Utilizing a social learning approach the Georgia Department of Offender Rehabilitation has implemented a performance-based correctional management model based on the assumption that only self-rehabilitation is viable. Earned Time System (ETS) provides resources and motivational opportunities for inmates to assume personal responsibility for their…

This manual examines the substantive ingredients of leisure counseling and provides a sequential model that counselors and clients can use to develop individualized leisure programs. Leisure counseling is defined as the process of helping persons to determine their leisure interests and to assist them in choosing and following practical,…

Academic advising with adults in individualized college programs requires the development of new faculty skills. The paper provides a bibliography, a brief section on advising in traditional programs, a major focus on specific requirements of emerging faculty roles, and a concluding section on implications for faculty development and evaluation.…

The development of programing for the gifted and the culturally diverse follows the same general developmental sequence: awareness, recognition, appreciation, acceptance, and affirmation. A gifted program model, based on the recognition of individual differences, enrichment, and self-actualization through counseling, can be effectively applied…

Intended for administrators, supervisors, and teachers, the booklet is designed as a source document for developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children in Illinois as required by P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Section I identifies and defines the following content areas of an IEP:…

It is a difficult task to arrange a learning environment permitting each student to pursue, at all times, the types of activities that most appropriately meet his needs. The concept of individualized performance-based instruction is an attempt to realistically approach this task by diagnosing students' needs and interests related to desired…

The document is designed to assist local school systems as they plan, develop, and improve programs for emotionally handicapped students. Sections cover the following areas: definition of emotionally handicapped students; pre-planninq for emotionally handicapped programs; identification, referral, screening, assessment, and placement; service…

Outlined is a state plan to individualize the education of the gifted and talented students in the public schools through acceleration, enrichment, or a combination of both. Sections cover the following programs components: needs assessment, definition of gifted and talented children and youth, the Hawaii Department of Education position…

Designed to give the teacher a capsule explanation of how the system works, this guide introduces the Mountain-Plains instructor to specific curriculum materials and provides examples of the basic instruments used in the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle…

This handbook is intended to facilitate the teaching, learning, and assessment of college creditable interpersonal competence acquired or enhanced by experiential learning situations. Experiential learning may be a result of prior experience, such as community affairs and work experience, or may be sponsored by the college. The concept of…

One in a series devoted to transportation career education, this guide which is intended for use by teachers in grades 11 and 12, presents a program to prepare students for careers in transportation. Section I gives an introduction to career education and its four phases: career awareness, orientation, exploration, and preparation. Section II…

This manual on independent learning centers (ILC) includes eleven chapters intended to provide assistance and resource materials to any institution or individual developing an ILC. The chapters each cover one of the following topics: learning center model; Hawkeye Institute of Technology's (HIT) Independent Learning Center; the ILC student from…