A genuine concern for the condition of education in the United States has led to misuse of standardized tests to measure teacher quality. The tests have been used for purposes of admission, advancement, merit, graduation, and certification contrary to research findings and test developer guidelines. The current use of tests has resulted in…

Due to a projected enrollment of more than one million limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in California's public schools by the year 2000, the Task Force on Selected LEP Issues established in 1989 examined the lack of foresight and problems related to the low representation of minorities in higher education and especially in teacher…

America's more than 1,200 community, technical, and junior colleges constitute the largest branch of higher education in the country. Two-year colleges are subjected to rigorous institutional accreditation standards and procedures by regional accrediting bodies. At least 80% of their students are already in the workforce, and they serve the…

A resource guide for family day care providers in Massachusetts was developed as an initiative of the state Office for Children. Chapters are as follows: (1) Getting Ready to Do Family Day Care (e.g., definitions, provider qualifications, preparing your home, assistants, complaints); (2) Partnership with Parents (e.g., interviews, trial period,…

In order to determine the effectiveness of vocational education programs in the California secondary schools and regional occupational centers and programs (ROC/P), a survey was taken of a random selection of 1,164 high school programs and 500 programs of ROC/P. Data were gathered through program self-assessment questionnaires and analyzed into…

An employer needs assessment was conducted in the Wisconsin Indianhead Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District to develop a profile of local employers; determine the vocational education training levels required by the employers; ascertain employers' roles in training; and determine employers' perceptions of Wisconsin Indianhead…

Three articles describe the lifestyle of the children of migrant agricultural workers. First, Jose A. Cardenas provides an overview of education for migrant children. He notes academic performance deviations and underachievement resulting from their educational programs. Cardenas describes poor staffing, frequent segregation, curricula…

Due to rapid social changes, the government of the Republic of China instituted in 1979 the "Teacher Education Statute," which incorporated the training of both elementary and secondary school teachers. This was followed by legislation in the form of bylaws that prescribed the ways and means of the program's implementation. Revision of…

The study attempted to determine whether monolingual English-speaking supervisors and bilingual-bicultural supervisors would provide markedly different supervision management to bilingual (English-Spanish) student clinicians in audiology/speech pathology. After viewing each of 10 video-tapes of Spanish language therapy sessions for 2 preschool…

A study examined the professional and technical education needs of health occupations education (HOE) teachers in North Carolina. Utilizing an ex post facto research design, researchers administered professional education needs assessment surveys to all 1,058 teachers in attendance at the 1981 North Carolina Annual Vocational Conference. A…

A study was conducted to determine the types of training and educational levels desired for entry-level employees in Tennessee and to obtain employer ratings of entry-level work skills for Tennessee vocational education graduates as compared to nonvocational education graduates. Additionally, 61 Tennessee employers identified by school districts…

An analysis of the service sector in five countries (France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, and the United States) was made through synthesis of earlier research on work patterns in the countries. Some of the findings and issues discovered concerned the following: (1) the heterogeneity of the service sector; (2) the progress of part-time work; (3)…

More than 90 surveys conducted during the past 40 years covering a variety of disabling conditions and employers' concerns regarding workers with these conditions were reviewed. The goal of this review is to identify, develop, test, and disseminate interventions for rehabilitation practitioners to use in job development and placement. The review…

The perceptions of tutors and instructors in the Biloxi Family English Literacy Program concerning their professional roles are summarized, and suggestions are made for improving classroom communication. Teacher responses to a survey indicate specific desirable teacher characteristics and qualifications, including interpersonal communication and…

This report provides a summary of the education and training arrangements in the 12 member states of the European Community (EC) from school programs to technician and professional training. The introduction traces the history of initiatives and legislation in the EC and its related organizations with respect to qualifications, training, and…