GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, THROUGH A GRANT FROM TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT, IS ESTABLISHING AN INSTITUTE FOR THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS OF LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, WHO WORK AS SUBPROFESSIONALS. THESE AIDES ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE PROVIDING A BROAD…

THIS MANUAL, A RESULT OF THE WORKSHOP ON INTERPRETING FOR THE DEAF WHICH WAS HELD AT THE GOVERNOR BAXTER STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF IN MAINE, JULY, 1965, IS DESIGNED TO (1) DEFINE INTERPRETING PROBLEMS AND PROCEDURES, (2) PROVIDE CURRICULUM GUIDELINES, AND (3) PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS IN CLASSES ON INTERPRETING. THE…

THE INTERAMERICAN CONSULTATION ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AID). REPRESENTATIVES FROM EIGHT LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, THE UNITED STATES, AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE PEACE CORPS, UNESCO, UN, AND AID ATTEMPTED…

BUSINESS HAS A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR ITS EMPLOYEES SINCE IT PROFITS FROM THE FACT THAT AMERICA HAS BECOME AN EDUCATION STATE, WITH THE INCREASED EDUCATION OF THE LABOR FORCE ACCOUNTING FOR 23 PERCENT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH BETWEEN 1929 AND 1957, AND SINCE BUSINESS ITSELF HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRISIS IN EDUCATION BY INSISTING…

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. THE ACT AUTHORIZES GRANTS (1) TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH, (2) TO ACQUIRE SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES, TEXTBOOKS, AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, (3) TO ESTABLISH SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION CENTERS, (4) TO STIMULATE EDUCATIONAL…

ELEVEN STATES HAVE ASSISTED UNEMPLOYED PARENTS THROUGH COMMUNITY WORK AND TRAINING (CWT) PROGRAMS FINANCED BY STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS, WITH FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE GRANTS, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AND SOME SPECIAL SERVICES. TITLE V OF THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT AUGMENTS THE CWT PROGRAM. IT IS TOTALLY FINANCED BY THE…

THE INSTITUTE, SPONSORED BY A FEDERATED CHARITY REPRESENTING 78 NONPROFIT VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS IN NEW YORK CITY, WAS ATTENDED BY 48 HIGH SCHOOL AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE COUNSELORS. THE NEED FOR SUCH INSTITUTES WAS DOCUMENTED BY A PRE-INSTITUTE QUESTIONNAIRE TO LICENSED GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. TO EVALUATE THE INSTITUTE, THE PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION…

THIS GUIDE WAS PLANNED PRIMARILY FOR USE IN THE SCHOOLS OF NEW YORK STATE TO FAMILIARIZE AN INSTRUCTOR WITH THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) AND TO GIVE HIM KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHING TECHNIQUES FOR MDTA COURSES. THE EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE MDTA AND THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING, RATHER THAN ON DISCUSSIONS…

AS REQUIRED BY THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963, PART OF THE HOME ECONOMICS PROGRAM INCLUDES CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS AND BOYS WHO WISH TO PREPARE FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT UTILIZING HOME ECONOMICS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. OHIO OFFERS THE COOPERATIVE 2-YEAR PROGRAM, AND THE OCCUPATIONAL WORK-EXPERIENCE WHICH IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR THE 11TH-…

CLASSES IN BASIC EDUCATION AND ENGLISH FOR FOREIGN-SPEAKING PERSONS, FUNDED BY THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT (EOA), WERE BEGUN IN JANUARY 1965 IN ADULT DAY SCHOOLS IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, FOR MEN AND AFDA MOTHERS, WHO TESTED AT LESS THAN 8TH-GRADE LEVEL. WELFARE PAYMENTS WERE CONTINUED AND CASH REIMBURSEMENTS AND CHILD CARE PROVIDED FOR MOTHERS.…

This manual is designed as a guide for the initial training of raters and referees in holistic evaluation of writing samples. It is intended for use by a single trainer in a group of twelve (nine raters, three referees) trainees. The manual is divided into sections corresponding to the procedures to be used in the training sessions. The left hand…

Major factors influencing goals and outcomes of foreign language education are reviewed in order to identify a common core of goals. Alternative approaches to specifying outcomes are discussed and sample lists of outcomes for three levels of study are presented. The review of the main influences on the educational scene during the past decade…

Theses six TESOL Newsletters present articles on various aspects of teaching English as a Second Language. Some of the areas covered are the following: (1) teaching reading, both in the classroom and as a supplementary activity; (2) using audiovisual aids; (3) groups in the ESL classroom; (4) the use of the native language and learning a second…

A discussion is presented on the psychological and physical nature and origin of stress, changes in life stages that individuals make in response to events, and situations in life that create pressure and tension. This discussion is followed by examples of how to deal with stress through awareness of: communication skills; coping techniques, both…

A study of adaptation to work as both a process and an outcome was conducted. The study was conducted by personal interview that probed adaptation with respect to work's organizational, performance, interpersonal, responsibility, and affective aspects; and by questionnaire using the same aspects. The population studied consisted of persons without…