The article offers the results obtained in a study where, through the application of a survey and the development of a discussion forum with students from education majors, information about their perceptions with regard to four axes related to the future of the teaching profession was obtained, as follows: the teacher profile, the student…

The purpose of this practicum was to test the belief that a need existed for a two-year associate degree program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College in the area of Human Services. A questionnaire was developed and mailed to 25 community agencies, of which 78 percent responded. Results of the survey showed that nine of the responding agencies…

This paper reports on a project conducted in the Spring of 1975 which included field interviews and observations in ten bilingual education programs in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The purpose of the study was to gather data which would facilitate the preparation of a framework and an instrument for evaluating community involvement in curriculum…

This report summarizes a comparative study of 15 government-designated community schools (DCSs) and 17 nondesignated schools (NDSs) in Alberta (Canada). To assist decision-makers and to identify for the public the accomplishments of the community school program, the researcher provides baseline data on 10 variables derived from the Alberta…

Tattletooth was designed to help alleviate the physical, psychological and social problems associated with dental disease by teaching proper dental hygiene techniques and by stressing the importance of good dental health to the social and psychological well-being of the whole person. The program provided for the entire community with the provision…

This presentation describes a curriculum revitalization project begun in Spring, 1983 in Baxter Springs, Kansas. The cooperative "effective schools" effort used a broad base of support to establish a director of curriculum, create new school-university ties, focus a reading K-12 curriculum improvement effort, and hold instructional…

Summarizing workshop sessions re: American Indian curriculum development for pre-school to grade 3, grades 4-8, and grades 9-12 (handled individually), this document includes strategies for facilitating community involvement, determining the appropriateness of instructional materials, and delivering American Indian heritage, history, and culture…

An evaluation of the "Recycling the Community School" program at Alexander Shepherd Elementary School in Washington, D.C. was conducted. The program's major objectives were: (1) initiation of the development of a multi-modal curriculum that focuses on raising of achievement of 80 percent of students in the essential skills as measured by…

The Career Life Development Center (CLDC) developed at Virginia Western Community College was designed to serve both enrolled students and non-student residents of the locality. The following eleven program components were implemented: career counseling interviews; curriculum-based counseling strategies; diagnostic center; individual career…

An evaluation was conducted to measure the effectiveness of the K-12 Career Education Curriculum Model developed and implemented in the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit (Edinboro, Pennsylvania). (See CE 017 643 for a detailed description of the project.) Career awareness, career exploration, and career preparation of pupils, K-12, were…

Project EPIC (Educational Preparation for Involvement in Careers) was designed for the needs of low income, inner city students (K-12). The curriculum was divided into three phases: awareness (focusing on a basic foundation in the areas of academics, work, self concept, decision making, and community for grades K-6); exploration (focusing on…