Last fall, in an effort to raise awareness of Canadian table wines, the Consulate General commissioned a group of International Business MBA students from Walsh College, in suburban Detroit, to create the "Canadian Wine Exporter's Guide." This report, which was officially presented to Canadian wine producers prior to the tasting,…

This bibliography on halfway houses contains seventy-two entries (includes books, journals, films, technical reports, and government publications) which address the critical issues in halfway house operations, evaluations, and innovations. Each entry includes an annotation preceded by the appropriate bibliographic information, such as author,…

The report provides a general description of the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) projects, abstracts of individual projects, and a means of identifying individual projects by location and common characteristics. After an introduction, the overview summarizes the activities of each of the five types of HCEEP projects -…

Ways to develop, implement, and maintain linkages between colleges and business are discussed, and a directory of campus-business linkages is presented. Phases of campus-business linkages are covered in seven chapters. The predevelopment phase consists of developing a rationale, obtaining the support of the higher education institution, and…

A list of five publications providing ideas for programs is followed by descriptions of 24 library programs for young adults which have been carried out at public libraries in Michigan. The type of program, age group, preparation, program description, evaluation, and a contact person at the library are included for each. (CWM)

This handbook, produced by a project of the Office of Public Libraries and Interlibrary Cooperation (OPLIC), provides planning, topic, funding, and resource information to help public libraries in Minnesota, in collaboration with other education and community agencies, provides public adult programming in the humanities. Information was gathered…

This paper presents the findings of a qualitative followup survey of a sample of programs listed in the 1986 "Directory of Evaluation Training Programs." Four programs listed in the directory are no longer considered evaluation training, and five, originally similar, are still going strong. A sampling strategy was used to compare the discontinued…

This program guide examines a comprehensive occupational preparation program for the handicapped that is fiscally responsible, in concert with current practice, and has practical application possibilities. Section 1 is a position statement for the guide. Section 2 is a diagram showing program goals and objectives. The purpose of section 3 is to…

The directory identifies the responsibilities and programs for the education of handicapped children by the U.S. Office of Education and describes the purpose, size, and scope of effort of these programs. The major section of the document covers divisions within the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary…

This catalog, the fourth edition issued by the U.S. Office of Education, provides current information on the state facilitator projects presently operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. It is designed especially for use by state facilitators and developer/demonstrators in the National Diffusion…

THE APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS IN THIS BULLETIN ARE INTENDED FOR USE AS A GUIDE FOR THE PARTICIPATING AUTOMOBILE DEALERS AND FOR THE APPRENTICE CANDIDATES IN ESTABLISHING MUTUALLY EQUITABLE FINANCIAL, EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND PERSONAL GOALS. SOME OF THE 37 TOPICS PRESENTED INCLUDE--(1) QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPRENTICESHIP, (2) TERM OF APPRENTICESHIP,…

This final report outlines objectives and accomplishments of the Environmental/Energy Education project in Florida. The project was initiated to: (l) identify existing environmental/energy education projects; (2) conduct a needs assessment workshop; (3) develop recommendations for the implementation of environmental education programs; and (4)…

This report describes an investigation of the recent senior adult theatre movement conducted by the American Theatre Association Senior Adult Theatre Project. Sections of the report concern: (1) the types of senior adult theatre organizations reporting, including those developed by parent theatre organizations and residential communities and those…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOKLET IS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING APPRENTICE PROGRAMS IN ANY INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION WHICH REQUIRES SKILLS THAT TAKE MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS TO LEARN. TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM IN A COMPANY WITHOUT A LABOR AGREEMENT, THE PERSONNEL SHOULD (1) ORGANIZE AN APPRENTICESHIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE, (2) DETERMINE ALL KNOWLEDGE…

The dental technician performs completely one or more specialized areas of the dental laboratory procedures required in the creation of a dental appliance. Policies of the 8000 hour apprenticeship program are explained in terms of qualifications, apprenticeship terms and agreement, ratio of apprentices to technicians, probationary period, credit…