After a brief introduction, the guide to career education in Alabama identifies several career education concepts which concern the relevance of education to the world of work and diagrams the components of the three elements of career education (awareness, exploration, and preparation). The next section diagrams the career education curriculum…

This bibliography on continuing education for teachers covers a period of approximately five years, and is partially annotated. Some of the entries are available through ERIC and are listed with their ED numbers. The bibliography is divided according to the following subtopics: (1) competency-based programs; (2) continuing education in general;…

Selected literature illustrating programs undertaken by consortia in higher education is reviewed in the following categories: (1) Expanded Curricula and Research Projects; (2) Faculty and Manpower Development; (3) Community Enrichment Programs; (4) State, Regional Planning and Coordination; and (5) Expansion of Services and Facilities. The author…

The 132 research reports, surveys, studies, program descriptions, case histories, and conference papers listed in the annotated bibliography provide a ready reference tool for researchers and practitioners in the field of rural education. A compilation of Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) document resumes, most entries provide the…

Explores the status of teacher preparation for environmental education and the needs for providing more effective environmental education. Gives recommendations for preparing teachers to provide effective environmental education for students. (RC)

This annotated bibliography lists 29 journal articles and publications which deal with recent professional developments in the field of teacher education. (JN)

The resource bibliography contains a listing and description of all teaching units, tests, and questionnaires for grades 1-6 materials for inservice training; and all other resources developed by the exemplary staff thus far in the process of implementing the Career Education Project in Lincoln County, West Virginia. Each item listed is followed…

This chapter of "The Best of the Best of ERIC," Volume 2, contains 18 summaries of documents and journals on competency-based education, all of which are indexed in either "Resources in Education" or "Current Index to Journals in Education." The materials included deal with various aspects of the topic, such as…

This book is the sixth in a series of publications on the subject of integrated science teaching and is based on the proceedings of a consultation meeting held on the theme "Recent Developments in Integrated Science Teaching Worldwide". The meeting was organized by the Australian National Commission for Unesco, in cooperation with the…

The bibliography contains over 3,000 citations on all aspects of career education and provides a frame of reference to adapt programs for the physically disabled. Sources were derived from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, Dissertation Abstracts International (1972-1977), Education Index (1971-1977), and various public…

This abstract bibliography of approximately 200 references looks at various aspects of inclusive schools. References are a result of computer searches of three databases: the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), Exceptional Child Education Resources, and the Western Regional Resources Center. Preliminary information includes directions…

The Higher Education Faculty Institute was designed to increase the capacity of institutions of higher education to offer coursework, practicum, and specialty course sequences across personnel preparation programs for disciplines involved in early intervention. During the 3 years of the project, 38 higher education faculty were enrolled in…

This review of research on gender differences in computer use at the elementary and secondary levels outlines the problems, discusses reasons for these problems, and gives suggestions for interventions to improve the situation. The research reviewed was conducted, for the most part, in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.…

This volume on desegregation is divided into seven sections that outline and annotate bodies of information available from various sources. These sections include: (1) selected sources of information on various school desegregation issues; (2) "how to" sources on school desegregation; (3) sources of information on cities that have been…

Prepared to create awareness of the range of New York State programs, activities, and resources, this directory summarizes VEA (Vocational Education Act)-funded fiscal year 1978-1979 projects that were designed to reduce sex bias, sex stereotyping, and sex discrimination in vocational education. A list of resources developed in New York through…