This course, for individualized or group instruction on ceramic tile setting, was developed from military sources for use in vocational education. The course provides students with skills in mortar preparation, surface preparation, tile layout planning, tile setting, tile cutting, and the grouting of tile joints. Both theory and shop assignments…

This student training module on worker benefits is one of the general work information modules developed for Pre-Apprenticeship Phase 1 Training. Rather than relating to a specific trade, this module is designed to impart to the student general knowledge of worker benefits needed by all workers and can be used in all the trade module series. This…

This booklet on Ontario (Canada) apprenticeship programs describes regulated and non-regulated trades in the following four categories: (1) construction, (2) industrial, (3) motive power, and (4) service. The introductory section covers what apprenticeship is, educational requirements, credits for academic and skill achievements, finding an…

Junior high or middle school student activities in mathematics are provided for three entry level occupations in each of fifteen career clusters. The fifteen cluster titles including one of the three occupations for each cluster with an example of a student activity follow: (1) Agri-business and Natural Resources (cropdusting pilot, reading an…

Designed for practical hands-on secondary and postsecondary vocational programs and adult/continuing education programs, this eleven-module curriculum was developed to equip both male and female students with the capabilities to identify, monitor, manage, and curb energy usage in their daily lives and vocational pursuits. It is intended for use as…

THIS REPORT, THE FIRST VOLUME OF AN EXTENSIVE TWO-VOLUME STUDY, OUTLINES VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. GENERATED BY FIVE SUBCOMMITTEES CONSISTING OF LAY CITIZENS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF, THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ORGANIZED UNDER EACH COMMITTEES SPECIFIC AREA CONCERN--(1) THE INSTRUCTIONAL…

THIS REPORT CONTAINS DETAILED STUDIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA AND MAKES EXTENSIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT. GENERATED BY FIVE SUBCOMMITTEES CONSISTING OF LAY CITIZENS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF, THE STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ORGANIZED UNDER EACH COMMITTEE'S SPECIFIC AREA OF CONCERN--(1) THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM,…

NECESSARILY EXISTENT RURAL SCHOOLS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE WHOSE STUDENT BODY IS LIMITED DUE TO EXTREMES OF DISTANCE, TERRAIN, CLIMATE, OR SPARSE POPULATION. DOCUMENTED REPORTS OF PROJECTS COMPLETED AND IN PROGRESS POINT OUT THE FOLLOWING PROMISING PRACTICES--NONGRADED INSTRUCTION, TEAM TEACHING, UTILIZATION OF TEACHER AIDES, MULTIPLE CLASS TEACHING,…

Developed through synthesis and review of existing task analysis literature, this guide lists tasks expected to be performed by workers in nine trade and industrial occupations and presents information for incorporating these tasks into articulated secondary and postsecondary competency based vocational education programs. Task listings are…

CURRENT RESEARCH AND THOUGHT ON THE EFFECTS OF ARCHITECTURAL FORM AND COLOR IN THE TREATMENT OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED AND RETARDED CHILDREN ARE SURVEYED IN THIS PUBLICATION. TO A LESSER EXTENT, IT COVERS THE RELATIONSHIP OF THERAPY TO BEHAVIOR, NORMAL CHILDREN TO HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, NORMAL ADULTS TO MENTAL PATIENTS, AND CHILDREN TO ADULTS.…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO PRESENT A SUMMARY OF PRESENT KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING RURAL AND URBAN DIFFERENCES IN STUDENT ASPIRATION AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE OF YOUTH. THE PAPER RELIED HEAVILY ON DATA OBTAINED IN A WISCONSIN RESEARCH PROJECT FINANCED BY THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION AND THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. OTHER STUDIES MENTIONED INDICATED…

Five hundred and three dissertations on school law are listed under 25 major subject categories, with author's name, full dissertation title, institutional source, and date of completion cited. Where applicable, references to Dissertation Abstracts are made for dissertations abstracted therein. The major categories include general administration,…

Sixteen inmates of the National Training School for Boys who had a poor school history were involved in an educational program which utilized a specially created environment and reinforcement. Students participated in regular classes or worked on individual programed materials to earn points which could be spent in a variety of ways. A cottage…

Twelve assumptions concerning learning are presented which underlie the rationale for the establishment of learning laboratories in 3 small high schools in Utah. Based on these assumptions, 12 specific recommendations are made for the improvement of education in small, rural schools through implementation of the learning laboratory concept. A…

This study examines the effectiveness of specific attempts to remedy employment discrimination against minorities through litagation and contract compliance efforts. Further, its objective is to identify factors underlying the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of court decisions and out-of-court settlements in producing changes in minority…