The purposes of this study were to: (1) determine the feasibility of increasing the quality of job performances of counselors and identifying changes in career maturity attitudes of counselors in the area of personnel needs of business and industry; (2) examine the effects of a structured inservice program to aid counselors in performing job…

The Department of Labor, other Federal and state government agencies, and private producers have developed a significant amount of occupational information which can be useful to counselors and others who help students in making the transition from school to work. However, over the years the training of users has not kept pace with the development…

The purpose of this study was to determine, first, whether there was a need for more counselors in the schools of Central and Northern New Hampshire; and second, whether the same area needed a counselor preparation program or an in-service continued training program. The study also attempted to gain specific ideas concerning the design of an…

Proceedings of nine "mini-conferences" (each consisting of four representatives from each of three associations) on career education held during the period January-April, 1977, are contained in this report. Also included are a series of statements/documents prepared independently by association subcommittees. Various issues of concern to the…

One function of the American College Personnel Association's Continuing Education Committee is the assessing of current professional development activities and needs within the field. This paper reports the results of a survey initiated in November 1973 to elicit data about this question from student affairs programs throughout the country.…

Third of six articles from a special feature on differentiated staffing.

The Detroit Urban Career Education Project served two inner city regions with a combined student population of over 50,000. These regions were involved in a K-12 career education-oriented curriculum project designed to deliver an infused curriculum approach which was in harmony with the objectives of the Michigan Career Education Model. The…

The learning assistance center at a California university offers a carefully designed learning program for faculty and staff in the areas of reading, writing, and time management. The goal of the reading efficiency course is to improve reading speed without loss in comprehension. Tests are given throughout the course to monitor progress, and…

The leader's manual for the curriculum guide is designed to help multidisciplinary, multiagency, or single agency groups understand and organize effective community action against child abuse and neglect. Goals; objectives; rationale; equipment, space and staff requirements; teaching reminders; and titles of resource materials are listed for each…

The booklet outlines Illinois' plan for delivering educational services to hearing impaired children. The history of the state's involvement with this population is traced from 1960. Guidelines are set forth for four major topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): identification and assessment (awareness of the problem, distinctions between deaf…

To examine the role of staff development in implementing desegregation programs, the author annotates 39 publications from which she draws conclusions on the kinds of inservice staff education needed. Preceding the annotations is a glossary of 40 terms used in the literature. Four annotated publications describe teacher and principal behaviors and…

Detailed statistical information concerning elementary school science education in the 1961-62 school year is contained in this document. Survey information from the approximately 1,500 school districts participating in the study describe: (1) the enrollment and organization of public elementary schools; (2) the science curriculum, facilities, and…

This book is designed for teachers in elementary and middle schools who need explanations of problems and questions concerning the metric system and a source of classroom activities to aid in teaching the metric system. The book is divided into three parts. The first part is a primer of information designed to help a teacher in answering the many…