AREAS OF TRAINING WHICH ARE OFFERED IN THE VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENTS OF MARYLAND ARE PRESENTED IN THIS DOCUMENT. AGRICULTURE TEACHERS AND ADVISORY GROUPS MAY SELECT AREAS OF TRAINING FROM THE TOPICAL OUTLINE OR ADD NEW AREAS AS NEEDED IN THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. PHILOSOPHY, SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES, GROUPS SERVED, AGRICULTURAL TRENDS…

Resulting in part from a project designed to identify and describe comprehensive programs of excellence in career education this curriculum guide is the second in a series describing current, successful career education practices. Intended for elementary teachers and educators responsible for initiating a career education program at the elementary…

A K-12 health education curriculum can be developed in a school district as a result of using this Planning Resource. Part I offers a practical curriculum planning process. Part II identifies broad health competencies in four major content areas: mental health, physical health, safety and community health. Part III offers references, and includes…

MATERIALS DEVELOPED IN A PROJECT FOR EVALUATING VOCATIONAL ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE PROGRAMS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE GIVEN. PROGRAM PLANNING PROCEDURES DEVELOPED DURING STAGE I COVER (1) ESTABLISHING OBJECTIVES, (2) IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING STUDENTS, (3) PLANNING FACILITIES, (4) SECURING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, (5) COORDINATING COURSES WITH OTHER…

This resource guide, a consortium of environmental education specialists from state education departments and resource management agencies in the 13 western states, sets guidelines and recommendations for the production and use of environmental education materials developed by resource management agencies and organizations. The council outlines a…

Intended for adaptation to local situations, the handbook was prepared to assist interested groups to determine whether a dental hygiene educational program is needed and feasible, and to supply basic guidelines for planning. The introduction deals with dental hygiene in preventive dentistry and the historical development of educational programs.…

This curriculum guide for a postsecondary legal assistant program is divided into five sections. Section 1 provides a brief overview of the growth of legal assistant programs. Section 2 discusses the primary factors the college president and other administrators should consider prior to the implementation of a legal assistant program. Topics…

This publication is one of two related volumes that were produced as part of an interdisciplinary effort at the University of Pennsylvania by the School of Social Work and the Wharton School to develop a joint educational program in social welfare management. This particular volume contains guidelines for a field experience program in social…

This guide is planned to assist state agricultural extension persons who are responsible for program development of a youth consumer education program. It identifies priority content and teaching methods for program content, planning, implementation, and evaluation. A rationale for developing a 4-H consumer education program is given which…

This guide is designed to assist vocational education program planners and curriculum specialists in selecting appropriate word processing curriculum materials. Discussed in the introductory section of the guide are the development of the field of word processing and procedures for organizing word processing education and training. The next…

The curriculum guide presents guidelines for planning and implementing a program in cooperative office education. Techniques include relating individual in-school instruction to individual job needs and career goals and to coordinate the student's education with actual work experience in an office in the community. A summary of Federal and State…

The publication was prepared to assist Montana school personnel in initiating, developing, and implementing effective K-12 guidance and life career development programs. It contains a rationale, selected theories of career development and occupational choice, domains, concepts, goals, objectives, and implementation procedures for establishing a…

Designed for the curriculum coordinator, this guide provides guidelines for planning postsecondary merchandising/marketing programs. The first section contains competencies identified as essential for occupations in the merchandising/marketing field which are listed by these subject areas: selling, merchandise analysis, wholesaling, marketing,…

This manual is designed to assist in the development of displaced homemaker career awareness programs within community settings. Examples are taken from the project, Expanding New Horizons, targeted at low-income and minority displaced homemakers. The first two sections offer guidelines for recruitment and for selection of a community facility. In…

This interim curriculum guide is designed to provide a framework upon which teachers in Manitoba may base their secondary school data processing program for 1982-1983. Covered first are course rationales, time allotments, and goals and objectives for Data Processing 202 and Data Processing 302. The bulk of the guide consists of lists of goals and…