Cooperative education, said to be a "sleeping giant" in vocational education, received special authorization in Public Law 90 576 and was made a priority in vocational education. This publication summarizes information to assist the states in planning development of cooperative vocational education: definitions, funding sources, program…

An attempt has been made to provide a detailed compilation of historical data related to the Iowa State Plan written for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The Iowa Plan was unique and controversial in that it established a system of sixteen regional media centers which received all federal monies for library materials. The 99…

Highlights of a career education program for the elementary grades in New Jersey, entitled Technology for Children (T4C), are presented separately for the years 1969, 1970, and 1971. A systems approach was utilized to integrate this comprehensive program into New Jersey schools, focusing on its urban areas. Preliminary program planning and…

This revised handbook describes Oklahoma's cooperative programs for the secondary grades in vocational education, including the following topics: (1) purposes of vocational education, (2) the six types of cooperative programs in Oklahoma, (3) the role of teacher-coordinator, (4) the advisory committee's role, (5) regulations, (6) training…

The types of courses, conferences, and workshops sponsored by the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency tuition-free are listed and described in this pamphlet. The training programs are not representative of all civil defense training available. The 21 courses and conferences listed are: Conferences for Public Officials; Conferences for Business and…

This report develops an overview of foreign language education in West German public schools. The information examined in the study includes: (1) program data and list of participants, (2) outline for study tour itinerary, (3) overview of the German school system, (4) the comprehensive school, (5) bilingual foreign language instruction, (6)…

This directory lists the land grant college personnel having the major responsibility for extension training in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to the title, address, and telephone number of each person, an indication is given as to which of the following four functions he fulfills: (1) coordinator of staff…

The results of an evaluative study made of the 1969-70 North Carolina statewide kindergarten program for five-year-olds are presented. The subjects of the study were 317 children in eight early childhood demonstration centers (Experimental Group) and 52 children who did not attend kindergarten (Control Group). A pre-post test evaluation design was…

Every student in the Watertown, South Dakota School District is involved in a comprehensive career education program which was locally designed and implemented with technical and financial assistance from State and federal sources. The program is designed to help students become aware of and prepared for the world of work. The emphasis of career…

Generated in teacher workshops as part of a project in the development of a career education learning system by the school districts of the Fort Worth-Dallas area, each of these 22 learning modules describes student activities based on a small segment of existing high school curriculum and on one of nine career education learner outcomes. The…

This paper focuses on three topics. The first introduces the original Anchor Test Study conducted and reported by Educational Testing Service (ETS) from 1971 to 1974. This study, involving the testing of more than 300,000 children, produced raw score equivalency tables for eight commonly used reading tests and new individual and school-mean norms…

The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS/S) was the nationally standardized, norm-referenced test selected for the Idaho Statewide Testing Program for 1976-77. It provided basic skills measures in reading, language, mathematics, total battery, reference skills, science and social studies. Students in the 4th, 8th and 11th grades from 51 of…

This booklet is designed to aid teachers who are using the Maryland Plan, a program of industrial arts designed to be useful with junior high students who have diverse interests, capabilities, and aspirations. The main purpose of the guide is to aid in program development and specification of observable, measurable behaviors for accountable…

The Colorado Adult Needs Assessment Project was conducted in order to develop factual, up-to-date information about the educational and occupational needs, interests, and attitudes of adults in the state. The findings will be used for planning improvements in the broad area of adult and vocational education. Information was gathered from employers…

This report examines the data processing services provided to Eugene (Oregon) School District 4J by the Oregon Total Information System (OTIS) and provides recommendations to the district administration to aid policy-making and planning in the area of computer services. The report focuses primarily on the use of the computer for management…