The teacher directed document defines career education and outlines suggestions regarding career education at the community college level. The pamphlet provides outlines for a community college career education model and checklists delineating administrative personnel program responsibilities and the possible roles of staff members, including…

As programs are getting underway, it is becoming evident that the new colleges will grow to become the community and the community will see itself in the challenging new perspective of the community college. The community college is the catalyst to restore vision and confidence in small communities. (Author/KP)

Fluidics is a new and emerging technology in which a fluid medium is used to transmit power and to process information. The two-year Associate Degree program at Brevard Community College is the result of student, faculty, and industry effort. It successfully prepares students for jobs as mechanical engineering technicians. (Author/KP)

On December 27, 1978, the California State Department of Social Services issued a contract to the Los Rios Community College District for the training of foster parents, prospective foster parents, and agency workers throughout the state. The contract stated that training was to be provided for foster parents in 15 community colleges and that each…

THIS PROGRAM GUIDE IS FOR ADMINISTRATOR USE IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS OF RELATED INSTRUCTION FOR APPRENTICES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE LABOR DEPARTMENT APPRENTICE DIRECTOR AND STAFF, VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL INSTRUCTORS, AND PERSONNEL FROM INDUSTRY AND DESIGNED BY SUBJECT MATTER…

Guidelines resulting from a demonstration project to test approaches and methods in providing direct educational opportunities to the aging are provided. The sections of this book of guidelines are: Introduction--Why This Book of Guidelines (A Philosophy for Developing Educational Programs for the Aging, Basic Facts About the Aging, and The Aging…

Described a program of educational training, aimed at increasing the job skills and professionalism of all county jail and city lockup correctional personnel in the state of Michigan. (Author/RK)

In 1978, the California State Department of Social Services issued a contract to the Los Rios Community College District to develop training programs for foster parents, prospective foster parents, and agency workers throughout California. Twenty-one California community colleges participated in the Foster Parent Training Program (FPTP) in Spring,…

The pamphlet's eight chapters review the results of a survey of community colleges, discuss some of the strengths of community colleges as they pertain to manpower training, and identify problems encountered in the operation of training programs. In addition, the development, organization, and operation of comprehensive manpower training skills…

The document presents the first phase of a project designed to develop specific direction, organization, and implementation of public service occupational education in community colleges. A consortium of 17 colleges in California was established to provide information needed to develop a master plan. Four workshops were held to formulate a…

This handbook was developed to assist community colleges, foster parent associations, and licensing and placement agencies in planning and implementing foster parent training programs. It is intended to serve as a guide to developing educational offerings in community colleges which meet the needs of the local foster care community. The handbook…

The purpose of the study was to conduct a survey of all the public community colleges in Illinois to evaluate how the colleges develop and approve vocational-technical education programs. Objectives included evaluation of the criteria used in selection and approval of programs, getting information to improve management processes used in selecting…

Post-secondary occupational education was created to meet the developing needs for a new class of worker--the technician, the technologist, the semi-professional working as an assistant to professionals. This publication deals with the importance of post-secondary programs in meeting the manpower demands created by technological advancement. Among…

This manual outlines concepts, approaches, strategies, and tactics for developing new careers in local government. "The Why and What of New Careers" explains the general concepts of New Careers and discusses the manpower needs of local government agencies. "The How of New Careers" describes the process of designing new careers…