DATA FOR THIS PAPER, PRESENTED AT THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTHERN SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AT ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 17, 1964, WERE DERIVED FROM THE AUTHOR'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AMONG THE SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FROM HIS PARTICIPATION IN COUNTY AND REGIONAL PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS. THE…

A project was designed to develop and field test a job and career placement and follow-up system to serve as a model for state-wide implementation in vocational education programs. Third year objectives were (1) to expand the field test of the placement and follow-up system to six regional satellite test sites utilizing selected high schools and…

This book, a collection of job descriptions and career options, is designed to help persons who want to work with children and youth make education and career decisions. Descriptions are listed under sections reflecting the amount of education and/or experience needed for the job. The ten sections range from no formal education needed through…

The project was assigned with the purpose of providing adult basic education directors in Regions 1, 2, 5 and 10 of the U.S. Office of Education with the technical capability of using staff and volunteers to organize and manage the training of volunteers to tutor adults in basic reading and writing. Two training workshops were conducted in each…

The guide to local resources was compiled by the Tri-County Industry-Education-Labor Council for teachers and guidance counselors seeking specific career education information. The resources are classified according to the 15 occupational clusters, as identified by the U.S. Office of Education, plus economic education for integration with…

Information Interdependence is an empty concept unless the real user is a dominant element. The individual user of information must be sensitized to the existence of information interdependencies and to the critical need to foster much more of it, if libraries are to survive economically and provide exemplary information service. Three approaches…

The document describes the methods, procedures, and results of the evaluation of the Quitman County Project, an adult basic education demonstration program with 147 participants in four learning centers in Mississippi. Data were collected by means of site visits, observation, interviews and standardized achievement tests. In terms of student…

The overall purpose of the Quitman County Demonstration Project was: (1) to identify, demonstrate, and test effective and innovative procedures for implementing a community based, voluntary program in adult basic education (ABE); (2) to develop and validate new approaches in training the instructional leadership for adult basic education through…

A model was developed for coordinating Federal, state, and local adult basic education. This model was then compared with the "Consumer Services" structure developed for total governmental operations at the three levels. Objectives and definitions of general and adult vocational educational content were developed. The program need to reach all…

This study aimed (1) to develop a conceptual scheme for viewing adult education in a developing country; (2) to employ the scheme in analyzing the county council-sponsored adult education program in 34 rural communities in Eastern Nigeria; and (3) to make suggestions and recommendations for expanding and strengthening the programs. Using the areas…

Teachers on Indian reservations or in Indian communities are a specific homogeneous group since they teach the same minority group, live in a specific but often different area, and function in a cross-cultural situation. This study examined teachers of the Papago Reservations and delineated obvious differences between them. Profiles are given for…

This document reports on a study, conducted by the author, which focused on investigating the problems of the way our schools are financed, the arrangements for delivering educational resources to our students, the developing problems of collective negotiations, and the way our school systems are organized and interrelated. The author also…

A REPORT SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF A SERIES OF OFFICE OCCUPATIONS TEACHER EDUCATION CLINICS IN WHICH SUGGESTED GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE PREPARATION OF OFFICE OCCUPATIONS TEACHERS. A SERIES OF CLINICS GAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF OFFICE OCCUPATIONS EDUCATION AND BUSINESS EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR…

The document reports the major problems faced by school administrators in dealing with the handicap of hearing impairment in children, with the intent to stimulate improvements in methods of assessing the needs of this population and in systems of delivery of services. The first section on the problem of misunderstanding hearing impairment in…

This final report is the result of a survey requested by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and undertaken by the Organization for Rehabilitation through Training (ORT) of four countries (Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, and Gabon) and a conference on vocational training sponsored by the Economic and Customs…