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Davis, Benjamin G. – 1978
During the 1977-78 school year the Arizona Migrant Child Education Program served over 8,000 migrant students, 80% of which were in grades 1 through 8. Academic, health and nutritional services were among those provided with academic services featuring special instruction in reading skills, oral language and computational skill development. During…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Ancillary Services, Annual Reports, Comparative Analysis
Myers, Edward J.; And Others
A program was developed for parent involvement in career education of students at the elementary, junior high, and senior high levels. The goal of the program is to make parents aware of the important role they play in the career development processes of their children. Topics dealt with include the following: (1) improvement of communication…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Lutz, Frank W.; Barlow, Donald A. – 1980
The vast majority of American Indian students are educated in public school districts controlled by locally elected school boards. If Indian parents are to influence the education of their children they must become knowledgeable in political methods of influencing local school boards. The process of Indian influence in educational decisions was…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role
Beuke, Vernon; Frank, Robert – 1979
The Instructional Support System for Occupational Education (ISSOE) project focused on (1) review of individualized education systems, (2) selection of appropriate occupational clusters, and (3) development and field testing of a system and materials. Exemplary and innovative approaches to individualized education were reviewed by site visits and…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Guidance
Owen, Thomas R. – 1979
The main purpose of a 1978-79 evaluation of the Jackson County E.S.D. (Educational Service District) Community Experiences in Career Education--(CE)2--program was to investigate the student turnover rate which for two years had exceeded fifty percent. The program provided experience-based career exploration opportunities for high school juniors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Career Exploration, Dropouts
Derryck, Vivian Lowery – 1979
This final report describes a five-phase study to ascertain whether formal or non-formal education has the greater functionality to accelerate women's integration into development activities. Part 1 (two chapters), introduction and background, defines the problem, sets parameters of the study, and provides definitions of education terms. Part 2…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Birth Rate, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Allen, Robert W.; Foster, Robert R. – 1980
A project reviewed and assessed the scope and availability of Public Service Employment (PSE) participant training. It explored alternatives on how training resources can be utilized and best administered to maximize participant transition to unsubsidized employment. Project phases were program administrator interviews, employing agency and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Planning, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship
Pinkau, Irene – 1979
The scope of Western development service organizations includes acting as employment organizations assuring work experience; educational organizations building skills and knowledge; and nonelitist participatory organizations promoting citizen involvement. The organizations provide the following general kinds of services: (1) training and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Citizen Participation, Community Development
FRANKLIN, PAULA; FRANKLIN, RICHARD – 1967
THIS NATIONAL TRAINING LABORATORIES (NTL) CONFERENCE, DEPARTING SOMEWHAT FROM ITS USUAL EXPERIENCE-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS, FOCUSED LABORATORY TRAINING METHODS ON THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IN URBAN COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING. THE CONFERENCE PRESENTED THEORY, INFORMATION, AND OPINION ON THE NATURE OF CITIES AND THEIR DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Change
Davis, E. Dale – 1979
Economic education can help elementary and secondary school students understand the dynamics of the American free enterprise system and the relationships among consumer, producer, and government. The economic education curriculum will help students most if it is structured as an upward spiral in which basic economic concepts are built upon and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Capitalism, Cognitive Objectives, Concept Teaching
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Career and Vocational Education Section. – 1978
To infuse career education with language arts and science, a task force of Oregon educators developed, evaluated, and finalized a set of seven career education competencies for secondary language arts and science teachers, 7-12. These competencies cover the following areas: attitudes toward life and careers; job search method and job adjustment;…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Communication Skills, Community Resources
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1978
The conference provided a forum where educators, members of public service organizations, members of the citizen education component of Research for Better Schools (RBS), representatives from industry and community groups, and representatives of the New Jersey Citizen Education Planning Committee could explore citizenship education in light of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Development, Citizen Participation, Citizenship
WEIKART, DAVID P., ED. – 1967
THE PERRY PRESCHOOL PROJECT IS AN EXPERIMENT WITH REPLICATIONS DESIGNED TO ASSESS THE LONGITUDINAL EFFECTS OF A 2-YEAR, COGNITIVELY ORIENTED, COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM. SELECTED FROM A POPULATION WHICH IS NEGRO, FUNCTIONALLY RETARDED, AND CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, CONTROL AND EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS ARE EQUATED FOR MEAN CULTURAL-DEPRIVATION RATING AND…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Black Youth, Cognitive Development
BROWN, STUART R. – 1968
THE MAJOR VEHICLE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOLS, TO QUALIFY FOR STATE FUNDS. CONTINUED STUDY OF THE MINIMUM STANDARDS HAS DONE MUCH TO IMPROVE EDUCATION, BUT HAS NOT SERIOUSLY CHALLENGED THE LEADING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SINCE IN MANY AREAS EDUCATORS AGREE THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Art, Business Education, Consultants
Arizona State Univ., Tempe. Bureau of Educational Research and Services. – 1968
Innovative programs have been undertaken at several reservation schools to meet the special needs of Indian students. Often, however, the cultural background of the student is neglected, and he is forced to adapt to an alien school system. This creates an especially difficult problem set for the student with a poor grasp of the English language.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Aspiration, Communication Problems, Counselors
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