This volume on leadership practices is designed to serve as a professional handbook for directors of vocational education. Ten major areas of educational responsibility are discussed: (1) selection and improvement of staff (e.g., job descriptions, tenure, and evaluation of teacher effectiveness); (2) curriculum development (e.g., advisory…

The status of statewide planning for postsecondary education in Mississippi is examined. Existing planning efforts and results for public universities, public junior colleges, private junior and senior colleges, and proprietary schools are described. Information was obtained primarily from published reports of the institutions, letters,…

The Lohrville Career Education Model (LCEM) is a successful program to influence the decision of rural high school students to remain in the community after graduation and to help them examine local occupational opportunities and potential. The LCEM consists of a 7-unit course in local history, rural living, rural economy, rural attitudes,…

This document provides background information intended to help in the formulation of educational finance policy at the national level. The first chapter discusses variations in spending within and between states since the 1930s; causes for inequitable and inefficient revenue raising and resource allocation; and differences between states in…

SIXTY-SEVEN REPRESENTATIVES OF EDUCATION, LABOR, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE INDIANA MANPOWER RESEARCH ASSOCIATION WHOSE OBJECTIVES ARE TO FURTHER RESEARCH EFFORTS AND TO FACILITATE OPTIMUM USE OF RESEARCH RESULTS BY COORDINATING EFFORTS AND DISSEMINATING REPORTS, STUDIES, DATA, AND INFORMATION…

A continuation of a 3-year elementary school study investigated the effectiveness of the various schedules of a simulated environments technique on emotionally handicapped junior high school adolescents. The 58 subjects, whose original evaluation had shown no evidence of neurophysiological dysfunction or subnormal intelligence, were randomly…

THE PRINCIPAL FOCUS OF THIS NEWSLETTER IS PROVIDING A DIRECTORY OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE INFORMATION IS DIRECTED AT SCHOOLS OR ORGANIZATIONS PLANNING TO DEVELOP SUCH PROGRAMS. THE ENTRIES ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE. EACH ENTRY CONTAINS (1) THE NAME OF THE PERSON TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, (2) THE…

This report is the result of a 1967 study by representative citizens of the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District. Their task was to propose a system to assure access to continuing education for local adults and out of school youth, to propose roles and relationships for the public educational institutions, to suggest how these institutions…

Part of a series to introduce the culture of Alaskan Indians to elementary school students, the unit contains student materials related to seasonal Athabascan activities and a guide for classroom teachers to implement the materials. The major theme throughout the unit is the relationship of the Indians with the environment. The teacher's guide,…

Strategies counselors can use to involve "significant others" (persons who have an important influence on the career plans of students, e.g., parents, peers, and relatives) in high school career guidance programs are offered in this handbook. Content is presented in three main sections: (1) a brief, nontechnical section summarizing how significant…

Since the results of a survey indicated that for the 1971-72 school year, forty-nine vocational teachers in the Nevada secondary school system had less than a baccalaureate degree, and that a large percentage of them had very little assistance in developing and/or learning teaching skills (although they were well prepared in their speciality), an…

Since counselors and teachers have found that special materials are often needed to help counter sex role stereotyping and to help young women make more realistic career decisions, this paper lists various resources which have been developed and used by colleges and universities in counseling and recruiting women for careers formerly considered…

This handbook is addressed to elementary school teachers, in an attempt to answer the following questions: (1) What is bilingual-bicultural education? (2) Why have bilingual-bicultural education? (3) Who is it for? (4) When should such education begin? (5) How does such a program start?, (6) What should a teacher having only a few students with…

One of twelve instructional units in the Native American Career Education (NACE) program, this unit is intended to help Indian junior high school students understand the steps involved in making a product. Focus is on the subject areas of economics, lumber and furniture industries, and woodworking. The first two activities concern the nature of…

Five Alaskan communities, Ketchikan, Palmer, McGrath, Dillingham, and Kotzebue, were selected as demonstration sites for the Balance of State (BOS) Youth Employment Training Program (YETP), which addressed in-school and out-of-school youth through assessment, career guidance, work-study, and out-of-school programs. An analysis of need showed that…