Drawing from existing records, documents, and data files, this report provides a comprehensive assessment of the status of vocational education in California's community colleges. Part I offers an executive summary of the study, including major factors affecting the status of vocational education in community colleges, key findings,…

A functioning consortium, consisting of five secondary high schools, one junior college, and two area vocational centers, was developed during a project to formulate a regional rural secondary school model for high technology program planning and development. Other major accomplishments of the project included the following: (1) initiation of…

The 26 papers focus on child abuse issues affecting the Mexican American family. The keynote address notes various issues in child abuse and neglect among Mexican Americans. Three papers discuss Mexican American families in transition, adjustment of the family into the Mexican American barrio and vice versa, and the effects of sexual assault on…

This quarterly journal contains abstracts of 150 of the documents recently included in Project SHARE automated database. (Project SHARE is a national clearinghouse for improving the management of human services.) The journal is divided into four parts: the abstracts themselves arranged in alphabetical order by title, a list of personal and…

Designed as a resource for urban adult basic education (ABE) program planners, this guidebook describes model linkage strategies between ABE and job placement as well as ABE and job training services that are targeted to urban Americans. The following topics are covered in the guide: linkage strategies (the meaning of the term linkages, community…

The curriculum guide is intended to assist families, school administrators, and teachers providing educational services to hearing impaired (HI) children in regular and special classes in Alberta, Canada. Explained in the introduction are such curriculum aspects as goals and purpose, population to be served, eligibility criteria, three…

The explosive technological advances of recent years have created a need to incorporate technical education into curricula at all levels from elementary through and including higher education. This in turn has led to the necessity of articulation among the various levels of technical education, including articulation between postsecondary…

This resource guide informs state policymakers about the magnitude of the adolescent parenthood phenomenon and the services needed by adolescent parents to help them participate in the labor market. It also provides resources for serving adolescent parents. Statistical background is presented first. Consequences associated with adolescent…

The state plan for the education of children with handicapping conditions required by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, specifies goals, priorities, and programs of New York State. Following submission statements and certifications, a section on the purpose of the plan lists learning goals for all children in the state…

The practical steps outlined in this manual are based on the experience of establishing Marquette (Michigan) Alternative Senior High (MASH), organized in 1978 to serve rural youth who had dropped out or were not benefiting significantly from the regular high school programs. Chapters are organized in chronological progression and each refers to…

This annual report focuses on the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC)/State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (SOICC) Network as a formal and effective mechanism for coordinating the activities of numerous federal and state agencies with respect to occupational information and its delivery. Summarized in…

Commencing in 1976, a three-phase descriptive study of southern Tasmania's Huon Valley assessed provision of educational services and outcomes of education in terms of opportunities for young people. Sources of information included: review of existing sources; a follow-up study of three groups of area school leavers (1973, 1975, and 1976);…

Intended as a sourcebook for administrators of rural Iowa schools, this report outlines the development and implementation of a school-to-work transition program for rural youth. Part 1 discusses the need and rationale for a program to facilitate the school-to-work transition. Included among the topics addressed in this discussion are an overview…

A total of 33 papers are collected for dissemination to other sociologists and graduate/undergraduate students, and represent the broad thrusts southern sociology brings to bear on rural and agricultural problems. The seven sessions are entitled: The Sociology of Agriculture (three papers); The Sociology of Communities (six papers); Social Change…

The Career Planning Support System (CPSS) is a career guidance mechanism designed to provide the organizational structure and detailed procedural steps required to install or improve a schoolwide career development program. Rather than prescribing the specific career development activities schools should use, CPSS provides a means for schools to…