This curriculum guide for secondary teachers outlines resource units dealing with the free enterprise system. Although intended for use by teachers in Louisiana, the guide can be utilized or adapted by educators in any state. The guide is comprised of nine sections dealing with the following topics: (1) heritage and characteristics of the American…

This curriculum guide for secondary teachers outlines resource units in civics. Although intended for use by teachers in Louisiana, the guide can be used or adapted by educators in any state. The guide includes six sections dealing with the following topics: introduction to citizenship, national government, state and local government,…

A part of the adult basic education teaching/learning management system called CUBE (Continuity and Unity in Basic Education), this manual is designed to help those teaching students with "splinter skills" to piece together the students' deficient skills and develop an individualized reading program. It consists of three sections.…

Non-learners are externally controlled students conditioned to expect both failure and success. They are aware of their basic skill deficiencies yet know that passive behavior in high school classrooms has resulted in passing grades. Given the nature of the non-learner, developmental educators cannot achieve positive results through manipulating…

Ohio's Educational Assessment Program is briefly described, and extensive tables present the 1978 test results. The sampling design, test development, and setting of performance expectancy levels are discussed. Results are reported for the total test and for each objective. Comparisons between the average predicted, minimally acceptable, and…

South Carolina's master plan for improvement and advancement of its 33 public institutions of postsecondary education is presented. Areas examined are listed in topical order and include such areas as: recommendations, goals, governance, finances, academic programs, faculty, students, computers, and management systems. Twenty-five tables provide…

Institutional image and desired goals for the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, were assessed using the Institutional Goals Inventory (IGI) of the Educational Testing Service. All faculty and administrators of the private college were administered the IGI, and their responses were compared to those of the faculty four years previously.…

Perspectives on the literature teacher's role and appropriate subject matter, educational objectives, and instructional methods are considered in light of campus unrest that occurred in the late 1960s at San Francisco State University. The value of studying works of literature in a time of violence and psychic numbing is addressed, and possible…

A project was conducted to provide descriptive data regarding mid-career women in administration and to develop program materials based on these data. Specific project objectives were (1) to provide descriptive data identifying areas of concern for mid-career women in adminstration; (2) to review selected literature in the fields of the psychology…

These proceedings of a conference on the development of adult education and prospects for adult education in the 1980s contain the texts of four speeches. First, the basic objectives of the conference are outlined. Presented next are reasons for taking international initiatives in adult education and measures for determining what types of…

This module on effective use of instructional techniques is the second of 11 modules in the set, Introduction to Teaching Adults. Designed to meet the learning needs of part-time continuing education instructors, these modules can be used as resource materials for local workshops or study-discussion groups, as self-instruction (each module takes…

Similarities and differences between adult and traditional-aged students were analyzed based on a survey of 13 cohorts of first-year college freshmen. A sample of 172,400 first-year students over the age of 21 who responded to the Cooperative Institutional Research Program's freshman survey between 1966 and 1978 was compared to a nationally…

This basic core curriculum for vocational agriculture education contains 35 units of instruction in five content areas: agricultural chemicals (1 unit), leadership (2 units), farm management (5 units), plant and soil science (10 units), animal science (8 units), and farm mechanics (9 units). Each unit follows a typical format that includes…

This ninth of 14 curriculum modules in the Family and Community Services Occupational Education Modules series deals with care of home, equipment, and possessions. Focus is on encouraging students to accept the importance of the clients' values and feeling when making decisions about care of possessions and homes. Basic skills are reviewed, but…

This fourtheenth of 14 curriculum modules in the Family and Community Services Occupational Education Modules series deals with the identification and resolution of morally confusing situations which arise in service occupations. A suggested Code of Ethics for Family and Community Services is included. Discussion of case stories and other…