Three classroom teachers and their 23 students with significant developmental disabilities were studied across 8 weeks as a new literacy and communication instructional program, "MEville" to "WEville," was implemented. Before and after the implementation, the students were tested on a variety of literacy measures, their…

The workbook contains activities and readings to help high school students better understand why people behave as they do and how to apply that knowledge to their own behavior and that of others. The activities focus on developing skills for dealing with frustrations and aggressive feelings which students will meet in school and throughout life.…

This guide is designed for college students who are involved in college-sponsored, off campus work experience programs, to help them meaningfully integrate these experiences into their ongoing educational programs. It would also be useful to anyone entering their first working situation. Basic steps which are outlined include selecting and…

Based on a survey of displaced homemaker service providers, this handbook provides techniques that can be used to promote positive thinking skills among displaced homemakers/persons in transition. The materials are designed to help women in transition to build their self-image and confidence after experiencing the impact of displacement. Exercises…

Use of the Helping Relationship Inventory (HRI) to assess the impact of an introductory medical interviewing course on beginning medical students' preference for interview response modes was studied at the University of Minnesota. The HRI, a brief paper-and-pencil instrument, was administered as a pre-test and post-test for five consecutive years…

This report examines the results of an exploratory research study of the social competency development among multicultural students who attended an after school program administered by the Spanish Education Development Center in Washington, D.C. Three main questions were probed: (1) What social competencies are needed by multicultural children to…

Part of a five-part package (see note) of training materials to teach interviewing skills to human services personnel, this participant's workbook contains all the forms and training aids that would typically be distributed to the participants during the training session. It includes material needed for the various training exercises that are done…

Based on the outcomes of a three-day brainstorming session undertaken by a panel of ten community college developmental education practitioners, this handbook outlines 113 professional competencies required of remedial instructors and provides a series of forms based upon these competencies which can be used for staff development, selection, and…

Presenting a set of guidelines for grades K-1, this teacher's manual is one in a set of three competency rating scales which provide guidelines for the infusion of career guidance concepts into the elementary school curriculum. These rating scales were developed by the Georgia Comprehensive Career Guidance Project (Final Report, CE 018 130) which…

An examination of the university dean's role and its conflicts and ambiguities considered the type, frequency, nature, and the dynamics of the liberal arts dean's interactions with his faculty and staff and the central administration. Relations with staff and the provost and the dean's role as an individual in an organization are given major…

The Industrial Arts Leadership Development Project was conducted to (1) provide inservice training for teachers to improve the quality of instruction and supervision; (2) provide inservice training for minorities and persons with limited English capability; and (3) provide leadership development for inservice teachers, service staff, and…

This test manual presents the full results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) survey of 1,300 17-year-old students on performance in five major basic life skills: (1) personal finance and consumer protection; (2) health maintenance; (3) interpersonal competence; (4) family responsibility; and (5) career development. In…

The Classroom Behavior Description (CBD)--a brief 10-item checklist on which teachers rate preschool childrens' behaviors which are considered most likely to influence school performance--was developed on the basis of earlier extensive research with more comprehensive children's behavior inventories. Results are reported of studies of teachers'…

A SERIES OF STUDIES WERE MADE ON THE EFFECTS OF LABORATORY TRAINING IN HUMAN RELATIONS ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR OF "MIDDLE" MANAGERS. THROUGH REPEATED FACTOR ANALYSIS, THE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR DESCRIBER SURVEY (OBDS) WAS DEVELOPED BY WHICH A MANAGER AND HIS ASSOCIATES COULD DESCRIBE HIS BEHAVIOR. THE OBDS PERMITTED RATINGS ON…

The resource file contains information on learning activities, materials, and equipment to help teach severely multiply handicapped students individually or in small or large groups. Tables for each objective outline materials needed and procedures for the following areas: self care (knowledge and concepts, cleanliness, eating, dressing, toileting…