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Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1981
An illustrated guide to aspects of life in the United States is presented in Hmong for recent arrivals. The guidelines address such topics as resettlement agencies, community relations and national customs, the U.S. government, local and long distance transport, mail and telephone communication systems, employment practices, the educational…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Daily Living Skills, Immigrants
1982
A guide to aspects of life in the United States is presented in Haitian Creole with concurrent English translations for recent immigrants. The guidelines address housing, employment, education, medical care, travel and communication, finances, and community services. Under each of these categories, details are provided on such topics as household…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Daily Living Skills, Haitians
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1981
An illustrated guide to aspects of life in the United States is presented in Khmer for recent arrivals from Cambodia. The guidelines address such topics as resettlement agencies, community relations and national customs, the U.S. government, local and long distance transport, mail and telephone communication systems, employment practices, the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Cambodians, Daily Living Skills
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1981
An illustrated guide to aspects of life in the United States is presented in Lao for recent Laotian arrivals. The guidelines address such topics as resettlement agencies, community relations and national customs, the U.S. government, local and long distance transport, mail and telephone communication systems, employment practices, the educational…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Daily Living Skills, Immigrants
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1981
This handbook provides basic information about working with Indochinese refugees - who they are, how they come to the United States, and how they can best be assisted in starting their new life in the United States. The first part of the book describes what it means to be a refugee. The second part contains an English version of "Your New Life in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Daily Living Skills, Immigrants
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1981
An illustrated guide to aspects of life in the United States is presented in Chinese for recent Chinese-speaking arrivals. The guidelines address such topics as resettlement agencies, community relations and national customs, the U.S. government, local and long distance transport, mail and telephone communication systems, employment practices, the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Chinese Americans, Daily Living Skills
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1981
An illustrated guide to aspects of life in the United States is presented in Vietnamese for recent Vietnamese arrivals. The guidelines address such topics as resettlement agencies, community relations and national customs, the U.S. government, local and long distance transport, mail and telephone communication systems, employment practices, the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Daily Living Skills, Immigrants
Escobar, Vivian; And Others – 1981
An illustrated guide to aspects of life in the United States is presented in Spanish for recent Hispanic arrivals. The guidelines address such topics as resettlement agencies, community relations and national customs, the U.S. government, local and long distance transport, mail and telephone communication systems, employment practices, the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Daily Living Skills, Hispanic Americans
Lomax, Rosalyn F. – 2001
This document details the various academic programs, student services, and students involvement opportunities at Wayne Community College (North Carolina). Wayne Community College is a student-centered, public, two-year college with an open-door admissions policy. Seven modern buildings on a new campus contain more than 287,000 square feet of…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Counseling, Educational Facilities
Hoehn, Thomas – 1924
Suggestions are made for a variety of easy and low cost public relations ideas for use by libraries, especially school libraries and learning centers. Basic principles are outlined for the use of bulletin boards, mass media publicity, displays, library handbooks, telephone service, and ephemera such as bookmarks and newsletters. For school…
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Exhibits, Library Guides, Library Instruction
Muldoon, James P., Jr., Ed.; Diehl, John, Ed. – 1988
Written by students for students, the purpose of the book, one of four components of the Model UN Survival kit, is to help prepare secondary and college student delegates for participation in Model United Nations (UN) Conferences. Model UN programs help students discover the difficulties of world political processes and understand other nations…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Maxymuk, John – 1997
This guide provides desktop publishing basics and instructions for specific library applications, enabling any librarian to function as the writer, editor, designer, proofreader, and printer of a variety of different publications. The guide is designed to help librarians create publications that are attractive, effective, useful, and easily read.…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Desktop Publishing, Electronic Publishing
Grove, Cornelius – 1989
Designed for the large corps of professionals and volunteers who work in the growing number of organizations and programs involved in international educational exchange, this book provides two important resources: (1) a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of the youth exchange experience and the factors that come into play when providing the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Cultural Exchange, Culture
Lewis, Charles A., Jr. – 1975
Designed for those interested in the mechanics of establishing outdoor education programs, this text is basically a guide to program development and includes examples of procedures, forms, conceptualizations, etc. Chapters deal with: (1) the contemporary education scene (an overview); (2) the basic concepts of outdoor education (17 concept…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Definitions
Health Resources Administration (DHEW/PHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1974
The programed instructional text is designed to offer health professionals basic information about hospital practice. It is divided into four major hospital areas: liability; the medical staff; using the hospital; and the physician and standards of quality care. The section related to using the hospital takes up half of the text and develops…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Autoinstructional Aids, Case Studies