This guide, published by the New York City Board of Education, presents teaching practices that have been used in New York City schools in grades K-12. Subject areas covered include: (1) communication arts; (2) mathematics; (3) social studies; (4) art; (5) music; (6) English as a second language; (7) bilingual education; (8) reading; (9) writing;…

This interim review of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) youth programs focuses on five topics through which were considered the universe of need, program experience, and policy recommendations. Chapter 1 is an introduction which briefly describes the law itself, including summaries of its major parts. It also discusses…

This Consolidated Youth Employment Program demonstration (CYEP), implemented in eight prime sponsor areas in fiscal 1979, consolidated the activities and services formerly provided by the Summer Youth Employment Program, the Youth Community Conservation and Improvement Projects, and the Youth and Employment Training Programs. The fundamental…

This eighth of 14 curriculum modules in the Family and Community Services Occupational Education Modules series deals with decision-making and management. These concepts are reviewed and applied to Family and Community Services. Efficient use of time and energy on the job is stressed, and student values are explored in relationship to client…

The result of a project to develop short courses to help health care administrators and supervisors in developing practical, up-to-date management skills, this instructional workbook provides information and exercises applicable to on-the-job situations. Unit I covers the following leadership considerations: self-awareness, time management,…

The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs met July 1, 1980, to take testimony on Bill H.R. 6850 which proposed specific statutory authorization for the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), transferred administrative control from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB), and reserved the BIA educational…

This manual is intended as a resource for anyone involved in planning, developing, and/or operating a horticultural training or work co-op program for the handicapped. Following an introductory chapter, the manual is divided into three parts with the greatest weight given to the second part. Part I elaborates on development of the horticulture…

The second phase of development of a comprehensive Master Plan for New Jersey Institute of Technology is detailed. As part of an established and continuing planning process involving all segments of the campus community, it reaffirms and further refines the institutional mission and priorities for the next decade. The plan is drawn in the context…

The recommendations presented in this report were developed by Triton College's Retention Committee, which was established in Fall 1980 to involve a large and representative number of faculty in the identification of actions teachers could take to improve student retention and success. After introductory material detailing the committee's mission…

Twenty articles, with an introduction, discuss future educational policies and problems in light of contemporary demographic, economic, political, cultural, technological, and social-psychological changes. The articles are grouped into three sections. Section one, comprising eight articles, examines the environment of education, including…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with the skills necessary to direct the curriculum development process, this competency-based module contains an introduction and three sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience consists of an overview, required and optional learning activities, a self-check…

This curriculum guide has been designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of real estate marketing, as well as to provide the marketing and distributive education teacher/coordinator with maximum flexibility. The essential common and specialized competencies have been identified…

As part of a panel on rural education, Dr. Edgar M. Easley spoke on the topic "Urban-Rural Education - Relieving the Tension". Based on findings from literature of adult migration to urban areas, Dr. Easley stated the following implications for adult education teachers and administrators: (1) that the tension found in rural migrants related to…

This workbook, designed for use in a workshop or independently by a college or university group, is intended for use by faculty and administrators reviewing an existing faculty evaluation system. The tool is organized in chapters outlining sequential steps in decision-making about an existing evaluation system. Following each chapter is a series…

The Greenwood (Mississippi) Career Education Project was conducted to meet the following objectives: (1) to employ a career staff and establish the administrative structure of the project; (2) to conduct inservice workshops with faculty members for the purpose of acquainting them with project objectives and their responsibilities; (3) to expand…