Sheldon Jackson College provides college level training to teacher aides in their home communities. The program includes courses leading to an Associate of Arts in Education degree from the college, the development of bilingual materials and the assessment of interest in developing bilingual programs in the communities served, and on-site career…

Presenting 250 abstracted entries and an additional 250 citations, this bibliography on American Indian mental health is derived from: personal collections; other bibliographies; dissertations, government documents; and five computerized bibliographic data banks. Included in this document are: (1) a user's guide to the bibliography; (2) a tribe…

Papers summarizing evaluation efforts and results from four local education agency evaluation experts and one paper summarizing selected findings from U.S. Office of Career Education sponsored demonstration projects are presented in this monograph. The first paper describes two studies of the reading and mathematics achievement of fith grade Texas…

While much experiential learning (EL) may possess a potential for credit in the area of Women's Studies, such learning is not usually identified as Women's Studies or awarded credit in that area. This paper provides materials that will serve as a set of preliminary guidelines for the development of assessment criteria by which women may receive…

This bibliography on halfway houses contains seventy-two entries (includes books, journals, films, technical reports, and government publications) which address the critical issues in halfway house operations, evaluations, and innovations. Each entry includes an annotation preceded by the appropriate bibliographic information, such as author,…

This paper describes an external evaluation study of the Responsive Environment Early Education Program (formerly known as the Responsive Environment Program for Spanish American Children), an educational intervention program for "high risk" (low birth weight) 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in Clovis, New Mexico. Major goals of the…

Founded (October of 1973) to activate direct parental participation in the education of Navajo children, the Navajo Area School Board Association (NASBA) describes its goals in this document as follows: to set meaningful and reliable standards for Navajo education and to cause the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and educational contractors to meet…

The developmental writing program at Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas Campus, deals with three concerns common to developmental writing teachers at two-year colleges. First, since most developmental writing teachers are unable to empathize with, or understand, their students, the Manassas program begins with exercises which acquaint…

A project is reported that has been in effect for two years in the Roseville, Minnesota, Area Public Schools to provide interested school staff and community people a chance to exchange career roles for varying periods of time, ranging from one day to several weeks. The report contains all memos, application forms, announcements, and…

This bibliography on foreign language instruction and career preparation is divided into four parts. Part I presents general materials on the intersection of foreign language instruction and career preparation. Materials in Part II provide specific examples of programs or courses that are designed to address the issue of preparation of students of…

This document was designed to provide a vehicle for educators in postsecondary institutions to (1) develop a philosophical position regarding the career education concept, (2) consider the philosophical implications of career education as related to curriculum reform in institutions of higher education, and (3) develop procedures for relating the…

Based on the assumption that visual and auditory impairments are frequently accompanied by limited communication and social skills which are necessary for vocational success, this document reports a study on the development of prevocational training programs for the deaf and blind. The report first defines the needs of this special population and…

When Loyola University dropped its foreign language requirement in 1971, another requirement took its place. Students are now required to take three courses in literature, one of which is to be a course in a literature not originally written in English. Introductory courses (called Masterpieces courses) in French, German, Spanish, and Russian…

Because linkages between dissemination and the impact assessment systems are necessary to the effective implementation of research and development activities in the area of vocational education, the Department of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education of the Illinois State Board of Education and staff from the University of Illinois will…

The competency-based training program of the Learning and Education for Exceptional Paraprofessionals (LEEP) project is described and the contents of five LEEP developed training modules are indicated. In addition, the term "paraprofessional" is defined, characteristics and duties of paraprofessionals are specified in terms of competencies, and…