of the Program of Studies, State and Federal Government…

As part of an effort to include student educational objectives in the institutional planning process, a Student Goals Inventory (SGI) was administered during registration in Fall 1979 to the total population of students enrolled in credit courses at Florida Keys Community College. The SGI requested students to rank order the importance of goal…

Community colleges account for over half of the ethnic minority enrollments in America, and a controversy has developed over how well these students are being served. On one hand, community colleges are praised for providing open access to higher education. Critics, however, claim that community colleges track minority students into low level…

THIS BULLETIN PREPARED FOR THE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL (ACEI) PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, CONSULTANTS, SUPERVISORS, AND OTHERS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN IN SCIENCE. THE PUBLICATION IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT EXPERIENCES THE CHILD HAS…

THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECENT (MOSTLY 1966-67) CLEARINGHOUSE ACQUISITIONS IN HIGHER ADULT EDUCATION ARE LOOSELY ARRANGED BY GENERAL REFERENCES, COMMUNITY TYPES, STUDENT SERVICES, AND PARTICULAR PROGRAM AREAS. GENERAL REFERENCES INCLUDE ARTICLES ON EVENING COLLEGES, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL, COMMUNITY, EXTENSION, AND MILITARY EDUCATION.…

THE CHILD LIFE STUDIES BRANCH OF THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU MADE AN INFORMAL SURVEY OF PARENT EDUCATION FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1961 TO 1963. PARENT EDUCATION IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HOUSEKEEPING, STRENGTHEN INTERFAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, REINFORCE FAMILY-SCHOOL UNDERSTANDING, AND IMPROVE PERSONAL SKILLS. PRACTITIONERS RECOMMEND A…

INCLUDED ARE SELECTED ARTICLES FROM "SCIENCE AND CHILDREN" COVERING THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1963 THROUGH MAY 1966. THE SELECTION CRITERIA WERE THAT THE ARTICLES (1) PRESENT MATERIAL WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH ACCEPTED PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICES AND WITH THE LATEST TRENDS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, AND (2) PROVIDE USABLE MATERIAL FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS,…