This paper represents the second phase of a pilot project designed to evaluate the effectiveness of training and utilizing licensed home day care providers as subsequent trainers of potential or inexperienced day care providers. The second phase of the project involved the modification of the instruments used in Phase I, as well as the deletion of…

In this study, the problem of youth and minority employment in the United States is analyzed. The scope and character of the problem is defined. To demonstrate worsening trends, data from selected years since 1946 are presented. A preliminary explanation of supply and demand in the labor market is offered. A number of the causes of youth…

For the past four years the Georgia Department of Education has been involved in a statewide effort to establish standards and procedures for certification of educational personnel based on competency demonstration. As part of this effort, a project was commissioned to develop a performance-based system for the certification of school counselors.…

Divided into three units, this curriculum guide on entrepreneur education covers nineteen individual areas of instruction and can be conducted in a series of nine workshops. (The development, field testing, and evaluation of the curriculum are reported separately as CE 015 581.) Unit I covers the following areas of instruction: planning,…

The community college student population has changed radically in recent years with the influx of more part-time students, minorities, women, and those changing careers. In many cases the perceptions and skills of faculty members have not kept pace with the changing educational and job expectations of these new students. Staff development…

Foreign students in American universities need to attain proficiency in English as a Second Language (ESL) as well as knowledge of American cultural and economic life in order to pursue further training in other fields of study. An examination of the needs of foreign students who are deficient in English language skills indicates that a…

The knowledge of cross-cultural child-rearing practices to aid school psychologists is illustrated in this paper. A literature review of child-rearing practices is provided, focusing on: (1) children's social, cultural, and psychological development; (2) the school psychologist's identification of culturally bound aspects of child development; and…

Papers are presented from the New Jersey Department of Higher Education Summer Institute. Focus is on sociolinguistic, anthropological, social psychological, pedagogical, and socio-political-economic considerations. Each analyzes particular factors that influence the form and quality of bilingual policy and instruction programs, and offers…

The total development of the child is described in this set of training materials, one of a series developed to train Child Development Associates. The multiple factors and principles which affect physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development are presented. Successful completion of this curriculum will enable the trainee to perform in…

Meta-Analysis procedures were employed to integrate existing science education research findings on the effectiveness of teaching strategy analysis training to: (1) determine overall magnitude of effect that can be expected from such training; (2) determine and compare relative magnitude of effects attributable to various approaches to such…

A number of educators formed a network and established the European Forum on Educational Administration. The Forum's program described in this publication had a duration of one week consisting of a day of intensive orientation to the Federal Republic of Germany's education system, two and a half days of visits to educational institutions in the…

A brief discussion of the development of a handbook to be used as a training aid by student assistants in the reference room of a university library and a review of the literature on such training introduce a handbook which was developed at Mankato State University. Designed to provide both informational sections and programed exercises to aid new…

The papers presented in this volume are the team research reports of the Joint Hampton-Michigan Program conducted in 1979-1980 for junior faculty members of the Hampton Institute (Virginia) and graduate students and faculty members of the University of Michigan. The titles of the papers are: (1) Social and Economic Implications of Teacher Training…

This revised and updated bibliography of multicultural publications supported by the Canadian government includes annotations in both French and English. Historical, literary, ethnographic, linguistic, and research documents and teaching guides representing or targeted to a variety of different ethnic groups are presented. The bibliography also…