Black educators of all specializations are urged to become involved in community adult education efforts. The author defines adult education, presents its basic philosophy, discusses legislation affecting it, sketches its history in black communities, and considers its potential for shaping the future. Guidelines are offered to ensure educators'…

Presents guidelines from the U.S. Department of Labor for developing an affirmative action employment program for the handicapped. Includes checklists of affirmative action items and a sample program policy plan. (MF)

A model for a workshop designed to revitalize the teaching of measurement in a metric context is given. The model is organized in terms of planning, preparation, operation, closing, and follow-up. (MN)

A new approach to an oral-visual history program was developed by utilizing slides of events from 1900-1950 to stimulate discussion, then recording recollections of senior citizens about the major issues of this period during group sessions. The development of the program is described along with recommendations for future program development. (EM)

Presents a set of guidelines and procedures for establishing and improving multi-teacher vocational agriculture departments in Oklahoma. Some of the areas covered include organizational structure, instructional planning, student selection and grouping, discipline standards, public relations, professional development, and departmental evaluation.…

The author offers nine guidelines for setting up a Career Planning program. The ractical suggestions range from (1) "Build an information base" to (9) "Maintain personal sanity". They are based on her own experience in university counseling and career planning. (Author/BP)

The text of the American Council on Education's draft of proposed guidelines for drug testing of college athletes is provided. The purpose of programs for testing intercollegiate athletes for use of drugs, it is suggested, should be to prevent use of performance-enhancing drugs that undermine the integrity of athletic competition. (MLW) PUBTYPE-055

Presents a set of pirnciples based on "Peter's People and Their Marvelous Ideas" (L. J. Peter, 1979) to explain the inner structures of computer assisted instruction. These principles relate to courseware development and testing, preparing guides, and computer assisted instruction service, languages, and systems. (MBR)

Universal design for assessments is an approach to educational assessment based on principles of accessibility for a wide variety of end users. Elements of universal design include inclusive test population; precisely defined constructs; accessible, non-biased items; tests that are amenable to accommodations; simple, clear and intuitive…

Getting real educational benefits from investments in technology requires careful planning. Based on the experience of implementing PLATO[R] at over 5,000 sites, a nine-step planning model for implementing technology was developed. The nine planning tasks are based on the understanding of the factors that are critical to the success of most…

This booklet provides an overview of the youth apprenticeship program in Florida. The 12 sections cover the following topics: (1) "why" youth apprenticeship; (2) goals and objectives of youth apprenticeship in Florida; (3) characteristics of youth apprenticeship; (4) how youth apprenticeship differs from other work-based learning…

Discusses a 3-phase consumer education project designed for low-income clients with particular emphasis on utilities. (SB)

Discussion focuses on initial introduction of procedures to teachers, relation of teachers, relation of teacher personality variables to technique selection, factors to consider when evaluating children for modification, and suggestions for continued participation and withdrawal of the psychologist as an active agent in such programs. (Author)