New Brunswick Minister of Education, W.W. Meldrum, Q.C., spoke to the American Vocational Association Convention in December, 1969 in Boston. Mr. Meldrum called for more action to overcome the Caste System which exists in relation to Vocational Education. (Editor)

THE MAJOR CHANGES IN COUNSELING THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE OVER THE LAST HALF-CENTURY ARE (1) THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAREER CHOICE WITH THE IDEA OF CHANGE IN MIND, (2) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDIVIDUALIZED VALUE HIERARCHY, (3) THE EMPHASIS ON PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, (4) THE CONCEPT OF COUNSELING RELATIONSHIPS AS A NUMBER OF INTERRELATED RELATIONSHIPS,…

In a speech, Looking Ahead in Vocational Education", to a group of Hamilton educators, D.O. Davis, Vice-President, Engineering, Dominion Foundries and Steel Limited, Hamilton, Ontario spoke of the challenge of change and what educators and industry must do to help the future of vocational education. (Editor)

Discussing the professional expert involved in local projects, the paper examined the dilemma of trying to find the proper place for this resource person in the many community-based, action-oriented curriculum development projects being developed for Native peoples. The 3 broad categories of involvement are social, administrative, and technical.…

The proceedings of the National Outdoor Education Conference include 3 addresses on outdoor education and camping and 3 workshops reports, representing the input of some 60 delegates from every part of Canada. Emphasizing living and learning, quality of life, and utilization of the environment, the speeches are aimed at defining and clarifying the…

The author describes the development of individualized instruction programs for adults in various areas of vocational education, including the use of advisory committees to identify occupational skills, preparing learning activity packages (LAPS) for the programs, and installation and operation of the programs in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (MF)