This resource manual is designed to assist both the beginning cooperative office education (COE) teacher-coordinator in developing a new COE program and the experienced teacher-coordinator in reviewing and upgrading established programs. It can also be used as a resource for administrators. Unit I defines goals, determines the need for a COE…

This guide was prepared to help elementary and secondary social studies teachers use the 1984 elections as a tool to teach about American government and politics. The goal is to help students use their town, country, or city as their classroom and to use newspapers, community resources, campaign materials and activities, and the broadcast media as…

This booklet contains examples of a number of different ways in which companies can support or utilize the new job training system created by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. Described first are Hewlett-Packard's efforts to provide strong corporate leadership on behalf of the job training partnership. The second section includes…

Random samples of 1979 and 1980 entering freshmen were given the Non-Cognitive Questionnaire (NCQ), designed to assess seven noncognitive dimensions associated with minority student academic success. The predictive validity of the NCQ for each race was determined with respect to cumulative grade point average (GPA) and persistence at several time…

An audit guide to assist independent public accountants in performing audits of federal student financial assistance (SFA) programs is presented. The audit assists the Department of Education in determining whether a recipient has (1) provided financial data, including basic financial statements and other financial reports; (2) maintained a system…

The student's manual of this set consists of materials for use by students enrolled in an extension course to train them for employment as mental health workers. Addressed in the individual units of the course are the following topics: mental health, mental illness, mental health professionals, diagnosis of mental disorders, treatment of mental…

This discussion examines trends in American society and family life in the context of early education and alternative child care programs of the future. It is suggested that social problems arise when some aspects of society change while other intimately related aspects lag behind, especially when the lagging circumstances are improving but not…

Intended for use by professionals and trained para-professionals in the training of family day care providers, in-home caregivers, and, to some extent, foster parents, this handbook contains information and materials necessary to establish a training plan and offers nine training units plus a supplemental unit about toys. Discussed first are…

Rationale and recommendations are presented for vocational education's response to the national energy crisis in light of present involvement and future needs. The problem is stated in terms of the need for training programs in the newer energy technologies, including those related to conservation. Federal policies are outlined, specifically the…

A study was conducted to secure information relating to the following questions: (1) Are high school graduates leaving school with sufficient basic business skills to adequately manage their personal business affairs? and (2) what role is the business education department playing to provide all students with these basic business skills? A list of…

This booklet identifies citizen participation requirements for more than 300 federally assisted programs administered by 18 departments, agencies, and commissions. It has been published in response to the government's desire to assist citizens in learning how, when, and where to go to participate in and influence the governmental decisions which…

A study was conducted to determine what is being done to develop leadership capabilities of first-line supervisors. Data was collected through interviews, examinations of company training literature, and primary resource materials at 125 manufacturing plants in fifty states which, in the aggregate, employ more than 155,000 production workers and…

The negotiation agreement covers nondiscrimination, salary, fringe benefits, leave of absence, faculty workload, working conditions, calendars and schedules, department governance, college and campus governance, the university senate, grievance and arbitration procedures, research and travel, financial exigency, employment security, association…

The agreement covers contract management, chapter rights, college governance, academic freedom, faculty status, terms of appointment, reappointment and tenure, dismissal for cause, grievance procedure, arbitration, leaves of absence, salaries, fringe benefits, working conditions, workload, retrenchment, part-time faculty, faculty in the veterans'…

The contents of this guide, adopted for a one-year pilot study, include: standard operating procedures for the faculty development/effectiveness document (performance and evaluation contract); instructions and forms for evaluating effectiveness in teaching, administrative duties, and professional activities; and a faculty…