The Job Corps is described as a training program for impoverished and unemployed young people between the ages of 16 and 21 which will help them become responsible adults, prepare to get and hold productive jobs, return to school or further training, or satisfy Armed Forces' entrance requirements. (Currently (1976), Job Corps provides training for…

To enlighten the reader on the status of environmental education internationally, this paper discusses current environmental concerns, trends, and problems; reviews environmental-related communications between countries since 1965; and describes environmental education programs in selected countries. Environmental education is interpreted to…

Emphasis placed on adult education in Tanzania stems directly from the decision to bring about development through an egalitarian rural transformation. The political decision to stress socialist development with priority to those living in rural areas preceded the creation of the adult education network and shaped its structures and organization.…

Using a competency-based approach to instruction, this K-12 curriculum guide is devoted to preparing students for dual occupations in the consumer and homemaking areas. The dual role concept is a component of vocational home economics education in Ohio, this guide is intended to provide a conceptual framework for teachers as programs are planned…

The manual contains teaching techniques and instructional materials to help children in the primary grades develop an understanding of behavior, express their feelings constructively, and satisfy their emotional needs. Materials can be used flexibly with students in grades one through three. The program is based on the theory that behavior is…

The manual contains teaching techniques and instructional materials to help fourth and fifth graders develop an understanding of behavior, express their feelings constructively, and satisfy their emotional needs. The program is based on the theory that behavior is influenced by motivating forces, an individual's perceptions and abilities, and the…

The characteristics of effective or successful individualized instructional programs were investigated. The work of other evaluators was reviewed and a series of screening criteria were applied in order to identify effective programs. Programs were selected from evaluation reports for their effectiveness and their "popularity." Information about…

This paper, the fourth of a series, covers the impact of the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) on the field of adult education in England. The content is presented in four sections. The first one briefly covers the origins of the WEA. Section 2, a review of WEA's founding principles, concentrates on the objectives of working class…

Results are presented for a study of the in- and out-of-class literacy demands made on community college students and their responses to these demands. After an executive summary, introductory material reviews the issues of adult literacy and literacy development in the community college. The first of the report's two sections describes…

This curriculum guide provides a model for organizing vocational instructional content from which secondary level instructors can abstract a commercial art curriculum that meets local program needs. Primarily oriented towards classroom use, the guide may also assist administrators, counselors, and lay people involved in local school systems.…

This curriculum guide provides a model for organizing vocational instructional content from which secondary level instructors can extract an electronics cluster curriculum that meets local program needs. Primarily oriented towards classroom use, the guide may also assist administrators, counselors, and lay people involved in local school systems.…

This curriculum guide is designed to offer guidelines along with supporting resources and teaching ideas from which the local postsecondary instructor can extract a cosmetology curriculum that meets local needs. Following an outline of the philosophy and goals underlying state and local vocational education programs in Georgia, the purpose and…

Intended to provide a model for organizing vocational instructional content, this curriculum guide consists of information pertinent to conducting a postsecondary level course in aviation mechanics. While the guide is primarily oriented towards the classroom, whether as a primary resource or as a supplement to other teaching materials, it may also…

The National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 collected data on the backgrounds, experiences, attitudes, and plans of 16,683 students who were high school seniors at 1,044 schools in 1972. In addition, three followup studies focused on the work experiences, education and training, military service, family status, life…

A review of Piaget's theory and research on children's cognitive development is presented, including a discussion of the psychological structures of intelligence, developmental constructivism, and the evolution of knowledge as a subject-object relation. Piaget's assessment techniques are summarized, including moral development, number…