In an effort to gather information needed in the development of a five-year plan (1980-1985), Central Arizona College (CAC) conducted a survey in 1979 to determine: (1) the future educational needs of area high school students; (2) the courses, programs, and services desired by permanent area residents; (3) the training needs of area businesses;…

This curriculum resource guide, one of seven developed by the State of Illinois to present information on new and emerging curricula existing in the nation, can be used as a basis for local educators to determine the resources needed to offer halfway house management curricula and to initiate curriculum development at the local level. Chapters 1…

These proceedings contain summaries of five working group discussions and a discussion of suggestions for future research from an ad hoc meeting on Work, Family, and Community (Fedruary 21-22, 1980) in Washington, D.C. The meeting had these objectives: (1) to identify salient policy and research issues associated with changing patterns of labor…

Surveys of selected area employers and high school seniors were conducted by Stark Technical College (STC) in 1979 as part of a marketing research project designed to forecast future educational needs. The student survey involved the selection of five area high schools representing urban, suburban, rural, public, and private institutions. The…

AN EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BASIC EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, COUNSELING, AND JOB PLACEMENT FOR 180 NEGRO MALES WAS CONDUCTED BETWEEN JUNE 1, 1964, AND MAY 31, 1965, AT TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, A PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO PRIVATE COLLEGE IN ALABAMA. THE TRAINEES WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 50, RURAL RESIDENTS, HEADS OF…

THIS PUBLICATION IS THE PRODUCT OF A FIVE-WEEK SEMINAR HELD IN 1964. THIS SEMINAR, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS AS WELL AS KEY FIGURES OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, CONSIDERED EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AS A MEANS OF ADVANCING EDUCATION AND OF LINKING EDUCATION MORE EFFECTIVELY TO OVER-ALL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL…

THE DATA ON MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 1964 AND 1965 REFLECT THE INCREASING EMPHASIS ON ASSISTING DISADVANTAGED TRAINEES SUCH AS JOBLESS TEENAGERS, NONWHITES, AND PERSONS OF LIMITED EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. ALMOST HALF OF THE 321,456 ENROLLEES RECEIVED TRAINING IN THE SKILLED AND SEMI-SKILLED CATEGORIES,…

AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF MASS ILLITERACY, POOR PAY AND STATUS OF TEACHERS, AND AN ALIEN EDUCATION PATTERN, THE STATE GOVERNMENTS OF INDIA HAVE PROVIDED SOCIAL EDUCATION FOR CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS LITERACY. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP METHODS HAVE BEEN USED, VIDYAPEETHS (RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES) AND EDUCATIONAL CENTERS HAVE BEEN SET UP, AND ALL INDIA RADIO…

THE PERSONNEL OF THE FAMILY AGENT PROGRAMS WERE WOMEN OF COMFORTABLE MEANS WHO HAD TEN TO TWENTY HOURS A WEEK AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE TO THE POOR. THE TRAINING PROGRAM DESCRIBED IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES--INITIAL TRAINING AND INSERVICE TRAINING. SUBJECTS COVERED INCLUDE--(1) CONCEPTS OF THE WAR ON POVERTY, (2) THE NATURE OF POVERTY, (3) THE CULTURE…

A LIST OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT PERIODICALS PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD, WHICH ARE IN THE COLLECTION AT THE ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, ARE INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT. AMONG THE PUBLICATION TOPICS ARE--COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL, MANAGEMENT, AND LABOR EDUCATION, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL MEDIA, ADULT…

ADDRESSED TO YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAPS, THE BOOK STRESSES THE NEED FOR THINKING POSITIVELY AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF RESOURCES SUCH AS THOSE PROVIDED BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, SELF-ASSESSMENT, OBTAINING A PROPER EDUCATION, SELECTING A CAREER, AND ENTERING THE JOB MARKET ARE DISCUSSED. AREAS OF DISABILITY…

ONE OF THE FIRST CONCERNS OF THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COUNCIL AFTER IT WAS APPOINTED UNDER TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, WAS TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE ALL FEDERALLY SUPPORTED EXTENSION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, ADULT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, ADULT BASIC…

PERIODICALS, BOOKS, PAPERS, DISSERTATIONS, AND RESEARCH REPORTS FROM 1954 TO 1966 WERE REVIEWED IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A BASE FOR CURRENT RESEARCH. THE TOPICS REPORTED ON ARE (1) PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES, (2) MANPOWER NEEDS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, (3) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, (4) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, (5) INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND DEVICES,…

THE RESEARCH REPORTED ON IS PRIMARILY RELEVANT TO BUSINESS AND OFFICE PREPARATION IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, OR YOUTH AND ADULT PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THESE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. REPORTS OF TEACHER PREPARATION FOR THESE AREAS AND INSTITUTIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. TOPICS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF BUSINESS AND OFFICE…

This listing presents court decisions and administrative rulings from the 1970s concerning the topics that are negotiable in bargaining between teachers, as public employees, and school boards, as public employers. The topics are grouped into 14 major areas: budget considerations; contracts; direct compensation; discipline; evaluation; hiring,…