Because researchers know so much more about the brain and development than they did when the 20th-century U.S. education system was designed, this knowledge can now be used to design a system in which all individuals are able to take advantage of high-quality opportunities for transformative learning and development. This playbook suggests a set…

This guide is primarily aimed at skills providers for unemployed adults, but will also be of interest to learning providers that wish to engage micro-businesses for the purpose of delivering other forms of provision such as apprenticeships and work-based learning through full cost recovery. The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education…

With increasing emphasis on treating the whole person, on the maintenance of an individual's former life style, and on patients' rights, long-term care personnel need to become aware that many nursing home residents experience needs related to their sexuality. A model two-day workshop is presented wlth a focus on the following topics: (1) a broad…

The exercises in this manual are designed to help elementary and secondary educators in the development of human relations skills, and with slight modification the exercises may be appropriate for college and university educators as well. The procedures for human relations skill development presented in the manual were developed over several years…

On the basis of a survey of the literature pertaining to the special education and guidance needs of the handicapped, a survey of existing programs at 47 California Community Colleges, the proceedings of advisory committee meetings, interviews with counselors, college health services staff, and representatives from community agencies working with…

This document is one in a set of eight staff development training manuals developed to facilitate the efforts of educators in the planning and implementation of comprehensive career guidance programs on the secondary level (7-12). This series is based on the goals and developmental objectives identified by the Georgia Comprehensive Career Guidance…