Career and Technical Education (CTE) has predominantly existed parallel to academic education. Recently however, CTE and academic instruction have begun to intersect and merge. This confluence can be very beneficial for students with disabilities. Careful planning for both academic and CTE instruction is critical. It allows for students with…

Career and technical education (CTE) is a form of educational service that is centered around preparing students for the workforce. At its core, CTE is intended to bridge the gap between high school education and postsecondary employment by teaching employment skills to students while they are in high school. CTE is vital in transition planning…

Until 1970 the philosophy resources at the Academy Library were used in connection with academic studies in English, history, social sciences, or an occasional philosophy course. During that year philosophy courses were re-introduced into the regular academic program and the development of the philosophy collection was begun. This bibliography…

This chapter of "The Best of the Best of ERIC," Volume 2, contains 15 summaries of documents and journals on the back-to-basics controversy, 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 bibliography is intended to provide useful sources for those interested in literature dealing with museum affairs. The 123 titles are believed to represent the principal discussions of the examination of museums in academic study. Major attention has been given to education, art, history, children, adults, and architecture. (MLW)

A literature review suggests that occupational high schools and career academies can raise academic achievement, reduce dropout, and instill career aspirations. Integration is complicated by a web of policies and practices and negative images of vocational education. More attention should be paid to postsecondary integration. (JOW)

Requirements to integrate academic and vocational education in the 1990 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act are intended to achieve widespread changes and improvements in the field in a short time frame. This resource list supports the efforts of those educators working to enhance vocational education students' learning…

Several concepts and themes fundamental to program evaluation are identified: value positions, concept of fairness, and the lack of an ideal applicable to all situations. Evaluation references are selected covering the topics: evaluation approaches, evaluation issues, evaluation in higher education, and administrator evaluation. (MLW)

Provides references related to the most common learning goals mentioned in the eight general education programs described in this volume: civic education, communication, critical thinking, ethics, and international/intercultural education, along with mathematics, science, and technology. Includes a brief discussion of journals dealing with general…

Debate continues about the appropriate role for vocational education at the secondary level. The many educational reform reports issued during the early to mid-1980s initiated a reexamination of the role of secondary vocational education. As a result of the reform reports, high school graduation requirements in academic areas have increased, and…

A specialized bibliography on the study and practice of teaching interpreting is presented. Introductory comments note that interpreting is young as an academic discipline. Issues covered in this bibliography include the role of bilingualism, the relationship between translation and interpretation, and psychological, neurological, and sociological…

This bibliography includes annotations of 122 selected research articles and reports on teacher candidates which have appeared in the literature from 1968 to 1972. The entries are numbered and are arranged alphabetically by author in the body of the bibliography. Code letters identify descriptor categories by which each entry is classified. A…

The paucity of material dealing with academic programs for the health professions in two-year colleges is reflected in this review of studies and reports which show great variety in their primary focus and in the disciplines involved. Cited in this literature review are: syllabi for courses in anatomy, physiology, and chemistry; a report on…

This bibliography annotates 68 articles on the graduate teaching assistant in the areas of (1) training, improvement, and development; (2) college internship programs; (3) support; (4) effectiveness; (5) evaluation; and (6) job satisfaction. The bibliography covers the disciplines of biology, teacher education, foreign languages, communications,…

Trends and issues in program evaluation are reviewed, with attention given to the role of the institutional research staff, state agencies, and accrediting agencies. Recommendations are made for future action, including establishing a new social contract between academe and government, and developing better evaluation tools. Sources of information…