Portland Community College has a firmly rooted career and technical education (CTE) partnership with its service area high schools. However, the partnership was continuing to operate as it had for many years. Given the rapid pace of change in the region's workforce, Oregon's secondary and postsecondary educational initiatives, and a shared…

The programing role of the conference coordinator is analyzed in terms of his input as an adult educator (administrator, change agent, or evaluator); the input will vary due to the different types of program planning situations and to the variety of the coordinator's work. (BP)

"Within this article, there is first an examination of the present emphases and anticipated trends in audiovisual services, and second, a model which is presented as a step toward structuring our changing responsibilities." (Author)

This document provides a conceptual framework and programs structure that encompasses a training program for coordinators of volunteers with special emphasis on tutorial services within the public school and junior college environment. The project design includes program objectives, criteria for solving the problem, procedures, supportive services…

The first part of this document describes the formation of the Education Steering Committee for Basic Skills Coordination by the Education Department, consisting of representatives from six staff offices and "Head Start." The Committee's goals and accomplishments are summarized, including compilation and distribution of a legislative…

Innovation insurance involves planning in order to avoid pitfalls. When adopting microcomputers, this means answering 10 preliminary questions, appointing a coordinator of computer services, and arranging inservice teacher training. (Author/JM)

This paper analyzes credibility and sensitivity in conjunction with cooperative education program development. The author also discusses several phases of program development (student orientation and employer contact) and how they tie in with credibility and sensitivity. (CT)

This seminar, which involved 32 distributive teacher coordinators, was planned to help distributive eductors identify the disadvantaged and their problems and to provide practical solutions for their needs, both in the classroom and in the business community. During the 1-week seminar, participants were divided into five subgroups to discuss each…

The term cooperative education is generally associated with a school and work program in which student-learners receive supervised payroll experience as part of the school curriculum. Steps in planning a program include surveys of community resources, student aspirations, and existing curriculums, and evaluation in terms of the criteria for…

BOTH THE TEACHER-COORDINATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OF A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS INTERESTED IN INITIATING A PART-TIME COOPERATIVE PROGRAM CAN USE THIS GUIDE. IT GIVES A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND THE NEW CONCEPTS PROPOSED IN THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963 AND THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT.…