The chief instructional officers (CIO's) of 751 public comprehensive community colleges were surveyed to determine their perceptions of the skills and competencies necessary for junior college librarians. Respondents were asked to indicate both the desired and actual level of competency of their campus librarians in the areas of: (1) knowledge of…

THIS STUDY OF THE ILLINOIS STATE-WIDE CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER IN THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHERS (ISCPET) WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN GRADES 10, 11, AND 12 OF ILLINOIS SCHOOLS. IN THE SUMMER OF 1965, 500 QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO MEMBERS OF THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS…

THIS DOCUMENT WAS DEVELOPED TO HELP THE SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER KEEP PACE WITH THE CONTINUALLY ADVANCING FIELD OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. IT IS ONE IN A SERIES OF PAMPHLETS ON "WHAT RESEARCH SAYS TO THE TEACHER," PRODUCED JOINTLY BY THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (NEA) DEPARTMENT OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND THE AMERICAN…

LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, AS DISTINGUISHED FROM LANGUAGE LEARNING, IS CONSIDERED IN THIS ARTICLE TO BE A NEW DISCIPLINE WHOSE OBJECTIVES ARE COMPETENCE IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE, CULTURAL AWARENESS, AND LITERARY ACQUAINTANCE. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS DISCIPLINE IN TERMS OF A PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAM FOR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS IS DISCUSSED. THE…

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages has compiled here its first annual classified bibliography of books and articles on the teaching of foreign languages. Following are the nine sections into which the material has been divided--(1) Linguistics, (2) Physiology and the Psychology of Language Learning, (3) Analysis and Teaching…

This study was concerned with the nature, status, and extent of adult participation in local public school adult education music classes in 30 cities in the United States in the population range 150,000-250,000. Findings indicated that the objectives and content of the music classes were geared to the needs and interests of amateurs who had turned…

Certain classroom behaviors, indicants of teacher effectiveness, were identified by a group of classroom teachers. These behavioral indicators provided the basis for a performance test--in the form of an observation schedule--which can be used for certifying candidates as competent to teach school. Five standardized observation instruments were…

Written for employers and other professionals involved in helping the mentally restored (people who have had a mental illnesses or emotional problems which are now under control) find and maintain gainful employment, this guide discusses the following topics: who are the mentally restored; why is a job important to them; who can help these people…

Focusing on occupations in the clothing and baking industries, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include occupations in the…

Bucks County, Pennsylvania intermediate unit (IU) programs for the gifted are discussed in terms of Pennsylvania standards for the gifted, pupil selection methods, and IU services for the gifted and talented. Among topics covered in a section on program standards are guidelines for selecting gifted pupils (from kindergarten through the grades);…

Inequalities among minorities in the labor market were examined. Minorities were classified according to persons of Spanish descent (Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans), Blacks, American Indians, Japanese, Chinese, and Filipinos. All persons 20 to 64 years of age, not enrolled in school and not living in group quarters, who were residents in 1970…

The report, directed toward hospital administrators, chiefs of services, and health personnel in general, outlines the work at the Center for Medical Manpower Studies (CMMS) (completed and in progress) concerned with restructuring of health occupations. Briefly described is the growth of health care services, expenditures, and personnel.…

The number of part-time faculty in the community college has dramaticallV increased in recent years. The trend to hire more part-time instructors will likely continue, due to the increasing numbers of part-time students, the movement toward off-campus classes in scattered locations, and the growing numbers of unemployed college graduates with…

The purpose of this study was to determine the topics of information sought by curriculum supervisors when they are considering curriculum-related decisions. In addition, the relationships between the topics of information demands and selected background factors and psychological characteristics of the supervisors were examined. The topics of…

The handbook is designed for use by administrators, teachers, and instructional aides in the Aides to Career Education (ACE) Program. The program provides assistance to academically, socially, economically, and culturally disadvantaged students in secondary vocational programs by employing instructional aides who are subject field specialists to…