North Dakota Occupational Models have been developed from the practices of actual offices and businesses in the State, duplicating real jobs and work materials and complete with pressure and decision-making activities, to provide realistic work experiences for secondary students who have completed the basic skills courses in office education. A…

The challenge confronting creative educators concerned with using the correctional experience in positive ways is to structure an educational delivery system which takes into account the wide range of individual differences among people whose only common denominator is "serving time." Inherent is the problem of staff and public resistance to…

Fiscal and other economic constraints facing developing nations underscore the need for careful and detailed planning for education focused on the identified purposes. Until recently educational requirements have been measured in terms of inputs. Effectiveness measurements change the basis for judging the educational system from such input or…

A teacher attitude workshop, designed to develop more positive attitudes toward career education and to develop teacher competency in the application of curriculum in the affective domain is described in the monograph, which also provides the background and rationale of the workshop. The workshop was designed by a university laboratory school in…

Volume 1 of the two-volume textbook on nursing skills presents instructional materials (units 1-20) based on 184 activities designated by the Allied Health Professions Projects national survey as those which are accomplished by all levels of nursing. Unit titles are: (1) the health worker and the law; (2) introduction to ethics in the healing…

Volume 2 of the two-volume textbook on nursing skills presents instructional materials (units 21-36) on nursing skills based on 184 activities designated by the Allied Health Professions Projects national survey as those which are accomplished by all levels of nursing. Unit titles are: (21) urine elimination; (22) bowel elimination; (23)…

The history of the growth of public education for the black masses, including topics such as racial attitudes toward black education, the financial problems facing black schools, and the political pressures that led to the development of a system of education for blacks, is traced and discussed in this paper -- specifically as it concerns…

Focusing on major issues related to the preparation of the nation's work force, the yearbook considers all sectors of manpower preparation--public and private schools, industry, military, and other agencies. Thirty contributing authors represent the broad fields of manpower and research. Section 1, The Opportunity for Leadership, contains chapters…

This report is an assessment of the overall effectiveness of the Project Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Program (T/TA) in achieving Head Start objectives and improving program quality. Analysis in the report focuses on the overall management process, delivery system, quality of training and technical assistance provided, and its…

The instructor's guide to the course designed to acquaint supervisors, with such behavioral science theories as motivation, leadership, group dynamics, and change, stresses student participation through group discussion, role-playing, incident-process case discussion, and management simulation or games. The course is organized around four themes…

The document consists of 1973-74 interim reports reflecting staff development activities for adult educators in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The New Jersey report describes the Competency-Based Certification Project for Adult Educators; the Language-Culture Institute, Rutgers University; and the English as a Second…

The curriculum guide focuses on the building trades at the secondary level of education and industrial arts. It addresses the subject in behavioral terms, as prominent components of the career education concept. Presenting five skill modules, painting, carpentry, brick/stonemasonry, electrical, and plumbing/pipefitting, the objectives presented…

The two-year report of the WAGES project (Women and Girls Employment Enabling Service) documents the growth, problems, and success experienced through efforts to open nontraditional fields of employment to women by way of a community-based program in Memphis, Tennessee. Staff and volunteers provided counseling and referrals to applicants. Personal…

The fashion merchandising guide is the fourth of a series of five interrelated program resource guides encompassing the various dimensions of the fashion industry. The job-preparatory guide is intended to provide youths and adults with intensive preparation for initial entry employment and also with career advancement opportunities within the…

The textile design guide is the third of a series of five interrelated program resource guides encompassing the various dimensions of the fashion industry. The job-preparatory guide is conceived to provide youth and adults with intensive preparation for initial entry employment and also with career advancement opportunities within specific…