The potential of "integration" for improvement of teacher education programs appears to be widely acknowledged, as evidenced by the growth of new programs. Central to much of this program revision is the attempt to relate the educational practicum with other components of the teacher education process. (Author)

Rapid changes in the field of regular and special education have increased the urgency of supplying relevant inservice teacher training programs to help regular teachers serve an increased number of exceptional children in their classrooms. (DB)

A critical view of vocational education as a productive system. (Editor)

The manual provides personnel of educational cooperatives (confederations of local school districts) with information to stimulate involvement in special education (SE). Four basic divisions cover the following areas: definitions and other data deemed necessary for a basic knowledge of exceptional children's education in Appalachia; suggestions…

The detailed guide's purpose is to assist educators and community leaders in designing and implementing educational programs to serve student and community needs, and to identify the goals and elements of cooperative vocational education. One chapter describes the necessary characteristics of the teacher-coordinator in such programs, and the…

The need for workplace skills upgrading has never been more acute. In Canada, many awareness-building initiatives for literacy have been started. The most successful efforts will probably be those based on a partnership model that links companies and unions with educators who understand adult learning styles. Before a workplace literacy program…

Discusses implications of the involvement of business in public education. Considers the roles of business as (1) local citizen; (2) curriculum subject; (3) place of work; and (4) place to learn. Also examines requirements for effective school business partnerships and suggests that growing educational interest of employers promises a basis for…

This document reports the proceedings of a national conference of government, business, and educational executives on the school-to-work connection. The proceedings provide short summaries of the speeches and discussions held during the conference, which focused on the problems of poorly educated youth--tomorrow's workers--and how businesses and…

The Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools' Vocational Education Exemplary Project provided support for the establishment of critical linkages among all vocational delivery systems in the metropolitan Nashville area. The anticipated outcome of the project was an articulation model to ensure that instruction and guidance would allow students to (1)…

The second volume of the final report deals with the targeting system--one of a hierarchy of systems required to support the effective delivery of superior occupational education. It determines that program objectives match student training in occupations, that the best choice of occupations in which to train students has been made, and that the…

U. S. director of career education, Kenneth B. Hoyt, is interviewed on the subject of the relationship of business and industry to career education in the schools. He urges the business-industry community to collaborate with career education implementation in the schools. As part of this collaborative effort, businesses are asked to (1) provide a…

The Task Force on Adult and Continuing Education was charged to formulate a general agreement on practices, procedures, and a proposed design of a program of education for adults in Illinois. Other responsibilities have been formulating goals usable for adult educators in creating programs, determining procedures, and choosing technologies and…

The purpose of this study was to determine and develop the elements of an organizational plan for the administration and supervision of secondary vocational trade and industrial education. The study included a survey of pertinent literature, including the Smith-Hughes Act, the provisions of Public Law 88-210, and the Alabama State Plan for…

In response to the recognition that significant changes were required in service delivery approaches to meet the changing needs for workforce training, Illinois' Joliet Junior College (JJC) implemented a series of innovative training programs. The guiding philosophy behind the programs was that service delivery must correspond to shifts in focus…

Businesses are increasingly frustrated by the lack of workers with the basic skills needed to fill their entry-level jobs. Workers in existing jobs make many errors because of lack of skills, errors that cost businesses--and consumers--many dollars. Many solutions have been advanced to improve education. Twenty-two educational practices that work…