This is the second catalog of the National Park Service's Listing of Education in Archaeological Programs (LEAP). It consists of the information incorporated into the LEAP computerized database between 1990 and 1991. The database is a listing of federal, state, local, and private projects promoting public awareness of U.S. archaeology including…

Based on experience with the program in South Dakota, this document contains 54 questions and answers about tech prep, the integrated academic-vocational system of education encompassing 2 years of high school and 2 years of college. The guide provides information on such topics as the following: what tech prep is, how Perkins Act funds are used…

This bibliography contains lists of resources for school leaders on the following topics: (1) at risk students, 10 titles; (2) choice, 7 titles; (3) community and parent involvement, 12 titles; (4) curriculum development and evaluation, 10 titles; (5) early childhood education, 10 titles; (6) equity and multicultural education, 17 titles; (7)…

This directory is designed to assist local action groups (existing local alliances; science mathematics, and technology teachers; superintendents, principals, and supervisors; guidance counselors and resource specialists; and university and college professors) in making contact with the local structure of the Triangle Coalition for Science and…

Georgia Southern University (GSU) and Bulloch Memorial Hospital (BMH) undertook a joint project to enhance education services to students, professionals, and the community at large. University services of the College of Education and the Henderson Library were aligned with the educational services of Bulloch Memorial Hospital to provide resources…

This curriculum guide was developed for a senior-level introductory accounting course for students in high schools in Manitoba. The course introduces Canadian accounting principles and practices; it applies Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to introductory financial accounting. The guide includes the following components: (1) an…

This paper focuses on the Vicarious Learner project, at Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) that is looking at issues concerning the role of dialogue in learning. Efforts to understand how the value of dialogue in learning depends on the structure of the environment in which it takes place are discussed. The…

A project was conducted to prepare unemployed or underemployed adults to enter the work force by continuing and expanding an adult education and career enhancement program that embraces the National Education Goals and contains all the elements of a school-to-work model. Staff were recruited and trained, a curriculum integrating work-based and…

As part of the Learn and Serve America Program of the Corporation for National Service, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has helped develop campus-based programs that have instigated a growing community college service learning network. Ten colleges, selected in a national competition for grants ranging from $2,000 to $12,000…

The international community is increasingly defining education as an essential human right, a force for social change, and a path towards international peace and security. This report on the well-being of the world's children focuses on the efforts of the international community to ensure that all children enjoy their human right to a high-quality…

This report describes Kentucky's Primary School Program, which was developed after the signing of the Kentucky Education Reform Act in 1990. An overview of the report explains the philosophy of the program and lists its critical attributes. These are: (1) developmentally appropriate practices; (2) multi-age classrooms; (3) continuous progress; (4)…

This curriculum guide prepared in Louisiana suggests a model by which educational institutions may design and implement an articulated tech prep program. The following sources of information for the model are described: literature review; interviews with tech prep specialists and conference participants; visits to two exemplary programs; and…

A proposal for a preservice agricultural education teacher preparation program involves the examination of seven aspects: (1) role statement; (2) curriculum; (3) instruction; (4) facilities and resources; (5) student selection; (6) faculty; and (7) evaluation. Agricultural teachers have many roles: facilitator of learning; program developer;…

This paper assesses the level of resources to which colleges and universities might reasonably expect access over the next 30 years. It is organized in three sections. The first section examines some historical relationships between higher education and general economic trends. The second section projects resource levels available to higher…

This teacher resource manual is a support document developed to assist teachers of entrepreneurship courses by providing the following: (1) instructional strategies, such as small groups and teaching for thinking; (2) venture project development alternatives; (3) evaluation strategies; (4) learning resources; (5) resources correlated by module;…