This document describes program components and models for the provision of employment services for refugees. Necessary service components of programs are identified and possible delivery approaches are explored with reference to successful refugee programs throughout the United States. These program components include: (1) outreach, intake,…

This document contains the texts of papers presented at a forum designed to make educators and Department of Education officials aware of the special educational needs of prisoners and of the problems involved in providing adequate educational services to clients of the criminal justice systems. Included among those providing input at the…

This paper provides a non-technical summary of the plans and rationale for eleven CETA-Education Demonstration Projects. It also explains the design of the projects and indicates what is expected of the participating prime sponsors, education agencies, and federal departments. Seven principles relating to the need to alleviate youth unemployment…

This literacy program guidebook contains specific information for use by volunteer tutors involved in an adult literacy project in Ottawa, Canada, as well as general information on reading instruction techniques, literacy skills, literacy curricula, and resource materials. The origins, objectives, structure, and operations of the Ottawa program…

These proceedings contain reports and outlines of presentations given at a national conference that focused on organizing for dissemination collaboration in the field of vocational education. The text of a report on organizing for dissemination collaboration and the presentation outline of an address on collaboration for program improvement in the…

Intended for use by administrators, teachers, and district and state personnel, this guide provides a framework for Hawaii's kindergarten through grade 12 language arts program. Various sections of the guide contain (1) a statement of beliefs concerning the nature of language, language and learning, the student, and the school climate; (2) program…

It is argued that course content should be specified as explicitly as possible in terms of what is expected of the student in the future. Four levels of details are addressed: (1) customary course objectives; (2) behavioral questions; (3) behavioral objectives; and (4) exams. The report described the Statistical Test Item Collection System…

This document views mathematics instruction as an area that was developed to deal with experiences of the real world, and that needs to change in response to the realities of today's world. To insure the continued teaching of significant ideas and skills, certain traditional topics must be deleted from the curriculum and new ones added. Teaching…

Teachers progress through stages of professional development chronologically and sequentially. To provide continuous professional development, these stages should be identified and programs effective for each stage offered. The pre-education student needs introductory and experiential programing. This presents an opportunity for assessing the…

The potential of geography in qualifying college students for the environmental job market is explored. To provide information regarding the best combination of factors for job success, the background and training of graduates of the environmental studies program at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville were examined. The program featured…

Written for local educational leaders, planners, and counselor supervisors, this manual provides suggestions and activities designed to lead counselors through a step-by-step planning and development process for a comprehensive guidance program. It is keyed to the resource manual, available separately--see note. Section 1 contains suggested…

The purpose of phase 3 of Project IMPACT (a project to assess the impact of vocational education research and development on vocational education programs in Illinois) was to review, further conceptualize, and refine the impact assessment system for vocational education research and development efforts proposed during fiscal 1989. The following…

The rationale, development, and structure of a high school oral communication assessment program are described in this paper. Following information on competency based education and the need for developing and testing students' oral communication skills, the development of an assessment instrument by the Glynn County (Georgia) school system is…

A collection of nine commissioned papers, one each from Scotland and South Africa and eight from Australia, address provisions for and problems with distance education for librarianship. Components and applications of directed private study in Scotland and the development, educational philosophy, methods, problems, and standards of correspondence…

This evaluation report focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the 38 lessons in the 1976-1977 version of "Skills for Ethical Action," (SEA). SEA is a program based on a set of audiovisual instructional materials developed to teach junior high school students a behavioral strategy for acting ethically. The overall objective of the SEA…