The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program was designed to provide on-site vocational experiences for high school youth in order to promote career development skills and knowledge, and knowledge of one's own interests, abilities, and values. The following skills were also emphasized: reading, problem solving, oral communication, writing,…

The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program was designed to provide on-site vocational experiences for high school youth in order to promote: (1) career development skills and knowledge; (2) self-knowledge--interests, abilities, and values; (3) reading skills; (4) problem solving skills; (5) oral communication; (6) writing skills; (7)…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 22 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the effects of a federal compensatory reading program on academic achievement; variables affecting the reading growth rate of learning disabled children;…

The objective of the Pennsylvania longitudinal vocational development study was to produce and disseminate vocational development research to vocational directors and counselors to help them have an impact on vocational guidance and job placement activities. Ministudies were conducted using previously collected data relating in-school student and…

A study that examined the personality and environmental factors affecting South African female career interest and career commitment at different life phases resulted in development of a model of vocational behavior. Selected for the study sample were 111 graduated white women employed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The…

Freshmen and seniors in four-year colleges and students in two-year institutions were surveyed nationally in 1980 to determine their understanding of the world and world issues. The survey, which was based on a sample of about 3,000 undergraduates at 185 institutions, included a test of global understanding and three questionnaires on students'…

This study tested the effects of two group-oriented supportive and educational approaches on the parents of children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Thirteen families were randomly assigned either to a group which received information on medical and technical aspects of CF or to a group which received instruction in communication skills in addition to…

Definitions of "bilingualism" and "biculturalism" and a brief history of the development of the Bilingual Education Act are followed by a discussion of various factors that influence the educational outcomes and aspirations towards higher education of Mexican American students in the southwestern United States, particularly…

This handbook contains 14 essays on practical skills necessary for providing instructional and administrative services to correspondence students. Topics covered in individual essays include the definition of student services, an overview of instructional service, staff supervision, effective school record keeping, principles of communications,…

This report details findings of a study to determine a priority listing of competencies based on the perceived needs of vocational instructors. The nine-page narrative addresses the development of the instrument which surveyed vocational teachers' perception of importance to job, level of competence, and need for inservice training regarding 107…

This document presents narrative descriptions of 14 selected programs for reducing truant and disruptive behavior in schools, as selected by a group of Virginia educators in a project sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education. Among the tools utilized in these programs are behavior modification using tokens, in-school tutoring, in-school…

Concerns of tenure-line, nontenured faculty regarding retention, professional development, and quality of life were studied in 1979 at Indiana University. Study objectives were to identify obstacles to tenure level performance, conditions that might influence faculty to seek positions elsewhere, demographic data, appointment data, and information…

The purpose of a research project was to identify employer expectations regarding entry-level competency requirements for selected assistance-level health occupations. Physicians, dentists, and other health professionals reviewed lists of competencies associated with the performance of assistance-level employees in nursing, medical laboratory, and…

This Project Basic instructional guide contains a series of learning activities designed to help students develop realistic expectations of the world of work and begin to identify and demonstrate those competencies which lead to salable skills and to employment upon graduation. The materials are organized according to competency. Each individual…

This second of 14 curriculum modules in the Family and Community Services Occupational Education Modules series deals with self-development, respect, and understanding. It contains experiences to help students have some concept about cooperative employment situations in relationship to in-class work and to analyze their own characteristics in…