The vocational program planning guidelines presented in this document are divided into three parts: a program planning check sheet, a vocational program planning guide, and a guide to vocational course curriculum planning. The check sheet presents a listing of areas to be considered in vocational program planning and refers the reader to specific…

A consortium effort in Florida was evaluated for the period July 1, 1974 through June 30, 1977. Implemented in Florida's Sarasota County and Manatee County school districts, Manatee Junior College, and the University of South Florida, the project included three components (guidance, curriculum, and placement/follow-up), each functioning at four…

This document contains the appendixes to the final report of the Occupational Competence Access Project (OCAP), a study conducted to facilitate student access to (1) occupational opportunities through the provision of a guidance system incorporating student capabilities; (2) occupational opportunities through the provision of industrially…

This handbook is designed for educators, administrators, and others who are interested in developing Latin programs in elementary and secondary schools. It is divided into four parts. Part One, "How Beginning Latin Actually Works," discusses a typical beginning Latin class session, linguistic and humanistic program goals, the methodology…

This handbook is designed for school administrators, teachers, parents, and community groups who are interested in establishing a bilingual education program in their school. Since it is intended to be a practical, step-by-step guide to bilingual education, the handbook emphasizes the process of developing a program, pointing out alternatives…

The National Art Education Association prepared this guide to help elementary and secondary schools develop quality art programs. Opinions stressed in the guide are that art experiences are an essential part of an educational program and that all students must be offered a carefully planned, developmental art program from kindergarten through high…

Eleven projects funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III, and providing funds to public school districts to demonstrate the feasibility of education innovations, are sketched in this booklet of exemplary and innovative school programs in Kentucky. Programs are categorized according to regions, and focus on: regional…

The Classroom Centers for Multiple Handicapped Children were designed to provide profoundly retarded children with instructional programs meeting individual needs. In addition to the educational and training components of the program, speech and physical therapy services were also included. Seven classroom centers served approximately 56 children…

This is the second of two volumes of written testimony presented to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) at its Mid-Atlantic States Regional Hearing held May 21, 1975 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Statements are provided by academic, public, state, and special librarians, as well as by spokespersons for…

The document reports on the successful efforts of the San Francisco Home Health Service, which brings much needed homemaker/home health aide services to hundreds of elderly people in the San Francisco Chinatown area. Providing historical and cultural background information about the area, its residents, and its particular health problems, the…

THIS BULLETIN INCLUDES INFORMATION FOR THE INITIATION, ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN TEXAS. PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ARE FOR THE BLIND, PARTIALLY SIGHTED, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, HOMEBOUND OR HOSPITALIZED, MINIMALLY BRAIN-INJURED, DEAF AND SEVERELY HARD OF HEARING, EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, TRAINABLE MENTALLY…

More than 100 school districts participated in this three-year career education program. On a statewide basis, two major objectives were to be accomplished: (1) Help all public and private schools in South Dakota implement career education programs, and (2) provide every student an opportunity to develop self awareness, a favorable attitude toward…

The 3-year exemplary project whose overall objective was the establishment of comprehensive career-centered activities for grades 1 through 12, is described in this report. The introductory section presents a summary of the project which outlines goals and objectives and procedures (administrative structure, developing community support, awareness…

The concern of Indian communities for quality education and their insistence on community control of their schools makes school staff development vital. The strategy for staff development outlined in this handbook gives a community one way to make an instant response to staff needs. Workshops place school staff in a stronger position to work with…

A supplement to six previous bibliographies, this bibliography provides access to some of the latest resource material, research findings, and/or developments in outdoor education. Part I contains 47 citations and abstracts which appeared in "Resources in Education" (RIE) from the January 1976 issue through the December 1976 issue. Part…