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Ford, Alison; And Others – 1983
The paper examines issues involved in providing instruction to severely handicapped individuals in their natural environments. Factors that influence the arrangements made for instruction in community environments are classified according to student factors (such as chronological age, post-school projections, and unique learning and performance…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
Wyche, Jean E., Comp. – 1976
This third of three booklets was prepared by the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging to help agencies concerned with aging to plan volunteer programs. This volume is a compendium of resources, including materials from seven different volunteer programs. It contains a wide variety of training tips and techniques to help the person(s) in charge…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Gerontology, Older Adults, Program Development
Erasmus, Suzanne – Environmental Education Bulletin, 1993
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Descriptors: Community Resources, Educational Facilities, Elementary Education, Environmental Education
Gerlock, Elizabeth F., Ed.; And Others. – 1982
Developed as part of the Family, Infant, and Toddler Project, and intended as a guide for parent groups, the document focuses on such topics as instruction, child development, and family concerns related to children with handicaps. Individual topic guides provide information on ways to begin the parent group meeting, information to consider,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Community Resources, Disabilities
Townsend, Catherine M., Ed.; McAbee, Patti, Ed. – 1992
These materials are designed to serve as an in-service program for South Carolina teachers interested in using local history and culture in their classrooms. The materials are organized around four different topics, each of which stems from an interview with educators expert in the incorporation of local culture in the classroom. The four topics…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Cultural Education, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Tindall, Lloyd W. – 1983
A seven step approach designed to help special and vocational education teachers, parents, and others to develop appropriate vocational/job training programs for learning disabled adolescents and young adults is described. Assessment and evaluation include educational, psychological, and vocational measurement. Provision of support services is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Coordination
Husmann, Ann – Innovation Abstracts, 1983
Inviting carefully selected guests into the classroom can help students recognize the blending of theory and practice and involve students more intimately in the learning process. For example, a first-person account by a mother of a handicapped child might have a greater impact on the listener than books, films, or lectures. Effective…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Resources, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Resources
Turner, Mary Jane – 1981
Arranged into three parts, the paper offers practical and motivating techniques for resource persons, particularly in legal education, who have been invited to make presentations in the schools. The first part of the paper prepares resource persons for giving successful presentations by increasing their awareness of educational objectives being…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Community Resources, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Experiential Learning
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1981
The resource manual is designed to help teachers in Georgia provide quality education programs for trainable and severely mentally retarded children. State guidelines are presented for six major topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): definitions; eligibility criteria; due process (referral, individualized education program); program…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Definitions, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Alter, Judith S.; And Others – 1982
This guide was written to assist program providers in implementing a model curriculum developed for teaching parents to be the primary sexuality educators of their children. It provides an outline of the tasks and considerations to follow when designing and implementing a program, including: (1) suggestions for developing community support;…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Illinois State Univ., Normal. Dept. of Specialized Educational Development. – 1989
This handbook describes strategies for coordinating career planning efforts for adult probationers. The ideas are based on experiences in three field-test sites involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating career planning services for adult probationers in Illinois. These cooperative efforts concentrated on developing and establishing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Planning
Roberts, Patricia Morgan, Comp. – 1989
Intended for use with children between the developmental ages of 3 and 6 years, this guide for early childhood education was developed by a team of teachers and administrators in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Education. After a chapter providing background information about early childhood education, discussions focus on the…
Descriptors: Background, Classroom Environment, Community Resources, Early Childhood Education
Chase, Elizabeth C. R., Ed.; McLain, Thomas W., Ed. – 1980
Designed as a resource manual for use in conjunction with state and/or local level career education staff development training sessions, this handbook also provides local practitioners with information to develop new or improved career education programs. Chapter 1 overviews the concept, rationale, goals, and objectives of career education in…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Resources, Disabilities, Educational Planning
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC. – 1993
This booklet is written for communities and their schools to help them design educational programs and activities that use local historical and cultural resources. This approach to teaching and learning is often referred to as heritage education by preservationists, museum educators, site interpreters, and folklorists. The document addresses the…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Sypher, Jane; Raspa, Salvatore – 1983
This guide explains the phases of the career education program at Great Mills High School (Maryland) as a means of helping other schools and school systems to initiate similar programs. Based on 4 years of experience at Great Mills High School, the guide provides career education activities for the 9th through 12th grades. The activities include…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Centers, Career Development, Career Education
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