Increasing numbers of families from foreign countries reside temporarily or permanently in the United States. These "international families" are enrolling infants and toddlers in child care programs. In many such programs, the diversity of countries and languages represented presents a challenge for creating an integrated, cohesive group. To learn…

Eleven criteria that must be met prior to establishing permanent state-owned facilities for upper-division/graduate off-campus instruction through the California State University were assessed. The 11 criteria, which were developed by the trustees, were evaluated by the California Postsecondary Education Commission within the context of the…

This practicum was designed to reinforce the importance of meeting the needs of the whole child in the classroom--the social, emotional, and psychological needs, not just the intellectual needs. The practicum was implemented in the Montessori Learning Center, a small private preschool and elementary school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by…

Developed to meet Washington State Day Care Minimum Licensing Requirements, guidelines in this handbook concern 10 health topics. Discussion focuses on (1) preventing illness in day care settings; (2) illnesses, their treatment, ways to limit their spread, and what caregivers can do when they have a sick child at their center; (3) caregivers'…

This report provides users of data from the Second International Mathematics Study with a summary of the survey procedures used by participating countries. The introductory chapter includes definitions, cross-sectional and longitudinal components, and recommended sampling procedures. Chapter 2 presents national population definitions and sampling…

Focusing on ways to teach fourth-grade students the machine skills they need to make the computer a fluent writing tool, this study sought to identify the word processing skills that students need to learn and the ones that are most difficult, and the instructional approaches that work best in teaching word processing skills. The problems and…

The California Postsecondary Education Commission's (CPEC) analysis of the Sonoma County Junior College District's (SCJCD) proposal to establish a permanent off-campus center in the city of Petaluma is presented in this report. Part I provides background to the proposal, indicating that the SCJCD has operated a temporary center in relocatable…

This handbook was prepared to give both teachers and students basic background information about the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA). Included are handouts, transparency masters, and suggested activities for implementing DECA on the local level. The first six sections of the guide cover the following: integrating DECA into marketing…

This document is designed to provide assistance to people in school districts who are responsible for making decisions regarding the purchase and use of microcomputers in business and office education programs. A section on planning considerations outlines considerations that need to be addressed, available resources, and maximizing the use of…

This report, the culmination of the 3-year "New York Document Conservation Administration Training and Planning Project," represents a distillation of the best thinking about preservation issues in New York after an exhaustive process of consultation and review. Its thesis is that preservation of New York State's historical records, rare…

This publication is designed to provide both policy guidance and examples of how to work with various constituencies in planning and carrying out appropriate Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation education activities. Information is provided on the history of aerospace/aviation education, FAA educational materials, aerospace/aviation…

This inservice journal is a diary of the inservice programs that were held in 1982-1983 for volunteers and paid staff working in the patient relations department at Highland Park Hospital in Highland Park, Illinois. The first section of the journal contains a list of the purposes of inservice education. Summarized next are individual inservice…

Arranged in three sections, this pamphlet outlines publishers' guidelines for developing nonsexist instructional materials for elementary and secondary school use. Section 1 details the following strategies for expanding and balancing the role models of both sexes in instructional literature: illustrations reflecting a variety of dress and…

This guide for teachers of consumer and home economics education suggests agencies, groups, and organizations to be considered when exploring the resource possibilities which exist within a specific community. The format is that of a personal directory to be filled in with the telephone number, address, and contact person for each resource listed.…

Ways in which the efforts of vocational education and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) can be coordinated are discussed in this fact sheet. Following an overview of CETA, seven titles from the CETA amendments of 1978 which provide opportunities for vocational education-CETA coordination are described: (1) Title I:…