This guide provides specific information on designing and implementing a reading program. The guide is divided into the following six parts: (1) "Planning for Instruction," including sections on setting ideal goals, establishing a "reality base," and organizing a work flow; (2) "Content Organization," including sections on the structure of…

This curriculum guide for a postsecondary legal assistant program is divided into five sections. Section 1 provides a brief overview of the growth of legal assistant programs. Section 2 discusses the primary factors the college president and other administrators should consider prior to the implementation of a legal assistant program. Topics…

As a resource for grantseekers, this book is divided into two sections. Part 1, "How to Seek and Win Grant Support," provides a step-by-step system for successful grantseeking, from organization preparation to proposal writing to follow-up. Part 2, "A Directory of Funding Sources," contains more than 500 detailed entries for…

Summaries of five syllabi for courses on vocational/technical education are presented, along with the five syllabi. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. For each of the following courses, a brief statement of content or purpose is provided, along with course objectives, and…

These six instructional units are intended to provide instructors of vocational education administration with a systematic package of materials for their programs of preservice and/or inservice instruction and to provide materials which could be reproduced for learner use. These units cover the following subject matter: (1) federal legislation…

The framework presented here is intended to provide general guidance in the design of curricula for teaching introductory Japanese to English-speaking students at the high school and college levels. It is not a course syllabus or statement of specific instructional outcomes. It has three purposes: (1) to assist Japanese language teachers in…

This guide has been developed to assist administrators and teacher-coordinators in New Jersey in planning and implementing cooperative home economics programs. The guide is organized in five sections that focus on the administration of a cooperative home economics program. The first section describes the program, providing information on the…

Designed for administrators and teachers, this curriculum framework outlines a comprehensive business and office education program that is both general education and career preparation. Section 1 provides an overview of the business and office education program. Topics include role and scope of the business and office education program, career…

This guide is intended for local school district and community college administrators, instructors, and other advisory and coordinating groups charged with developing and offering courses in residential and commercial plumbing. The following topics are covered: legal authority (program standards, planning, structure, development, review and…

The Language School in Seattle has conducted extracurricular foreign language classes in 31 local elementary schools for several years. Each school has a parent coordinator, the courses are tuition-supported, and the objectives are to establish language learning interest and cultural awareness using the Total Physical Response method. A dramatic…

This guide is intended for local school district and community college administrators, instructors, and other advisory and coordinating groups charged with developing and offering courses in electronics, industrial electronics, and electronic technology. The following topics are covered: legal authority (program standards, planning, structure,…

This guide is intended to help vocational teachers design and implement a cluster program in office occupations (clerical and secretarial, including word processing). The guide suggests teaching ideas for a program aimed at high school students, as well as those wishing to enter community college, university, or apprenticeship programs. To develop…

One of five modules in the foundation series of the 16-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists, this module is intended for use in classes or individual study arrangements at the preservice or inservice level by students with varying amounts of experience in vocational education. (These modules are revised…