The Conservation and Environmental Science Center for Southern New Jersey (CESC) has developed this manual for college participants in environmental education programs. The program and purposes of the CESC are described in some detail. This manual is designed to be used with college practicum groups who utilize one week of a quarter during the…

Facility planning and the integration of industrial education with total school programs are discussed with regard to safety, health, budgeting, and the effects of environment upon learning and teaching. Standards for equipment selection, purchasing, and usage are given, along with equipment and supplier lists. Facility guidelines and requirements…

Some guidelines, suggested for secondary school counselors, concerning foreign language study and vocational opportunities are briefly discussed, with major attention focused on the appendixes containing foreign language entrance and degree requirements for the bachelor of arts (B.A.) and bachelor of science (B.S.) degrees at different colleges. A…

In its fourth grant scheme, the Ceramics, Glass, and Mineral Products Industry Training Board of Great Britain gives guidelines on grants available to its industries for training conducted between August 1, 1969 and July 31, 1970. It covers such aspects as grant conditions for external and internal training; training staff qualifications; rates…

Architectural details, planning, and facility guidelines for industrial arts facilities are given, with data on planning the number, shape, size, and location of school shops. Industrial art programing and performance criteria for varying levels of education are discussed with regard for the different shop curriculums. The facility planning is…

The manual for rehabilitation counselors of multiply disabled deaf persons has been developed from a workshop in which vocational counselors discussed stages of the rehabilitation process. Guidelines for the procedures of identification, differential diagnosis, vocational evaluation, placement, and follow-up are given for deaf persons also…

This guide was developed to acquaint teachers with the Continuous Progress Program, which is designed to recognize the individual differences of children in a nongraded curricular system and to make available to teachers a set of guidelines for implementation. The guide establishes the parameters within which the operation of an individualized…

Presented are proceedings from a 3-day study institute (1971) to provide teachers of mentally handicapped (MH) students, health profession personnel, and physical education teachers in Schenectady with resource information for implementation of New York state's mandate to provide health education for all children. Included are the program schedule…

This study attempted to determine the factors and procedures used by school administrators and school boards in Bucks and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania, when school sites were selected and developed; as well as to find the extent to which these sites were being utilized by school and community groups. Specifically, the study strove to…

Student and teacher materials are included in this book on Minnesota laws which directly affect the lives of high school students. The laws are grouped into six broad categories insofar as they are related to major areas of a student's life, i.e., civil law, home, school, marriage, the criminal justice system, and alcohol and drug laws. After…

In order to improve the treatment of minorities in United States history textbooks, the National Education Association has developed guidelines for evaluating multiethnic materials. According to the guidelines, textbooks should portray cultural pluralism as a value to respect; present sexual, racial, religious, and ethnic groups in such a way as…

An overview relative to the task of education in social studies curriculum describes three perceptions: social action, which emphasizes development of skills in exerting influence in political and community affairs; social study, which suggests that history and the social sciences be used to give student conceptual frameworks through which they…

The elements discussed in this book reflect answers to questions dealing with the relationships of book accessibility to book segregation, fetch-and-take to sit-and-read, browsing to studying, book protection to student encouragement, discipline to comfort and relaxation, and talking to silence. Intended as a guide for all those who are concerned…

The guidelines established here are specifically for the preparation of teachers of English to speakers of other languages. The article does not present a set curriculum or recommend a series of course titles. After a brief discussion of the preparation of the American school teacher, the guidelines deal specifically with the English as a second…

The project goal was to make available to higher education the advantages of the system developed for English school construction. This bulletin describes the various stages in the project. Differences between building system and single building design are discussed; results of investigations into user needs and general performance specifications…