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VanTassel-Baska, Joyce – Gifted Child Today, 2010
The history of the world could be told through countless biographies, as Carlyle said, and these biographies undoubtedly would represent gifted individuals and their contributions at different times in different cultures of the world. The Greeks and Romans recognized the value of talent, as did the tribes of the Bible, responding to the parables…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Academically Gifted, Biographies, Educational History
Dickinson, Thomas S. – 1988
A two-phase survey, employing two different survey instruments, was sent in January of 1988 to 51 institutions in Illinois engaged in teacher preparation. Each instrument was aimed at gaining information concerning either the extent of, or reaction to, middle-level teacher preparation in Illinois. The first phase was aimed at examining the extent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Course Content, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades
Lopez-Valadez, Jeanne; And Others – 1979
This guide provides programmatic strategies and resources information to assist vocational administrators and other educators in designing, developing, and implementing vocational education programs which meet the special needs of limited English-speaking persons. It is directed to secondary, postsecondary, and adult program personnel. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Vocational Education, Ancillary School Services, Check Lists
Cordova, Rose Mary; Phelps, L. Allen – 1981
A study examined the varied procedures and approaches utilized in identifying, assessing, and placing limited English proficiency (LEP) students in vocational education programs in Illinois high schools, area vocational centers, and community colleges. Utilized in the study were data from the following survey instruments: (1) a mail questionnaire…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrator Attitudes, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
Nelson, Robert E.; Piland, William E. – 1982
This manual contains guidelines for organizing small business programs in community colleges. Following an introductory discussion of the need for such a program both throughout the United States in general and in Illinois in particular, the role of the community college in facilitating small business development is examined. Guidelines are set…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, Business Administration, Business Administration Education
Miller, Sidney R.; And Others – 1983
This monograph describes a suggested approach to career education for handicapped students that focuses on two aspects of the career development process, career exploration and development of an academic program reflecting vocational needs. Discussed in the section on career exploration are career goals, the teacher-counselor role, individual…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Choice, Career Education, Counselor Role