This paper describes the major types of university graduate programs now underway for the professional education of community college administrators, counselors, and instructors. On the basis of the implications of these existing programs, he makes nine recommendations to graduate schools considering new programs for community college staff. These…

This pamphlet informs the college student of the nature of French studies as a language major. Key sections include: (1) Why major in French?, (2) French and the study of language, (3) aspects of French culture, (4) French and the study of literature, (5) graduate and undergraduate study of French, and (6) French in the liberal arts program. A…

A brief overview of high school and community college programs for distributive occupations is presented, along with a discussion of the general problem of articulation and coordination of competencies that should be developed at the secondary and post secondary levels. A discussion of the scope and development of distribution precedes the…

Devoted to data (January 1, 1968-June 30, 1969) on Office of Economic Opportunity and other Federal contracts and grants in the overall training and technical assistance field, this directory alphabetically lists recipient institutions and other organizations. Each item contains the address, length of contract, funding agency, amount granted, and…

This report on the 1968-69 FLES programs of the Seattle and Highline, Washington, school districts, was prepared by the Washington Foreign Language Program. The program evaluations, a joint effort of the project director and three public school and university teachers, focus on the form and substance of the existing FLES programs. Questionnaires…

This paper describes the personalized instruction program for economic education at Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, New York. Personalized instruction is defined as relating subject content to the personal background, interests, needs, and abilities of the student. Students proceed at their own pace, use materials suitable to their…

Two hundred and seventy-four Oregon Local Educational Agency (LEA) districts took part in 343 Title I Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funded projects in fiscal year 1974. This report is compiled from project evaluations submitted by these participating LEA's. Chapter 1 provides basic information about the school district participation in…

This is a document reporting on the McKinley Education Complex 89-10, a Title I Project conducted in Hawaii in seven public elementary schools, two intermediate public schools, one public high school, and three parochial schools. The three major project components are the modified cirricula, the educational assessment and the prescriptive teaching…

Finds that most current public school sex education programs and all values clarification programs are based on moral relativism and are intellectually indefensible because they are (1) methodologically defective, (2) present tautologies instead of values, (3) depend on circular reasoning, and (4) undemocratic. (NKA)

Outlines the philosophy, organization, and achievements of an Indian-controlled program that prepares Indian people to teach in both mainstream and Indian settings. Topics include admission policies, community-based field centers that provide the first two years of post-secondary education, program components (Indian studies, education courses,…

Emphasizes that since adults seek basic reading instruction for a variety of reasons (e.g., to further job status, to improve skills for their children's sake), planning programs should provide theory-based instruction that focuses on learner needs. (NKA)

Provides a philosophical and practical rationale for the development of a global perspective camp program citing increased enrollment, quality staff, public relations value, and creative programs as potential benefits. Discusses program development including involvement of camp governing board, global perspectives themes, curriculum resources, and…

Describes a program initiated at a high school in New York City that identified learning styles of special education students in an effort to increase their achievement. Concludes that the program led to gains in motivation as well as achievement. Contains materials used to identify learning styles. (FL)

Describes a three-week unit with disadvantaged students in an alternative school called "Outsiders: Literature and Life," which focused on experiences of alienation, involved reading "The Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton, and culminated in the production of a magazine of student-written oral histories. (EL)

This paper provides an overview of Failure Free Reading, a program with the primary goal of providing a basic understanding of the reading process to students in grades K-12 with pronounced reading difficulty and move them into traditional reading programs. The program is targeted to and most effective with at-risk and English as a Second Language…