This report describes a developmental project in occupational education aimed at the unemployed, underemployed, and economically disadvantaged adults living in the 7-county northeastern North Carolina area served by The College of The Albemarle, one of 13 state community colleges. Partially funded by a foundation grant, this project included a…

This report describes the research and organization involved for implementing a coordinated county academic-vocational program for mentally, physically, and emotionally handicapped students at the high school and post-secondary levels. An occupational survey and literature review preceded the development of a flexible academic curriculum providing…

Since 1970, the developmental mathematics program at the Metropolitan Campus of Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio) has consisted of three courses of individualized instruction. A pretest is given to determine proper course placement and all modular units are accompanied by regular lectures. This practicum was designed to determine the attitudes,…

The annotated bibliography provides abstracts of 36 research reports, bibliographies, seminar proceedings, collections of abstracts, and of six journal articles, all published since 1965, dealing with the various aspects of vocational education administration at the local level. The citations listed were selected from the printout of a…

A major goal of Project Green River Opportunities for Work (Project GROW) was to develop materials that could be used by teachers in regional schools to help them implement an articulated, developmental career education program from kindergarten through postsecondary levels. The document consists of a regional history report and description of the…

This report discusses the proceedings of the first workshop for foreign student advisers in which were stated and explained the policies, procedures, and expectations of participating universities. The activities of the Agency for International Development (AID) and its International Training Specialists are examined in relation to the work…

You are invited to take a tour of the Somerton School District No. 11, Somerton, Arizona, to see what is being accomplished in migrant child education. The 1968 enrollment in the district consists of 950 students (kindergarten through grade 8) from the community of Somerton and the surrounding farms, ranches, and labor camps. The Somerton program,…

A special education service center was proposed, to be located at a children's clinic and to provide mobile on site services to school districts in an eight county area. Regional services were to include the following: diagnosis and evaluation of children with poor academic skills; perceptual development treatment and physical, occupational, and…

This compilation of reports from the states, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas describes the 1967 fiscal year of operation under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The states report that with increased federal, state, and local funding they have expanded programs, constructed new facilities and additions to existing facilities,…

This document includes the papers presented at an inservice training institute for planners from State education agencies. Guidelines concerning information analysis techniques and basic pupil, personnel, and fiscal information needs are covered in papers by Stanley Hecker, John J. Stiglmeier, Paul Bethke, Robert L. Hopper, and Burton D. Friedman.…

A 6-week experimental demonstration program was provided for 90 neurologically impaired children with severe learning problems to bridge the gap between school terms and to provide learning experiences for teachers, teacher-trainees, and parents. The staff at each of three host schools consisted of five master teachers, five college students, plus…

This guidebook explores the significance of international cultural relations giving special consideration to voluntary action programs developed in the U.S. since World War II. American voluntary agencies and institutions seeking to develop sound cultural relations programs will find 25 possible approaches described. Considerable material on human…

The Springfield Trajectory Occupational Program (STOP), designed to provide a 23-day residential occupational exploration program for 90 11th grade students from small South Dakota high schools, utilizes industrial field trips, self-evaluation, group and individual counseling, laboratory projects and dormitory activities in a multi-media approach…

This third party evaluation examines the activities of the 1975-76 school year, which were part of a 3-year program in Bedford County, Virginia, to implement the Career Education NOW! Model for Career Education Curriculum, K-14, for a Rural-Urban School District. Results of the evaluation are organized around three major information areas of…

This book is a guide to the development of Individual Transition Plans (ITPs) for students with disabilities. It includes 37 sample ITPs for students with a wide variety of disabilities. The first four chapters describe the formatting necessary for designing the transition planning document and then describe each of the 10 goals, which range from…