Three components (manpower needs, availability of students, program effectiveness) for priority training area rankings, drawn up by the Priority Training Areas and Priority Programs Ad Hoc Committee of Iowa, supplement the areas list identifying the occupational areas for priority programs. Career education consultants worked with management staff…

The drycleaning and laundering guide is the last of a series of five interrelated program resource guides encompassing the various dimensions of the fashion industry. The job-preparatory guide is intended to provide youth and adults with intensive preparation for initial entry employment and also with career advancement opportunities within…

Arguments on the application of the Alabama Educational Television Commission (AETC) for license renewal of eight educational television stations were heard before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Individuals from Black Efforts for Soul on Television and the National Association of Black Media Producers opposed the renewals, claiming…

This guide is intended as a basic resource for preschool Spanish/English bilingual home training. It presents an overview of the bilingual project of which it is an outgrowth, and offers guidelines for setting up similar programs. The guidelines cover such topics as: (1) tutor selection, training, and evaluation; (2) recommended materials for…

This text, intended primarily for use in training elementary school teachers of French, synthesizes the thought of educators from a variety of fields. Discussion of FLES and the nation's educational structure leads to chapters on the techniques of lesson planning, teaching reading and writing, and review and testing. Other sections treat: (1)…

Since outdoor education has already become an integral part of the curriculum of schools in Michigan, this booklet has been prepared both to assist schools planning to initiate outdoor education programs and to recommend improvements in existing programs. Included in the document are the history and development of outdoor education; the basic…

Guidelines for the development of programs for trainable mentally retarded children are presented. Major task areas identified are the family group, communication skills, physical development, socialization, recreational interests and skills, and preparation for work oriented activity. Six papers are presented: precision teaching and behavior…

A statewide study of vocational and technical education was initiated to evaluate the present system and recommend a master plan for the development, coordination, and expansion of occupational education. Chapters discuss: (1) Key Issues in Occupational Education, (2) Vocational and Technical Education in Massachusetts and the United States, (3)…

In a discussion of the problems involved in preparing for the first National Defense Education Act, Title 11-funded summer institutes for teachers of English, this article emphasizes difficulties that possibly might be encountered by the profession in directing and teaching effectively these training seminars for the first time. Recommendations…

To increase the stability of communities undergoing social and economic change, increased specialized services are offered to meet the individual needs of pupils. In 79 elementary and 37 junior high schools, teaching and nonteaching staff were added so that corrective reading, counseling, special classes, and reduced class size could be provided.…

Papers on visually handicapped and mentally retarded children presented are the following: the challenge of the problem; programming; developmental learning; psychotherapeutic learning; operant conditioning; design of institutional facilities; care and management in institutional settings, schools, and state homes; and definitions of medical terms…

A forward, an educational philosophy, a statement of beliefs, a list of teachers' addresses, a calendar of events, a statement of interdisciplinary relationships, and procedures for referral and placement precede records and forms used by an Ohio county school system for children with learning disabilities. Information is provided on the following…

Designed to help alleviate some of the health problems among American Indians and Eskimos, this booklet covers suicide, homicide, and alcoholism. It can be used to provide: (1) "how-to" guidelines which describe ways for recognizing, handling, and preventing possible suicides among American Indians; and (2) survey data and literature for…

Since 1967 the Appalachian Adult Education Center in cooperation with thirteen State departments of education has established several adult learning centers to provide services to the hard-core educationally disadvantaged and to test one specific method of operation to meet individual needs most effectively. Through this document, an attempt is…

Every administrator bears primary responsibility for planning the accomplishment of those objectives and activities that fall in his area. When responsibility is relatively restricted, the informal and intuitive methods that constitute "sound judgment" suffice. However, as his area of responsibility widens to include increasingly complex…