Intended as a guide to acquaint interested persons with the facts and developmental efforts surrounding the career education concept, this publication provides: (1) a definition of career education, (2) the goals and objectives of the program, (3) concepts upon which career education is based, (4) suggested action steps for developing a career…

Examines a creative drama project in which nine hundred junior high students participated in groups of fifty in a drama about regional history. (MH)

Discusses the decisions colleges must make in planning programs for nontraditional or high risk students and categorizes these decisions under four areas: (1) organizational considerations; (2) program dimensions, i.e. content and instructional strategies; (3) decisions about students; and (4) program evaluation procedures. (JG)

Project IRIS (Improving Reading Instruction School-Wide) is one school district's effort to improve reading instruction. The project's first three years have produced median reading gains of one year or more per student per year. Although the most important aspect of Project IRIS is school-wide commitment to improving reading instruction, other…

Traces the development of the De Anza Community College (California) Reentry Educational Program, a program for adult women of limited educational background. Discusses the following aspects of the program: the Child Development Center, resource and referral services, specialized counseling, instruction, and evaluation. (AYC)

The Introductory Writing Programs developed for freshman students at Northeastern University are described in this document. The introduction outlines the programs' philosophy, which is based on the notion that all writers are developing writers regardless of their ability. The second section looks at how students are placed in either Freshman…

The Farmers Training and Functional Literacy Programme, initiated by the government of India in 1968, was an effort to translate into practice the concept of linking education (not only vocational training) to development, particularly for increasing production. The project, a joint enterprise of three government ministries, provides participating…

This introductory handbook is intended to provide teachers with an overview of the Primary Education Program (PEP), designed for use with children at preschool, kindergarten and first grade levels. Background information on the development of PEP is presented and the rationale and design of the program are discussed. Briefly discussed are the…

The report describes the accomplishments of the Career Opportunities Program (COP) from its initiation through March 1, 1975. The program trained individuals from low-income backgrounds for new careers in schools serving children from low-income families. Based on data from 36 of 132 projects (27.8 percent), the report, in four major sections,…

Even Start is a family literacy and support program for families with young children. This paper focuses on the impact and potential of transitions for children and adults as Even Start helps them move across settings. Such transitions occur daily, such as from home to day care to work, or occur over time, such as a transition to formal schooling.…