This program guide identifies primary considerations in the organization, operation, and evaluation of a natural resources and forest ecology program. Program content is presented first. A curriculum framework specifies the exact course title, course number, levels of instruction, major course content, laboratory activities, special notes, major…

This program guide identifies primary considerations in the organization, operation, and evaluation of a receptionist and communication systems operation program. An occupational description and program content are presented. A curriculum framework specifies the exact course title, course number, levels of instruction, major course content,…

The Odyssey Project is named for the Greek hero, Odysseus, who for 10 years, sought the purpose of life. The Project is based on the philosophy that a new generation of American schools must be viewed as a lifelong quest for excellence. The project is one of 11 designs for schools funded by the New American Schools Development Corporation, a…

This report describes how Nova University started the Ed.D. Programs for Higher Education with a focus on preparing community college personnel. The Vocational, Technical, and Occupational Education (VTO) specialization consisted of two seminars: Personnel--Human Resources Development (P-HRD) and Emergence of VTO. The program focused on preparing…

The National Alliance of Business (NAB) surveyed the 12 sites that participated in the Compact Project to develop and implement programs of business-education collaboration. NAB studied start-up activities, key players, conditions for collaboration, accomplishments, challenges, and future plans. Program outcomes indicated that building successful…

This study explored the nature and extent of programs and services available for culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged gifted learners. Data were gathered through a questionnaire survey of directors of gifted programs in 49 states and territories and a questionnaire survey of 51 local school districts that have active programs for…

This manual offers guidelines for vocational educators who want to develop and conduct short-term training programs for business and industry. The guide is organized in six chapters. Chapter 1 reviews some of the opportunities in short-term training, discusses commonly applied principles of competency-based training, and suggests a practical model…

Project THISTLE (Thinking Skills in Teaching and Learning) is designed to improve the basic skills of college bound urban students by working with their teachers in an integrated process of curriculum and staff development. The project's emphasis is on preparation of classroom teachers to strengthen creative, logical, and critical thinking…

This guide was prepared to assist new health occupations teachers in the state of Washington to conduct their courses on the secondary level. The guide helps health care practitioners to answer such questions as: (1) What are health occupations and what kinds of programs are found in secondary education? (2) What kinds of regulations affect health…

Accomplishments of the first 4 years (1979-1983) of the Illinois arts plan are discussed and activities to be implemented in its second 4-year plan (1984-1988) are listed. According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the arts should be viewed as an integral part of the curriculum and every school system should assure that all students have…

The Study of Work Project implemented an experience-based prevocational career education program with 785 students from Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey. The emphasis of this approach was on developing connections between skill acquisitions in the classroom and skill application in occupational settings. The grant funded a community…

In order to provide federal policymakers with an adequate background of information on the issues of vocational education and private sector (VEPS) cooperation, an analysis was made of the context of current VEPS cooperative practices. The analysis revealed that although the concept of cooperation is simple and appealing, it is very difficult to…

This 2-year status report focuses on the implementation in Maine of the recommendations of two reports--the report of the Commissioner's Task Force to Study Secondary Vocational Education in Maine and Commissioner Eve Bither's response to the report. New initiatives, now being implemented at many sites throughout the state, are designed to enhance…

This handbook is a complete guide for developing and administering cooperative industrial education programs in Missouri. The 11 sections of the handbook provide information in the following areas: (1) overview of the cooperative industrial education program; (2) role of the teacher-coordinator; (3) program development; (4) the instructional…

The Granite School District (Utah) conducted a project to implement competency-based/technology-assisted instruction in all of its adult high schools. The district adopted the state's core curriculum in order to establish clearly defined instructional goals and objectives; revised and added to the instructional units; made the curriculum uniform…