This collection of program descriptions consists of case studies of 47 programs that contain promising approaches to sex-fair vocational education. The case studies (which represent programs in 39 states and the District of Columbia) describe programs that address the educational and job-skill training needs of such groups as displaced homemakers,…

This third annual compilation presents resources of 183 ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work, that are administered by such agencies as the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career Education, National Institute of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, and Office of…

This publication contains descriptions of thirty-six successful projects developed in twenty states to identify, overcome, and eliminate sex bias and other discriminatory practices in vocational education. Projects include ongoing programs, policies, and procedures and strategies, such as learning modules, models, surveys, and sourcebooks. The…

A demonstration student personnel services project was developed and implemented at the Prosser Vocational Center in Indiana. In the 1977-1978 school year, students from eighteen cooperating high schools participated in the program. This represented an increase, due to recruiting by both staff and students, career education beginning at the…

Data for evaluation of the Mobile Remedial Unit, instituted to assist approximately 250 isolated Queensland children with learning difficulties during 1978 and 1979, were obtained by visits to 10 schools; discussions with principals, teachers, administrators, and the 2 mobile remedial teachers; document analysis; and travel with a remedial teacher…

The purpose of the second-year activities of this project was to develop a comprehensive inventory of available vocational curriculum material throughout the State of Pennsylvania, to determine weaknesses in funding efforts, and to provide suggestions by which to establish an efficient and effective funding pattern. The objectives were…

By providing relevant credit courses, this community college project has attempted to meet the needs of members of the business and industry community. The project had four objectives: (1) Manchester Community College (MCC) was to expand the existing cooperative training program for apprentices/graduate apprentices employed by Pratt and Whitney…

The number of women occupying managerial positions in the U.S. is relatively small, but it rose 47% from 1,321,000 in 1970 to 1,942,000 in 1976. Circumstances contributing to this rise are enforcement of legal sanctions against discrimination and women's increased educational attainment. This report describes a continuing education workshop series…

Developed during an evaluation of the Alverno College (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Off Campus Experiential Learning (OCEL) program, this manual provides suggestions for (1) designing experiential learning programs integrating academic and off-campus work experiences for postsecondary women students and evaluating existing experiential learning…

After a brief summary of the findings of a 1979 study of Personal and Family Financial Planning (PFFP) programs at member institutions of the League for Innovation in the Community College (LICC), this two-part monograph provides information on selected PFFP programs. Part I presents in-depth descriptions of the implementation, subject coverage,…

Each of the 13 Appalachian states has described its overall program for children as well as some particularly innovative projects funded with assistance from the Appalachian Regional Commission. Reports are presented alphabetically by state with introductory comments from the state's governor prefacing each report. The programs for children,…

The annotated bibliography lists 299 materials written in the 1970s about population education, with emphasis on the Asian region. Citations are included for journals, newsletters, and serials publications. The objective is to make available information on which curriculum developers, educators, and practising teachers may draw in developing…

Eighteen award winning, teacher-developed programs, projects, courses, and materials in economic education are presented in condensed versions. The case study projects are designed to be used in primary, intermediate, junior high, senior high, and college, and are organized into five chapters by grade level. Chapter I suggests ways to teach…

A study was conducted in a single four-county region in Minnesota to determine the nature and extent of nonformal education, or educational programs designed for people who have completed secondary education (or who are beyond the compulsory school age) and which are offered by any institution or agency outside the traditional postsecondary…

A project was conducted during 1974-76 to help meet the career awareness, orientation, and exploration needs of Native American youth in grades 7, 8, and 9. Activities included gathering information on Native American career education needs and surveying existing career education materials. Based on that information, twelve instructional units…