This book contains four sections of supplementary papers contributed to the tenth international conference of the International Council on Correspondence Education (ICCE); the minutes of the ICCE business section; four chapters dealing with the main conference sub-themes; general conference and ICCE information; and the present ICCE constitution.…

This guide provides a framework to help secondary teachers and students explore the growing societal problems of shoplifting. The guide can be used in inservice programs as well. Five sessions are designed to inform students of the social, legal, and economic aspects of stealing. In these sessions, students define shoplifting, discuss the types of…

This handbook contains activities and resources designed to help school librarians identify, analyze, and select appropriate and useful ethnic studies materials. It is presented in four major sections. Section I examines ways of defining ethnic groups, presents sample census tables showing the social characteristics of residents by race for the…

This document describes a university course designed to provide an historical understanding of Latin America through feature films. The booklet contains an introductory essay on the teaching of a film course on Latin America, a general discussion of strengths and weaknesses of student analyses of films, and nine analyses written by students during…

This booklet explains the federal government's purpose and procedures for conducting a survey to determine civil service employees' skills, knowledges, and abilities so that they may be more fully utilized and/or developed. In section I the term "skills survey" is defined and its functions are viewed as part of an upward mobility…

This guide is designed to assist users in collecting evaluation/follow-up data primarily from supervisors of former vocational-technical school students. The guidelines, presented in five parts, provide a step-by-step checklist for implementing the system and acquiring measurable/reliable data applicable to individual or overall school programs.…

This volume is the second of a two-volume curriculum manual (see also ED 147 486) for teachers which contains materials designed for use in implementing the World of Related Knowledge and Educational Development (WORK-ED) program. (This program is a career education course for ninth graders developed to enable students who have not chosen the…

Results of a self-study conducted by Western Michigan University on the effects of government regulations on higher education are presented. The self-study, conducted with the aid of questionnaires, followup visits, or telephone calls, addressed the following main concerns: (1) academic programs; (2) maintenance, buildings, physical plant, and…

A self-study conducted by George Washington University on the influence of the government on university affairs considered the following areas: (1) civil rights legislation and compliance; (2) legislation other than civil rights requiring compliance (e.g., occupational safety); (3) government program funding priorities; and (4) funds…

A survey was conducted at six representative New York State two-year colleges to: (1) determine the relative importance of selected educational needs for students and staff in the business, health services, and trade/technology curricula; and (2) taxonomize the needs of re-entry adult students. Survey respondents included 561 traditional students…

Prepared by classroom teachers for the infusion of career education into existing curriculum, this notebook of student and teacher activities is designed for use with the monthly Factivities for grades 4-6 (CE 023 596). Each activity corresponds to one of the nine monthly topics: "me, myself, and I"; exploring the telephone book; transportation;…

The Illinois Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) Project was evaluated to (1) assess the achievement of project objectives, (2) determine factors enabling or precluding their accomplishment, and (3) promote the diffusion of successful aspects. The project sought to implement, evaluate, and diffuse EBCE models and materials developed by the…

A survey of the 443 Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) students who graduated in Summer 1978, December 1978, and May 1979 was conducted to determine graduates' vocational and/or educational activities and their attitudes toward the college's strengths and weaknesses. Major findings, based on a 77% response rate, indicated that 41% of the…

The objective of Project Ranger is to improve school behavior and academic performance of selected, primarily "disruptive," students who are failing in the traditional school program. The Ranger curriculum uses the outdoor environment as the medium for improving student self-concept and relations with peers and adults and for providing…

Numerous and varied learning activities are provided in this instructor's manual for a course designed to help non-Indian social work students and social service providers expand their understanding of Indian culture with the purpose of achieving greater transcultural appreciation and, consequently, more effective social work practices appropriate…