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Contract Research Corp., Belmont, MA. – 1976
In developing secondary level curriculum materials for the hospitality and recreation occupational cluster the following procedures were followed. An advisory panel was established and utilized to review preliminary plans, the draft materials, and the final curriculum. The hospitality and recreation cluster was analyzed to define its internal…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Curriculum Development, Instructional Materials, Job Skills
Jones, Charles I.; Lawson, Patricia – 1977
The project was designed to develop and test instructional packages from a selected list of 149 competencies (identified in a separate study done by North Carolina State University) needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The packages were designed for use in West…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Competency Based Education, Individualized Instruction, Inservice Education
Sandhofer, Richard G.; Nichols, Jack L., Ed. – 1968
Automated audio visual vocational training courses for duplication machine operator and janitor occupations were developed for poor learners to use in rehabilitation centers, state hospitals, etc. Program development included: (1) surveying pertinent literature in the field of program learning of occupations, (2) visiting business and industrial…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Audiovisual Instruction, Autoinstructional Aids, Experimental Programs
BUNTIN, L. ANN – 1967
THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO ESTABLISH A CENTER FOR DEVELOPING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS NEEDED BY TRAINEES FOR EMPLOYMENT IN HOME ECONOMICS RELATED OCCUPATIONS. THE PROJECT STAFF (1) DEVELOPED A PLAN FOR COLLECTING EXISTING MATERIALS, (2) PREPARED A BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THREE OCCUPATIONAL AREAS, (3) DEVELOPED A FILING SYSTEM, (4) VISITED…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Food Service
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg. Div. of Vocational-Technical Education. – 1977
A project was conducted which focused on the development of viable, competency-based materials, including a user's guide, for the inservice training and improvement of local level vocational education administrators. The project objectives were accomplished in four phases: the development of a needs assessment instrument which revealed (1) task…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Competency Based Education, Guides, Inservice Education
Massey, Romeo; Kromhout, Ora – Florida Vocational Journal, 1979
Describes efforts of the Florida Division of Vocational Education to translate the Employability Skills Series into Spanish. Reports the findings of the field-test evaluation conducted on the Spanish version of the Employability Skills Series which found the materials were just as effective in Spanish. (LRA)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 1975
Project Apple Core (Adult Performance Level), a 15-month project funded through Section 309 of the Adult Education Act of 1966, was carried out in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, to provide a career-oriented instructional program for undereducated and underemployed adults in that area. The document briefly describes some aspects of the project, in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Career Education
Rouse, Bill, Comp. – 1982
This booklet is designed for developing performance and competency-based student materials (PACs). The PAC, an instructional tool that focuses on helping students master a specific objective, lends itself to vocational instruction. The first nine sections of the guide, consisting of information to assist teachers in gathering background materials…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Hole, F. Marvin – 1977
The purpose of a curriculum project was to identify selected areas in which modules needed to be c developed for Pennsylvania's vocational programs for the occupation of home-health assistant, and to develop a minimum of three modules for field testing. By reviewing current literature and information, the area of need for curriculum materials for…
Descriptors: Administration, Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Fisher, Sharon Anne – 1977
To implement a single skills lab and develop or select twenty-five units for instruction in the secretarial science curriculum at Elgin Community College (Illinois), a task analysis was conducted to determine common tasks completed by area office personnel. This information was then used to select and develop instructional units for the single…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Education, Clerical Workers, Community Colleges
El Paso Community Coll., TX. Literacy Center. – 1993
A model workplace literacy program of El Paso Community College (Texas), in cooperation with Levi Strauss and Company, is described. The partnership designed a three-part, job-specific, video-based curriculum in English as a Second Language (ESL) for garment industry workers, implemented in seven local plants. The 18-month program had these goals:…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Community Colleges
Fisher, Harold S.; And Others – 1976
This volume is one of a four-volume final report of a research project developed to identify the jobs and training needs for the area of wastewater land treatment systems and related agricultural occupations. The overall purpose of the project is presented in terms of its six subobjectives: (1) To identify the agricultural occupations related to…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Curriculum Development