A survey questionnaire was mailed to all active Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) in the summer of 1975. Based on an internal analysis of the 3,479 respondents (a 66% return), the following findings represent the manner in which PCVs perceive their volunteer experience. Perceived volunteer accomplishments and morale are very high. Volunteers believe…

This study was designed to provide current information regarding the status of consumer education in New Jersey public secondary schools, to develop criteria for consumer education curricula and programs, and to assist in preservice and inservice training of teachers. Two questionnaires were used. The first, a status survey, contained 211…

Addressed to leaders of defender offices and inmate legal services programs, this document provides information with which to implement the paralegal concept. Stated objectives of the manual are as follows: (1) To tell administrators where successful projects are, (2) to steer administrators to other sources of information, (3) to describe optimum…

To provide guidance for geography teachers, this booklet presents information on how to plan and execute aerial field trips. The aerial field trip can be employed as an effective visual aid technique in the teaching of geography, especially for presenting earth generalizations and interrelationships. The benefits of an aerial field trip are…

This paper presents general information about Title I of the Elementary Secondary Education Act on the education of the disadvantaged pertinent to local school districts. From the beginning, the major portion of the Title I program was intended to supplement the education routine provided by local school districts for disadvantaged children. Each…

The Educational Equity Group was established in 1975 within the National Institute of Education (NIE) to bring a renewed focus to several research and developmental activities previously carried out in separate organizational units of the institute. The group's mandate is to investigate and develop ways to provide high quality education for those…

This paper is a research proposal for the development of a process model which addresses several of the fundamental questions involved in the community needs assessment process used as a prelude to program development by the community adult education program planner. The questions of what information should be gathered, where this information is…

One of a series of nine reports of Project ACTIVE (Attaining Competence for Teaching in Vocational Education), this report focuses on the criteria for assessing mastery of the professional competencies (skills) important to personnel implementing the career education concept into vocational education programs in Florida. An overview of…

One of a series of nine reports of Project ACTIVE (Attaining Competence for Teaching in Vocational Education), this report focuses on criteria for assessing mastery of the professional competencies (skills) important to teacher-coordinators in cooperative vocational education programs. An overview of competency-based vocational teacher education…

A multiple school district consortium in California, entitled "Bilingual Alternatives for Secondary Teachers and Aides" (B.A.S.T.A.), helps to implement secondary bilingual projects through training and technical support. The principal activities of the consortium are program development, curriculum development, staff development, and…

This document is a compendium of data relating to the development, content, and periodic review of teacher education programs prepared by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC). The first chapter contains procedures designed to assist state education agencies in reviewing, developing, and…

The sixth volume in a 10-volume report on the historical development (1966-1973) of the 8 administrative Area Offices of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Programs, this report presents information on the Navajo (Window Rock) Area Office. Included in this document are: (1) The Context (geography and description of the Dine, a tribe and…

This coordination guide has been written as a reference for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Prime Sponsor administrators, planners, and operations staff who are interested in pursuing coordination opportunities with Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) employment-related programs. It is intended to serve four major purposes: (1)…

A project was conducted to develop and implement a school and community-based guidance, counseling, placement, and follow-up program that would place counselors and support personnel in an optimum position to meet the individual career-planning needs of every student, including the occupationally inclined. Specific project goals were to develop…

Addressed to State board of education members, this document discusses career education in terms of national models, evaluation, and implementation. Section 1 presents an overview summary of the research paper contained in section 2. The research paper is by Edwin L. Herr of the Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Pennsylvania State…