The report presents Mississippi's plan for delivering education and related services to blind and visually handicapped students. An introduction reviews the development of the report based on the work of five task forces. The task forces' reports focus on the following topics and include recommendations for state action (sample subtopics in…

The two volumes of this publication are designed to assist in the establishment of youth participation programs in communities, identify resources for youth workers, and focus on some of the areas of concern to youth. Emphasizing community and youth cooperation, the books identify resources that are geared to finding solutions to some of the many…

An overview of the Far West Laboratory (FWL) version of Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) is presented to acquaint potential adopters with the distinctive features, key roles, learning procedures of the Far West model, and its adaptability to local needs. (Core areas of the FWL-EBCE in which all students are expected to progress are career…

Presented in this handbook are ideas for promoting community involvement in schools. Actually used in schools across the nation, the ideas included are intended to help school people both incorporate community members into their programs and improve school-community relations as the basis of school support. The ideas presented, called "case…

The college's role in enhancing the physical environment and facilities of its surrounding community is examined, based on the experiences of more than 30 institutions, ranging from small private colleges to large state-run universities. In contrast to practices in the 1950s and 1960s, there is currently a new understanding that the campus and the…

A community-based education program enables rural communities to meet needs and solve problems by utilizing the total community environment and its human resources. Components of this program are: (1) expanded use of school facilities; (2) lifelong learning and enrichment programs; (3) interagency coordination, cooperation, and collaboration; (4)…

This publication presents profiles of the 29 councils currently participating in the Work-Education Consortium. (These councils address the issue of youth's transition from education to employment and work in a collaborative manner involving community people representing education, business and industry, government, social services, labor,…

Part of a series devoted to identifying and evaluating strategies which vocational education administrators and instructors can use at the secondary student, teacher, or administrator level to eliminate sex stereotyping and sex bias in vocational education programs, this manual provides information to aid administrators in developing and…

The document describes a sampling of Federal resources available for improving citizen education. It was prepared to give staff members of Federal agencies an overview of educational programs dealing with citizen education and to help educators as they design and implement citizen education programs. The document is presented in two Parts. Part I…

Six independent study projects are offered to students in an introductory psychology course at the University of Houston. The projects include a term paper, book critique, independent research project, audio and/or visual demonstration, research assistance to a faculty member, and a community service option. The most popular of these projects is…

This monograph focuses on adult education programs and (1) why needs assessment is necessary, (2) how to assess needs, (3) how to assess the needs of special groups, and (4) how to assess program needs. In the first of four sections the administrator's role is described, and the term "needs" is defined. Models are proposed for individual and…

These proceedings contain the keynote address, four papers, and summaries of four group discussions of the Eleventh Annual Pennsylvania Conference on Postsecondary Occupational Education. The keynote presentation is by Harold "Bud" Hodgkinson, distinguished analyst of current trends and the likely future of social, economic, and…

Intended to assist Agency for International Development officers, advisors, and health officials in incorporating health planning into national plans for economic development, this ninth of ten manuals in the International Health Planning Methods series contains eight papers dealing with the integration of community health concerns into…

THIS PAMPHLET DESCRIBES THE EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR MENTALLY RETARDED ADOLESCENTS IN NEW JERSEY. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROGRAM ARE OUTLINED AND INCLUDE TIME SCHEDULES, CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF EMPLOYERS, PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS, OCCUPATIONS, AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL. AN EXAMPLE OF THE PROGRAM AGREEMENT (BETWEEN…

Designed for those with teaching skills as well as those without and for those with backgrounds in nutrition and those without, this handbook provides information on how to organize and conduct nutrition education and cooking training for the chronically mentally ill. The first section describes the pilot program which developed the handbook,…