As part of a project dealing with personnel training requirements for vocational educators who serve handicapped students, this investigation identified the training needs of both vocational teachers and teacher educators. According to the final report of this phase of the project, input was solicited from both vocational teachers and vocational…

This report describes Learning Unlimited, an alternative education program at North Central High School in Washington Township, Indianapolis, Indiana, as a model upon which other alternative education programs might be based. The program was established to keep potential high school dropouts in school, and to provide a new kind of educational…

This manual is one in a new series of self-contained materials for students enrolled in training with the allied health field. It includes competencies that are associated with the performance of skills by students beginning the study of respiratory therapy assistance. Intended to be used for individualized instruction under the supervision of an…

This English-Thai lexicon and program introduction for the clerical cluster is one of eight documents in the Multicultural Competency-Based Vocational/Technical Curricula Series. It is intended for use in postsecondary, adult, and preservice teacher and administrator education. The first two sections provide Thai equivalencies of English clerical…

The Shawnee High School/Detrick Vocational Center and Fairdale High School/Fairdale Vocational Center Academic/Vocational Projects are pilot programs designed to integrate academic and vocational studies in two Kentucky schools. In this project, students take their basic subjects at their high school and explore the vocational programs at the…

This competency-based curriculum guide for instructing students in using computer numerically controlled (CNC) turning machines is one of a series of instructional guides for the machinist field developed in Oklahoma. Although developed jointly with Baxter Technologies Corporation and oriented toward the Baxter Vo-Tec 2000 Future Builder CNC…

Eight student learning guides are provided for a medical assisting program at the secondary, postsecondary, or adult level. Each learning guide is composed of these component parts: a title page that states the task, purpose, program and task numbers, estimated time, and prerequisites; an optional learning contract that includes terminal…

The student's manual of this set consists of materials dealing with the communication skills needed by individuals studying to become cosmetology instructors. Addressed in the individual units of the course are the following topics: the meaning of the term communication, breakdowns in communication, procedures for avoiding breakdowns in…

A comprehensive analysis was conducted of the curriculum development process in the trade program areas of Connecticut Regional Vocational-Technical Schools (CRVTS). Methods included review of the current curriculum development processes through review of materials and observation; identification, collection, and analysis of alternative processes…

This project was conducted for the following purposes: (1) to research current literature and the automatic data processing industry to determine needs in the field of data processing; (2) to assess the need for professional development of secondary vocational data processing instructors, and (3) to validate occupational competencies to be…

This module is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings increase their skills in (1) choosing a theory-based practical program development model that will promote the conceptual framework for the entire planning, supporting, implementing, operating, and evaluating cycle; (2) analyzing needs and priorities…

Literature on children's singing development is largely skewed towards findings based on English-speaking children. The present study aims to fill the gap in research through an investigation of the effects of age, gender and language on the singing competency of Cantonese-speaking children. One hundred and twenty children aged 7 and 9 years…

Competency-based skills necessary for improving the professional role and function of curriculum supervisors and developers are researched and identified. The role of the curriculum worker is categorized under four headings and rationale provided for each: (1) coordination of curriculum planning and development; (2) definition and application of…

To determine the competency level required of a one-year graduate from barber school and to obtain information that would enable vocational-technical schools to plan their curriculum to better meet student barber needs, a survey was conducted in Wisconsin of 629 barber shop managers, 75 journeymen, and 200 apprentices. Picked at random, these…

The purpose of this publication is to describe a variety of resources available to Oregon educators relating to the minimum standards for Oregon public schools set by the state board of education and the state legislature. Arranged according to administrative rule and statute number, this catalog highlights state laws setting minimum standards and…