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Fairbanks, Marilyn M., Ed.; And Others – 1979
This collection contains the 30 papers presented at the 1979 Reading Center Conference on content area reading held at West Virginia University. The papers are presented under the following topics: aiding reading/thinking skills, reading in specific content areas, motivating extended reading, meeting student needs, and administering content area…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Motivation Techniques, Program Administration, Reading Instruction
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Donelson, Den – English Journal, 1988
Protests the lack of professional respect and lack of professionalism associated with the teaching of English, blaming in part teachers' lack of control of their teaching lives. Presents ten rights and responsibilities basic to the profession. (NH)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Professional Autonomy, Program Administration, Program Development
National School-to-Work Opportunities Office, Washington, DC. – 1997
Leadership is a key ingredient in school-to-work system building. School-to-work systems represent an attempt to create a new administrative structure that integrates many formerly disparate programs, partners, and agencies and an attempt to change traditional institutions and views of education in profound ways. To accomplish those goals,…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Annotated Bibliographies, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices
McCormick, Fred C.; And Others – 1980
A study conducted in Illinois to review the state of the art of articulation had the following objectives in five component areas: (1) to review, describe, critique, and evaluate several variables associated with the practical knowledge/current practices relating to articulation efforts in Illinois and in other states; (2) to determine how…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Articulation (Education), Curriculum, Definitions
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Hirshoren, Alfred; Heller, Ginger G. – Journal of Special Education, 1979
Responses were obtained from all 50 states and three additional service units on a survey of programs for adolescents with behavioral disorders. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Definitions, Due Process, Educational Trends
Johnson, Miriam – 1982
This report summarizes a national state of the art study of job search training (JST) programs, namely, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, the Work Incentive Program, and the employment service. Special emphasis is placed on youth programs. An introductory chapter defines JST, provides a brief history of JST development, and assesses…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Curriculum, Federal Programs
NASSP Curriculum Report, 1980
This report, based on the findings of the report of the President's Commission on Foreign Languages and International Studies, outlines recommendations, remedies, and proposals of measures to counteract foreign language illiteracy. The discussion is divided into seven sections: (1) some of the commission's recommendations that pertain to high…
Descriptors: Career Education, Enrollment Trends, Instructional Improvement, Language Enrollment
Humbert, Jack T.; Woloszyk, Carl A. – 1983
Cooperative education programs aid students in making the transition from school to work. Other benefits include enhanced employability and earning power. Employers benefit through the ability of cooperative education programs to adapt to labor market needs, through reduced recruitment and training problems, and through the satisfaction gained…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Cooperative Education, Coordination
Brower, Sally M.; And Others – 1979
Designed as a reference for practitioners interested in implementing or improving vocational education programs to serve disadvantaged youth, this report contains the results of a nationwide study of institutional interface between vocational education and CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) Title IV prime sponsors. The 111 programs…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Ancillary Services, Cooperative Programs
Ministry of Education, Copenhagen (Denmark). – 1981
This report sketches educational and vocational guidance in Denmark. It begins with a historical account of developments in the areas of career and school counseling. Outlined next are guidance programs at the following levels: folkeskole, gymnasium and studenterkursus (upper secondary education), higher preparatory examination, vocational school,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Counseling, Coordination, Correctional Institutions
Masters, Lowell F.; And Others – 1993
This revised text on teaching junior and senior high school students with mild learning and behavior problems is intended to provide a reference for practical and proven ideas. Principles of the instructional approach advocated include: outcome-based educational programming inclusive of learning strategies and career education; use of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Career Education, Compensatory Education
Clark County Vocational Skills Center, Vancouver, WA. – 1985
A study examined national trends and state policy in Washington State pertaining to the administration and funding of area vocational skills centers. During the study, key persons associated with Washington's skills centers were interviewed and surveyed concerning the following areas: policy and planning, curriculum and instruction, student…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2002
Ireland's career guidance system and policies were evaluated. The review team that met with policymakers and guidance practitioners in the public and private sectors, analyzed data from a national questionnaire, and reviewed pertinent documentation. The evaluation focused on the following areas: a better balance of services within schools; more…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Programs, Career Education, Career Guidance
Drewes, Donald W.; Bice, Garry R. – 1981
In order to be maximally effective, an occupational information system (OIS) designed to support vocational education planning, administration, and client services should contain information dealing with energy, women in the work force, productivity, population demographics, equal opportunity, civil rights, coordination and linkage, new and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Demand Occupations
Wilson, David N. – 2000
Germany's Dual System, which consists of in-school and in-enterprise components, facilitates entry into 374 recognized technical, white-collar and blue-collar occupations listed in training regulations that are grounded in legislation. The Dual System's origins and development in Germany were examined along with several attempts to replicate the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adoption (Ideas), Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education)