In an effort to improve communication between Bakersfield College (BC) and California State University at Bakersfield (CSUB) and prepare proposals for course and placement articulation agreements, a four-phase series of meetings, grading sessions, and workshops were held involving English, English as a Second Language (ESL), and Communications…

This guide was developed in response to faculty inquiries about how to prepare more effective syllabi. Its content was derived from several sources: discussions with faculty about course planning procedures; interviews with students; reviews of workshops and other literature; and analysis of a large number of syllabi from different disciplines.…

This planning paper reviews the topics that are pertinent to a conference action group on mathematics in adult, technical, and vocational (including distance) education. The first section of the paper provides an overview of the need for and current practices for providing mathematics instruction in vocational-technical, adult, and distance…

During the 1986-1987 school year, a study was undertaken to examine four issues that are critical to business and office occupations education (BOE) in Connecticut. These issues were whether (1) the primary purpose of secondary BOE should be to prepare students for specific occupations or to prepare students for other goals; (2) standard…

The purpose of this directory is to list by country, the UNFPA-funded and Unesco-assisted organizations engaged in population education in Asia and the Pacific. It includes information on the scope of population education programs in the region as well as activities and accomplishments in the field. The directory has two parts. The first part…

A project was undertaken by the University of Wisconsin library staff to educate freshmen and transfer students in the resources of the library and resource use. Visually appealing library instructional packets were produced in several media formats to achieve this aim. They were in two forms: a minipacket for quick help in finding library…

The Tennessee Adult Basic Education Supervisors' Conference was held at Memphis State University in August, 1970; objectives were to provide information for the local supervisors on the purpose of adult basic education programs, guidelines and plans under which they have to operate, teacher training, the results of the Tennessee State Evaluation…

Career Education has recently emerged as a dominant theme in American Education, with its main thrust to prepare all students for a successful life of work by increasing vocational options and enhancing skill development. This report is one of a series developed to assist educators and administrators charged with the task of coordinating these…

Evaluation of this ESEA Title III project was based on four procedures: parent evaluation, student evaluation, teacher evaluation, and evaluation of a report by the visiting committee from the state department of public instruction. Two elementary schools in Surry County, North Carolina, have been operating under the Title III Grant since its…

Discusses the need for determining a curriculum to provide qualified hazardous waste personnel. Describes the needed role of colleges and universities and current hazardous materials certification requirements. Lists requirements for 18 professional certifications. (MVL)

Describes San Francisco State University's development of a teacher education program to prepare middle school teachers. Its eight components are nature of the preprofessional field experience; subject matter preparation; preenrollment orientation; seminars on middle school teaching; curriculum and instruction; team teaching; teacher advisors; and…

Describes a framework for teaching British National Curriculum subjects to pupils with profound learning difficulties. Discussion focuses on curriculum adaptations, educational rationale for subject selection, insights from subject specialists, and integration of therapies, health care, and emotional support within education. (DB)

Interdisciplinary curriculum is a methodology that can help students gain the necessary content knowledge to support the following basic skills: (1) using language well and thoughtfully; (2) thinking through a problem and experimenting with solutions; (3) understanding scientific and technological ideas and using tools; (4) using imagination; (5)…

Increasingly in the United Kingdom, the concept of a common core of studies to which all secondary school students have right of access is appearing in a variety of education and training initiatives. This document is intended to help teachers appreciate and prepare for a core curriculum. The document takes an actual core curriculum that has been…

This guidebook is designed to help graduate teaching assistants plan a college course more effectively and efficiently. It is based on information from instructors in community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and universities regarding how they plan their courses. Course planning considerations are presented, sequenced generally in the manner…