Presented as an example of how a course of study can be prepared for a distributive education program, this booklet describes the content and development of a course in warehousing at Southwestern City Schools (Galloway, Ohio). The course of study is based on the students' present jobs and occupational expectations using the IDECC System…

The course guide has been designed as the basic planning document for the program director and instructional personnel in the organization and administration of a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Law Enforcement Training Course. It contains an explanation of the developmental effort of the DWI Law Enforcement Training Project and detailed…

This handbook offers guidance to parents and staff in developing day care programs which include handicapped children. In Section 1 of the handbook, terms commonly used to describe disabilities are defined. Section 2 presents a picture of the current situation in New York City regarding attitudes toward handicapped children and options for their…

This booklet sets out the recommendations for the training of clerks in firms within the scope of the Engineering Industry Training Board and is written for the use of managers, training officers and clerical supervisors. Recommendations are primarily for new entrants to clerical jobs. They cover the areas of: induction; basic training--including…

A new planning and development approach is emerging in the five county Central New York region, an area having a highly complex, fluid, and ill-coordinated decision making structure. Three regional agencies are active here: the Metropolital Development Association of Syracuse and Onondaga County; the Central New York Regional Planning and…

Prepared by the Division of Vocational Education, University of California, this publication contains information on cooperative distributive and office education programs. Sections describe: (1) cooperative vocational education, giving the characteristics and advantages of cooperative programs, (2) planning activities for cooperative vocational…

Thirty-three participants with experience in 15 countries concerned themselves with the following issues: (1) the role of education in achieving economic-social-political development, (2) types of skills, knowledge, and personality traits needed in different occupational roles, (3) the allocation of functions of occupational education among…

Structural elements of rural extension organizations in 20 developing nations were analyzed in this study. Countries were chosen from 25 national "case studies" made by foreign nationals enrolled at a Cornell University extension education seminar. Types of information included official agency titles, brief historical sketches, program…

This "state of the art" paper summarizes the most significant research rated to the organization and administration of vocational and technical education at high school, community college, and adult education levels as reported between 1963 and 1968. The paper is intended to provide researchers and practitioners with an authoritative analysis of…

Presented are regulations and policies to implement provisions mandated by the Maine Legislature for education of exceptional children. Goals are given such as providing every exceptional child with a comprehensive educational program, and promoting acceptance of exceptional children within the educational profession and the public. Summarized are…

Since limited research has been reported on the use of organizations to supplement cooperative office education, it was the purpose of this study to determine the characteristics of vocational student organizations and advisors and to determine the attitudes of advisors to office and distributive education vocational student organizations in…

This publication presents in summary form the development of the two end products of the Trenton Title III project: (1) an educational planning system called STEP (System for Tranton's Educational Planning) and (2) a new planning office, the Division of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. Included is the outline of the planning cycle, a discussion…

Population education is the term used to describe the efforts of the educational system to make children, youth and adults aware of population changes and their consequences, so that they may, as individuals and as members of society, make informed population-related decisions. The entire range of educational institutions within a country--both…

The suggested readings in this occasionally annotated bibliography concerning deliberate socialchange in the city are listed under five subject areas. These subject areas are as follows: I. The Scope of "Social Change"; II. Toward a Theory of Social Change; III. A. The Rational Problem Solving Process, B. Behavioral Approaches to Social Change;…

THE INVESTIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLUSTER CONCEPT AS A PROGRAM IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL WERE REPORTED. THE "CLUSTER CONCEPT" PROGRAM IS AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS RELATED TO A NUMBER OF ALLIED FIELDS, AND WOULD PREPARE THE PERSON TO ENTER INTO A FAMILY OF OCCUPATIONS RATHER…