This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the second year of the Exemplary Comprehensive Occupational Orientation and Vocational Program in the Tulsa, Oklahoma Public Schools. Data were obtained through a variety of student tests, teacher quarterly reports, interviews with administrators, and questionnaire responses. Findings…

Established by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the Appalachian Regional Commission has as its overall goal the economic and social development of all of West Virginia and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The program…

Project CAREER is a federally funded program to develop computerized behavioral objectives which will have relevance for career education in the 15 Office of Education occupational clusters for a multi-faceted approach in teaching marketable skills. The computerized data bank will be made available to all Massachusetts school systems. One element…

The major objective of this project was the preparation of instructional packets for vocational orientation at the elementary level. A developmental workshop and related seminars on this theme involved five teachers, two counselors, and a principal, all for the elementary grade levels, in addition to various state agencies and educational…

The second interim report of the Watertown, South Dakota, public schools career development project covers the year ending September 13, 1972. This second year continued program development and implementation and began dissemination of project information. Individual development was emphasized in the elementary and junior high programs, with…

This pamphlet describes the Spanish English Developmental Program, one component of Buffalo's overall Title 1 program. Begun in January, 1970, with funds from New York's Urban Education Act, the program seeks to provide bilingual instruction for nearly 1,600 students of Spanish origin. In August 1970, Title 1 ESEA funds were allocated to cover the…

This list of exemplary projects in vocational education includes one from each state, plus one each from Puerto Rico, the Trust Territories of the Pacific, and Guam. Two are reported for the state of Minnesota. The grant number, project director and grantee including an address, project title, duration data, and the amount of federal funds…

Based on the learning theories of Benjamin S. Bloom, the program described in this report aims to help students develop basic skills for success in college work. The program, created for Virginia Highlands Community College, centers around English and mathematics learning laboratories. All students can enroll in regular college level courses, but…

This annual summary provides information about research and development projects which have been conducted under contract to the Manpower Administration. This report differs from previous ones in that it has been expanded to include development projects in addition to the research projects. Projects in progress at the end of the 1971 fiscal year…

This report provides 5-year (1966-1970) trends for the following manpower planning factors: number of employees in each career field, grade distribution, age, length of service, education, employment of women, promotions, retirement, and losses. These data are intended as an aid to Veterans Administration (VA) management in assessing future…

This report suggests that the goals of the 4-H youth programs in working in urban communities with inner-city young people are similar to those for rural area youth. They are: (1) to assist youth to understand his local community and the larger society, and to aid him in participating more effectively in community life; (2) to assist the youth to…

The article discusses an early intervention program for handicapped children (zero to four years old) in a remote area of central Australia. (PHR)

Carefully planned room arrangement and equipment selection helps untrained adults participate in providing infants with appropriate developmental experiences. Twenty activity centers are suggested. (CM)

Cites the need for remedial courses in writing at the college level. (MKM)

Underprepared students deserve targeted instruction and practical content to develop communication skills. To implement a narrow, traditional approach in teaching these skills would be shortsighted and ultimately disastrous. (Author/LBH)