The concept and structure of career education was investigated in order to plan and develop appropriate "real-life" vocational exploration programs for Mississippi. This federally-funded research project was carried out by visiting exemplary programs and five vocational program-planning settings throughout the United States, as well as a…

The Center for Studies of Child and Family Mental Health has made an assessment of national programs during the last decade, and found that the Nation took the course of child-centered intervention programs for mental health. There were many startling and promising programs developed during that time such as Head Start. However, many of the…

This report describes efforts to develop and implement a technique for using information on school performance as a tool in improving planning and management within a large urban school system. The Urban Institute and the Atlanta schools are attempting to demonstrate a technique for grouping schools on the basis of their student composition,…

This study was designed to investigate, on different levels, several facets of ethnic modification of the curriculum of selected public schools throughout the State of New York. One aspect of the design, on an indepth level, was based on a descriptive analysis of the ethnic studies programs in a sample of schools throughout the State. The data for…

Designed to provide administrators of occupation programs at the secondary and post-secondary level with a systems approach to administration, this administrators' guide brings together administrative and leadership tasks and responsibilities that must be considered by administrators when developing programs. The system presented in the guide is…

The critical shortage of child care personnel trained to work with children from infancy through adolescence, calls for the creation of training programs at the subprofessional level. Intended for the day care and child welfare agency personnel, teachers, and others interested in training child care workers, this publication offers guidelines for…

The primary objective of this project was to develop effective programs for retaining the disadvantaged in employment after training and placement. The field work was done in Denver which has a population consisting of three major ethnic groups: white, Mexican-American, and Negro. The report consists of nine technical papers which are concerned…

Three papers prepared for the Greyston Conference held at Columbia University October 18-20, 1964 and one paper resulting from conference discussions and inquiries by geographer-participants focus upon current research needs and opportunities for improvement in geographic education for elementary grades (ages 6-12). The four titles under which…

The preliminary plan for the proposed National Institute of Education (NIE) is outlined. The author discusses a conflict of interests and pressure between Congress and the educational community which seriously hampered confidence in the Office of Education's R&D program, and suggests that the NIE, to avoid this problem, must establish…

Testimony was presented at these hearings by the following witnesses: Hubert Humphrey, U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota; Dr. John N. Perryman, executive director, American School Food Service Association; B.P. Taylor, superintendent of Schools, San Diego Independent School District, San Diego, Texas; Dr. Jean Mayer, special consultant to…

Covering a year's activities, this interim report describes a comprehensive program of vocational education in a rural, economically depressed area. Specific features of the program include the introduction of: (1) career awareness in Grades 1-6, (2) career orientation activities in Grades 7-8, (3) career exploration in Grades 9-10, (4)…

During Phase I of an Allied Health Professions Basic Improvement Grant, a five-member committee developed a curriculum for a medical laboratory technology program at Miami-Dade Junior College by: (1) defining competencies which differentiate a certified laboratory assistant from a medical laboratory technician, (2) translating expected laboratory…

Prepared by local vocational administrators and teachers, this is one of five manuals resulting from the Illinois Occupational Curriculum Project. Designed to assist teachers and administrators plan and evaluate occupational, technical, and career education courses and programs, this manual contains activities for accomplishing program…

In addition to surveying the approaches to and elements comprising vocational guidance, this book represents an attempt to develop a position state about the potential significance of vocational guidance within the educational context. As a result of this approach, vocational development is viewed as a subsystem within the larger system of…

The implementation and results of a project to optimize the learning program at Wytheville Community College are discussed. A systems approach to instruction was selected as the best method of assuring continuing improvement of the teaching/learning process, the productivity of the college, and, ultimately, the long-range goals of the college. An…