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Education Service Center Region 4, Houston, TX. – 1984
A project was conducted to identify and evaluate available microcomputer software for use in helping limited English-proficient (LEP) and English-as-a-second-language (ESL) vocational students to develop career awareness and basic and employability skills. During the project, a literature review was completed in order to identify the special needs…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Computer Assisted Instruction, Coordination
Spahr, Anthony E. – 1984
A study was conducted at Morton College (Illinois) to develop a profile of students who applied to the college, but did not register for classes. A sample of 445 potential students who participated in the college's placement testing program for the fall 1984 semester completed the First-Time Student Questionnaire, which asked for information…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Sykanda, A. M., Ed.; And Others – 1984
Twenty-five papers are presented from a May, 1983 interdisciplinary conference on the visually impaired child. The following papers are presented: "From Seeds to Fruit" (E. Scott); "Sources of Self-Esteem and the Adjusting Process" (D. Tuttle); "Electronic Travel Aids for Children: Advantages and Disadvantages" (J.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Clinical Diagnosis, Computers, Daily Living Skills
Montana State Office of Public Instruction, Helena. Dept. of Vocational Education Services. – 1984
This curriculum guide is intended for use in teaching an instructional unit in tractor and machinery safety that is geared toward college freshmen. Addressed in the individual lessons of the unit are the following topics: understanding the importance of safe and efficient tractor operation, understanding the characteristics of tractors, preparing…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery
Blowers, Tom; And Others – 1977
The Junior High Police School Liaison Program is a three-year pilot project conducted by the Edmonton Police Department, and the Edmonton Public and Catholic School Systems. The objectives of the program include: (1) developing a preventive approach to crime; (2) reducing the local crime level; (3) improving relations among police officers,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Crime, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention
Portage Township Schools, IN. – 1981
An Indiana 310 Project was conducted to determine the needs of very low level adult basic education students (0-4th grade). Specifically, the study sought to answer the following four questions: (1) What brings low academic level students into ABE programs? (2) What aspects of the ABE programs do low academic level students dislike? (3) Why do low…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention
Download full textHayes, William A.; And Others – 1981
This document contains the report of the preliminary analysis of data collected during site visits to Head Start centers conducted in the fall of 1980 as part of the Child And Family Mental Health (CFMH) Evaluation Project. The report is limited to data from two of the three components of the evaluation project -- the process component and the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Family Environment
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Div. of Occupational and Vocational Studies. – 1981
This administrator's manual contains guidelines for planning, developing, and implementing mainstream, self-contained, or cooperative work experience programs for the disadvantaged. Outlined in the introductory section are the philosophy underlying programs for the disadvantaged, procedures to determine student eligibility, signals indicating the…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Administrator Guides, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged
Bolton, William Dan; Brown, David W. – 1978
Juvenile delinquency problems and ways to improve youth services were explored in a survey conducted in 1975 in 15 East Tennessee counties surrounding Knoxville. The 51 persons interviewed were associated with law enforcement, judicial, and counseling services; respondents believed that juvenile delinquency was on the increase in rural areas and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Delinquency, Delinquency Causes, Delinquency Prevention
Gibson, Carol – 1977
This speech by the education advocate of the National Urban League outlines the involvement of that organization in the national struggle for quality educational opportunities for black Americans. The history of black education is discussed, from dual "separate but equal" school systems to the Brown decision to current census data that…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Black Education, Black Organizations, Black Students
Koch, Jean, Ed. – 1977
Proceedings from the International Summit on Prevention of Mental Retardation from Biomedical Causes are provided. After a list of participants and summary of the highlights of the conference, the keynote address by H. Moser is presented. The following 13 papers are provided along with workshop recommendations and a list of main points elicited…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Biology, Conference Reports, Congenital Impairments
Katz, Arthur J., Ed. – 1979
Articles by social work educators on some of the critical issues in community mental health are presented. Examined are some conceptual and program developments related to coordination, continuity of care, and the use of teams in planning and service delivery for community mental health (Lawrence K. Berg). The issue of civil commitment to and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Civil Liberties, Clinical Experience, Community Involvement
Lynch, Robert E. – 1980
Studies show that 9 out of 10 migrant students do not complete their high school education. To identify the factors contributing to this high dropout rate, 350 migrant youths were surveyed to assess what they viewed as "good" programs and why they had dropped out of school. Most respondents noted some sort of sports activity as what they liked…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1965
AS REQUIRED BY THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963, PART OF THE HOME ECONOMICS PROGRAM INCLUDES CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS AND BOYS WHO WISH TO PREPARE FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT UTILIZING HOME ECONOMICS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. OHIO OFFERS THE COOPERATIVE 2-YEAR PROGRAM, AND THE OCCUPATIONAL WORK-EXPERIENCE WHICH IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR THE 11TH-…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Child Caregivers, Cooperative Education, Dropout Prevention
Underwood, Rita E. – 1980
School dropouts not only limit the potential of their own lives but have a negative impact on society. This paper provides a brief description of efforts at Federal, State and local school dsitrict levels in the area of dropout prevention. An overview is given of financial assistance that has been made available through the Elementary and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
