These materials are part of a four-module series, "Competence Is for Everyone," designed to specify and reduce limitations on the learning and use of skills that people experience because of their sex or race. The series identifies three areas that function to maintain inequalities: the process of making judgments or appraisals,…

These materials are part of a four-module series, "Competence Is for Everyone," designed to specify and reduce limitations on the learning and use of skills that people experience because of their sex or race. The series identifies three areas that function to maintain inequalities: the process of making judgments or appraisals,…

This manual is aimed at employed people who want to think about where they are in their careers and in their lives, what they are doing now and what they might want to do in the future, and how they can set about improving their education and training and their future employability. It can be used by individuals or in a group context, and a short…

The student text explains stress factors and aids in the development of a personalized stress management program for rural special educators. The text is designed to help teachers analyze personal characteristics that relate to stress producing situations, reasons contributing to those personal characteristics, personal and professional effects of…

Text, illustrations, and exercises are utilized in these four learning modules to instruct health sciences students and other interested persons in the various stages of human development. The first module, designed by Eleanor Yapundich for associate degree nursing students learning about growth and development, examines the fundamental…

One of a series of pre-apprenticeship training modules, this self-paced student training module deals with identifying and developing individual strengths. Included in the module are the following: cover sheet listing module title, goals, and performance indicators; introduction; study guide/check list with directions for module completion;…

Designed for school-age child care staff training, this package of materials aims to (1) increase understanding of the developmental needs of school-age children between 5 and 12 years of age; (2) provide information on developing safe, supportive, and enriching programs for children during the hours they are not in school; and (3) involve staff…

This volume, the fourth in a series of seven, contains the two learning modules which focus on the third Child Development Associate (CDA) competency, building positive self-concept and individual strength in young children, in the performance based curriculum of the Texas A & I Bilingual Bicultural Child Development Associate Training…

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module, the second in a series of 16, focuses on developing a positive self concept among trainees in a competency-based bilingual/bicultural preschool teacher training program. In the first section, reading about another culture and its values are used to promote the trainee's reflection about his…

Discussions and accompanying exercises are provided in this two-part learning module designed to help instructors cope with the loss of traditional classroom power and control that may result from the implementation of individualized, self-paced instruction. Part I discusses the key concepts to be learned in the module: Maslow's theory of…

Designed to accompany Surviving Today's Experiences and Problems Successfully (STEPS) for 9th and 10th grade home economics courses, this volume consists of individualized learning packages dealing with four areas: management/family economics, human development, housing, and foods/nutrition. The book is divided into four parts. First, the…

This seventh of 14 curriculum Modules in the Family and Community Services Occupational Education Modules series deals with care services to meet needs of the client. It is intended to help students determine needs of clients and to be able to perform care services which are needed. Environment, including economic aspects, is explored in…

These learning modules are designed to assist counseling or teacher education students in acquiring a basic understanding of sex-role stereotyping as it relates to career choice and development. Various information pertaining to conducting the course is presented, including assumptions underlying the course, its format, and support materials.…

This module contains an instructor's guide and student activity packet that are intended to accompany a slide/tape presentation on human relations in business. The module was developed for use in postsecondary office occupations classes in Texas. The instructor's guide includes general instructions for use in individual or group settings, the…

These 11 modules for incarcerated youth and adults are intended as small group and individualized instructional materials for social education on personal, family, and resource management. Each module has the following components: introduction and instructions; a list of terms; objectives, related activities, and a list of resources needed to…