This report presents planning, implementation, and first-year operational phases of Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) programs by prime sponsors in the Southwest. The prime sponsors were the city of Albuquerque and the encompassing county of Bernalillo, New Mexico; the Coastal Bend Manpower Consortium Area in Texas…

Designed as a guide for those community college institutions developing a career planning center, this handbook presents a model for planning and implementing such a center. Options for centers are suggested for three levels of development and staffing: self-directed, intermediate, and comprehensive. Chapter 1 outlines the rationale and possible…

Designed to meet the needs of all persons involved or interested in bilingual/multicultural education in Alaskan communities, the Fifth Annual Bilingual-Multicultural Education Conference provided workshop presentations, speeches, and exhibits in the areas of program planning, curriculum and materials development, staff training, classroom…

Designed to review the changing pattern of adult education, this monograph focuses attention on the current situation and pivotal points of change confronting business educators. A discussion of philosophical foundations in adult education for business in chapter 1 provides definitions and discusses transition in adult education and importance of…

The future of rural America depends on the abilities of diverse interest groups and leaders to piece together educational and economic resources in creative ways, fitted to the needs of their respective regions and communities. It has become essential that rural persons be plugged into national and international production, marketing, and…

The workshop reported here was held to allow key personnel from secondary education and community colleges in Virginia an opportunity to explore existing problems as well as potential strategies relating to improved articulation of vocational programs at both levels. The content is presented in three parts. The first contains the three major…

In 1973 the Harvard School of Public Health contracted with the Bureau of Health Manpower Education to study, modify, and augment the school's educational program and related research and service activities in light of existing public health needs and those likely to arise in the next five to ten years. The model educational program developed as a…

The purpose of this project was to develop and disseminate a conceptual model for comprehensive secondary school (7-12) career guidance programs. The model consisted of transportable packages intended to provide a framework for the delivery of career guidance strategies designed to facilitate the achievement of desired student outcomes. Initially,…

Intended to assist counselors and other school personnel in their efforts to meet more effectively the life career development needs of public school students, this handbook describes the concepts of a comprehensive, needs-based career guidance program as well as specific steps and strategies for program development and implementation. (The…

The objectives of this project were (1) to develop participant feedback materials that can be used by local adult vocational education (AVE) administrators for program planning, implementation, and evaluation and (2) to determine why participants enroll in AVE programs. A follow-up survey which contained key items from the follow-through system…

Described is an inservice training program for early childhood special education teachers who work with non-categorical or integrated (handicapped and nonhandicapped) groups of preschool children. Chapter 1 presents an overview of the project. Chapter 2 reviews the content and structure of the curriculum framework and presents a cognitively…

Recommendations are presented for developing career guidance centers in community colleges which would enable their clients to explore, prepare for, select, and progress in an occupation in line with their individual needs, interests, and abilities, and in a job with occupational opportunities. The following areas are outlined: (1) career guidance…

Intended for the developmental practitioner, this report examines literature produced by the Career Planning Support System dealing with career guidance in four major areas: minority youth; women; transition from school to work; and program planning and evaluation. The area of minority youth includes a review of literature on: educational and…

An Outdoor Classroom to prepare pre-service and in-service teachers to utilize vital natural resources as an outdoor laboratory was established in 1974 by Elizabeth City State University. Because of its proximity to the Great Dismal Swamp and the Atlantic, the university's geographical location made it especially suitable for such a course of…

To determine the ability of educable mentally retarded (EMR) students to adjust to the demands of regular vocational education programs, a study was conducted to assess the work adjustment of eighty-five EMR students who were mainstreamed in a three-year vocational-technical program. Students were evaluated by their instructors on a Revised Work…