The 1200-item annotated bibliography on American Indian and Alaska Native resources is presented in four sections: curriculum materials, resource materials, bibliographies, and periodical articles. The first three sections are listed alphabetically by source showing the vast amount of materials being developed by Indian tribal groups and…

This six-part yearbook, consisting of individual papers, focuses on various aspects of computers and microtechnology in education. Issues and problems are addressed in part 1, including: computer role in thinking, learning, and educating; teachers' unions and the impact of computer-based technologies; evaluation of computer-assisted learning;…

The Council for Basic Education cosponsored 11 mathematics and science institutes for secondary school teachers on college and university campuses in 9 American cities in 1984. This approach was a response to the national concern over the state of mathematics and science instruction and was facilitated through support of public and private…

The Education Industry Exchange Program was initiated (1) to provide nonvocational industrial arts teachers with industrial skill training to teach trade and industrial subjects (to be accomplished through a graduate education program in cooperation with industry), (2) to enable craftspersons and skilled workers who were interested in teaching…

Performance testing of the Far West Laboratory (FWL) Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) model and accumulation of evaluation information from experience with Far West School (for model implementers) conducted during 1974-75 is discussed in this evaluation report. Three types of information are developed: Evidence related to student…

To study the effects of the sharing of facilities between a regular high school and a school for senior trainable mentally retarded (TMR) students, observations were made of the interaction between the two schools, of the administrative model of semi-integration, and of aspects of the behavior of the retarded students compared with similar…

This final report presents an evaluation of the Designing and Implementing Programs for the Little School Component which is a program designed to develop, implement, and disseminate a program of individualized instruction at the Howard D. Woodson Senior High School. The purpose of the program is to improve academic achievement and student…

Activities of and outcomes resulting from the State Project to Implement Career Education (SPICE) in New York City schools for the first year and a half are reported in this summative evaluation. Findings (much of which are statistical data) discussed deal almost exclusively with the elementary-junior high program, one of two autonomous programs…

This report describes, provides demographic data for, and evaluates the effectiveness of the Comprehensive High School Bilingual Program (C.H.S.B.P.), which provided staff and material resources to five high school Spanish, Chinese, and Italian bilingual programs in New York City. In 1980-81, C.H.S.B.P. served 468 students of limited English…

This report abstracts and summarizes 19 Indiana Youth Employment and Training Programs (YETPs) funded in FY 1979-80 with moneys allocated by Subpart A, Title IV YETP of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Project Act of 1977. Projects are grouped into subject categories of ongoing and planning projects. Within categories, the projects are…

Three essays on the ways in which colleges and universities use the computer as a teaching tool are presented, along with descriptions of 10 school programs that reflect the diversity of computer applications across the United States. In "A Place for Computing in Liberal Education," Karl L. Zinn likens the computer to personal resource…

This report provides information about the 54-hour module in ownership and/or management of a small business, Mind Your Own Business, that was taught to all twelfth grade students at the Norwich Regional Vocational Technical School. A twelve-page abstract outlines the topics/ business principles studied, describes the program, and summarizes…

Abstracts of research, instructional, and other materials in vocational and technical education, and abstracts of funded proposals are presented in this document. Included are 95 document resumes and 112 resumes of state-administered current research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects. The document…

Designed to assist postsecondary area vocational-technical schools in developing internship programs, this manual provides basic explanations and steps to help understand the objectives of the Athens Tech internship program and how these objectives are met. An introduction contains a definition; purpose; explanation of benefits to student, school,…

The papers in this volume concerning intensive language teaching are grouped into three sections: "Sections bilingues,""Intensive courses within schools," and "Intensive courses at external centres." A preliminary chapter by Eric Hawkins introduces the historical context of intensive language teaching and a concluding…