Intended for counselors, vocational education teachers, and others concerned with the assessment of disabled students' skills, this manual provides a comprehensive overview of vocational education evaluation. It may be useful in developing a vocational evaluation program. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 focuses on vocational evaluation…

Book II of a 5-book day camp manual focuses on staff selection and training. Following the philosophy that developing an effective staff is the responsibility of the camp director, the book contains major sections on staff recruitment (sources of staff, problems, selection procedures, job descriptions, personnel practices); guidelines for job…

This paper looks at the relationship between parents' social networks and aspects of child development. It has often been suggested that parents' links with kin, neighbors, friends, and local and non-local organizations are likely to have many effects on their children's development. These effects, however, have never been systematically…

A study was conducted to determine the effect of affirmative action on faculty hiring practices. Difficulties in looking for relevant data are outlined, and stories of some hiring decisions are explored in depth to provide concrete illustrations of the pitfalls. Data gathered from department heads on their perceptions of affirmative action in…

Written for the prospective student of a nontraditional educational institution as well as the prospective member institution, this handbook presents an overview of the concept of nontraditional education and the ways the National Association of Private, Nontraditional Schools and Colleges attempts to preserve the quality of that concept through…

A pilot-model for evaluating state-of-the-art short-courses for engineer practitioners was developed based on assessments of 10 Continuing Education in Engineering (CEE) courses offered by University Extension of the University of California, Berkeley. Instruments used in the study included student questionnaires, faculty interviews, follow-up…

The sequential components of a model for the development of an upper-division marketing certificate program in professional sales are described in this report as they were implemented at the University of Minnesota's General College during Fall 1980. After introductory material examining the responsibilities of the professional sales…

This book reports an observational study of the quality of care given by 39 registered childminders in four London boroughs to 40 two-year-old children (25 boys and 15 girls). Minders and most of the 28 mothers involved were interviewed at home. Children were observed both at home and at their minders' homes. Children's language skills were also…

This junior high school career education curriculum guide contains lesson plans intended to serve as a basis for a nine-week minicourse in career education. Sixteen lesson plans are included in the guide: (1) Social Security, (2) A Career Is Calling, (3) Stereotyping, (4) Values Clarification, (5) Decision-Making, (6) Aptitude Tests, (7) Career…

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF REARING MENTAL RETARDATES WERE IDENTIFIED AND MEASURED DURING THIS STUDY BY EXAMINATIONS OF PARENTAL ATTITUDES AND HOW THESE ATTITUDES OFTEN AFFECT THE DAILY BEHAVIOR AND LEARNING READINESS OF CHILDREN WHILE IN SCHOOL. BEHAVIORAL FACTORS OF THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD WERE ANALYZED AND COMPARED WITH STATISTICS COVERING…

FROM A REVIEW OF ADULT EDUCATION LITERATURE, AN ANALYSIS OF THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF VOCATIONAL HOMEMAKING COURSES FOR ADULTS IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING 1949-1959, AND INTERVIEWS WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND HOMEMAKING TEACHERS IN 75 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS, TRENDS AND METHODOLOGY IN ADULT EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY HOMEMAKING…

WAYS IN WHICH GUIDANCE COUNSELORS CAN HELP TEACHERS DEVELOP ABILITY IN GUIDANCE WERE ASSESSED IN THIS STUDY, PRIMARILY BASED ON DATA COLLECTED DURING 1957-58, WITH RECENT PERTINENT DATA ADDED. DESCRIPTIONS AND EVALUATIONS WERE MADE OF SUCH IN SERVICE EDUCATION METHODS AS STAFF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, PROFESSIONAL READING AND ASSOCIATIONS, TEAM…

THE 25 CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING GRADUATE MUSIC PROGRAMS WERE SURVEYED TO GIVE AN EVALUATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE GRADUATE MUSIC DEGREE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, TO GAIN SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEEDS OF GRADUATE MUSIC STUDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND ADEQUACY OF THESE PROGRAMS. A…

TO ASSESS THE SHORT RANGE EFFECTS OF PARTICIPATION IN A SPECIAL SCHOOL PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 1963 FOR PREGNANT SCHOOL AGE GIRLS, INTERVIEWERS IN 1965 OBTAINED INFORMATION FROM 109 GIRLS WHO HAD ATTENDED THE PROGRAM IN ITS FIRST YEAR, 123 GIRLS WHO HAD BEEN REFERRED BUT HAD NOT ATTENDED, AND MOTHERS OF THE GIRLS. THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON…

This study (one portion of a larger study) was designed to describe the post-release experiences of former institutionalized students who received Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I services. The sample consisted of approximately 200 students from eight correctional institutions. Data were collected through interviews with the…