The guide was developed on the basis of advice from a widely representative committee appointed by the Colorado State Department of Public Health. The materials were tested in a course in an urban center and a course in a rural center. The initial portion of the manual presents: (1) guidelines for organizing preparatory nurse aide courses, (2)…

Volume I of this study describes the background of the Lincoln Filene Center's research and development on the intergroup relations curriculum and propositions, critiques, and recommendations relevant to intergroup relations education in the United States. It contains a report on inservice teacher programs, evaluation instruments, and procedures…

Although literature on educational objectives dates back more than 50 years, the last 20 years have seen a renewal of interest in objectives. The taxonomy approach currently in use expresses objectives in terms that are evidenced by pupil behavior. This approach deals with objectives that relate to three separate domains of learning: Cognitive,…

Prepared by participants in the 1968 National Defense Education Act Institute on Wood Technology, this syllabus is one of a series of basic outlines designed to aid college level industrial arts woodworking instructors in improving and broadening the scope and content of their programs. The manual consists of a brief introduction followed by seven…

This curriculum guide, part of a series of science units, provides for differentiation of emphasis of subject areas at different grade levels. It is intended that the unit will be studied in depth by grades 1, 4, and 6. Kindergarten, grades 2 and 3 will study the unit in less detail. "Our Wonderful Sun" is studied in Kindergarten, "Earth in Space"…

To provide a variety of projects for making things from paper, this curriculum guide suggests learning activities involving simple exploratory experiments with paper and paper boxes, more inventive experiences with articles designed from paper, and finally complicated projects designed by the students and executed from a wide range of paper…

This was a project to design and develop materials for training special education administrators. Simulation was used as an instructional approach allowing interaction similar to that of the "real world" administrative setting. After a literature review on roles and functions, reality-based problems were chosen for use in tasks to elicit decision…

Designed to help local public educational agencies serve Spanish speaking adults, this adult basic education curriculum and teaching guide for English as a second language provides vocabulary, sentence pattern drills, question and answer practice, and other specific suggestions. Included are sessions for getting acquainted, followed by units on…

This state curriculum guide is intended to provide Alaskan secondary school language art teachers with a sequential instructional program designed to meet the need of students in all aspects of language arts in grades 9-12. After an introductory statement on the use of the guide and a discussion of the needs and characteristics of youth, the guide…

This course of study for housekeeping management assistant is one of a series available for use by teacher-coordinators and students in home economics cooperative education programs for grades 11 and 12. Based on job analysis interviews with hotel, motel, hospital, institutional, and domestic housekeeping personnel, this course was prepared by…

This course of study for the home furnishings aide is one of a series available for use by teacher-coordinators and students in Grade 11 and 12 home economics cooperative education programs. Based on job analysis interviews with home furnishings personnel, this course was prepared by teachers and Instructional Materials Center staff, field-tested,…

A curriculum in speech and language improvement for migrant children is provided. The overall methodology used is similar to the audiolingual method of teaching a foreign language, emphasizing pattern drill and listening rather than learning rules and their exceptions. Primary goals of the program are (1) the development of listening skills and…

Contained in the bibliography are 55 abstracts and descriptive terms of documents concerned with all aspects of vocational education, work study programs, and rehabilitation techniques for use with virtually all handicapping conditions. Also included are a subject and author index, user information, and information on ordering specific documents…

This publication presents four suggested language arts curriculum units designed to be used with high school students in first- or second-year Spanish classes who are native speakers of the language. The first unit, which deals with the Spanish alphabet, is meant to be used as an introduction to the Spanish language. The second and third units,…

The automotive body sheet metal maintenance course is an advanced course in sheet metal techniques and emphasizes the perfection of skills in sheetmetal repair and fabrication techniques. This nine week course (135 clock hours) provides the learner with a variety of experiences and supplies him with general information, technical knowledge, basic…