This study was conducted to evaluate the need for and value of learning resources services for off-campus classes at Wilkes Community College (WCC). Procedures included: (1) a questionnaire to survey kinds of services offered by other North Carolina community colleges/technical institutes to their off-campus classes; (2) an examination of the…

The document presents professional adult basic education staff development plans of States in Region Four (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee). The plans are an attempt to systematically record the educational resources that have been built and the relationships and roles that each…

To enable vocational teachers and researchers to utilize the descriptors, indexes, and fiche of the ERIC system more efficiently, a self-instructional package was developed in 1971 and has since been revised. Methods used for developing the materials are described, along with the reasons for revision. The revisions are described and summarized.…

The declining interest of the general public in ethnic minority studies and the even more alarming disinterest of educators indicates that all too many Americans have viewed the study of the culture and problems of American blacks, Indians, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans as a fad. By fighting for stable funds for ethnic studies, by becoming…

The current emphasis on quality in education began with the launching of Sputnik in 1958. This led to the realization that all was not well and to the era of massive government grants to aid education. Great advances in technology and new dimensions for one practical field of psychology, education, have profound ramifications for students,…

These booklets contain selected drug education curricula, published by the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information. The guides include those from: (1) San Francisco, California, grades kindergarten through 12; (2) Flagstaff Public Schools, Arizona, grades kindergarten through 12; (3) Baltimore County Board of Education, Towson, Maryland,…

Financed by a grant under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the La Puente Union High School District (California) operates a Continuation Education System Development Project. The first project year (1967-68) has been spent identifying available resources of instructional staff and physical facilities and identifying…

This report is a part of the program of the National Center for Health Statistics to provide current statistics as baseline data for the evaluation, planning, and administration of health programs. Part I presents data concerning the occupational fields: (1) administration, (2) anthropology and sociology, (3) data processing, (4) basic sciences,…

This report describes procedures that were used to develop and pilot test a school bus driver instructional program to fulfill the requirement of Highway Safety Program Standard No. 17, Pupil Transportation Standard. The program comprises 13 units: Five for developing the minimum core skills and knowledge needed by the driver, and eight…

A Media Learning Resources Committee was appointed by the Chancellor to study the use of media at UCLA and to make recommendations concerning its role in the university. Section 1 of the committee report presents the conclusions derived from the policy/program recommendations and operational suggestions of section 2. These are supported by…

Bridge-to-Reading is a comprehensive, year-long reading readiness curriculum for use with 2 1/2 -- 6-year-old children. A major objective of this series is to establish a positive motivation framework for reading instruction, based on early learning experiences that are pleasant, nonpressured, and exciting. The curriculum is arranged into seven…

Bridge-to-Reading is a comprehensive, easy-to-implement reading readiness curriculum (for ages 2 1/2 -- 6) based on the premise that young children learn language and prereading skills most easily by "doing" and then learning to talk, write, and read about their own experiences. Each section in the series is presented in a separate notebook…

The purpose of this curriculum guide is to help the geometry teacher in his endeavor to fulfill his teaching responsibilities. Space is provided for teachers' additions, deletions, notes, and criticisms which will be useful when the guide is revised. The guide is arranged in vertical columns relating the geometry curriculum concepts to: curriculum…

The course is designed to enable persons to perform nursing aide activities appropriately, comfortably, and safely. It can be used as an introduction to health occupations for secondary school seniors desiring to become familiar with the field of health careers. Seventeen goals of the 240-hour course are cited for the following eight units of…

This paper attempts to study the local politics of compensatory education. It addresses the question of why some neighborhoods appeared to be more politically influential than others over the distribution of compensatory education funds in a large urban school district. Data for this study was gathered from 100 schools and neighborhoods of the Los…