Documents announced with VT numbers only in Volume 6, Number 3 (VT 020 110) of "Abstracts of Instructional Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM) are included in this microfiche set. The microfiche set is arranged in the following sequence: (1) a Vocational Technical (VT) number index to documents in the microfiche collection, (2)…

To change a conventional, academically oriented general education school system into one whose curriculum reflects concepts of career education at all grade levels in harmony with existing teaching/learning processes, Project VIGOR staff held a teacher orientation workshop to introduce the career education concept as envisioned by Oregon's Career…

These guidelines are part of a total curricular program K-12 developed for use in the elementary and secondary schools of the Diocese of Cleveland. Objectives for the study of the communication arts in these grades are listed as follows: (1) Listening with attention, discrimination, and empathy, (2) Viewing with perception, discrimination, and…

Composed of articles selected from recent issues of "Educational Technology" magazine, this volume in the review series focuses on audiovisual technology and learning. Articles in this volume cover such topics as communications media, software design, teacher roles and attitudes, televised instruction, videotape recordings, instructional media,…

Compiled from selected articles published in recent issues of "Educational Technology" magazine, this volume of the review series deals with training in business, industry, and government. Topic areas covered in the articles include current problems in training, quality control, development of training systems, attitude change in industrial…

Documents announced with VT numbers only in Volume 6, Number 1 (VT 017 800) of "Abstracts of Instructional Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM) are included in this microfiche set. The microfiche set is arranged in the following sequence: (1) a Vocational Technical (VT) number index to documents in the microfiche…

To design, develop, and implement an organizational structure for inservice teacher education and provide a continuing program for inservice leadership training in the Northern Appalachia Region for education in the technologies, a teacher educator program was established for training teachers as change agents within a comprehensive "teacher…

Designed to aid educational institutions and community organizations in selecting, planning, developing and using outdoor learning areas as outdoor classrooms, this guide includes: (1) Learning by Discovery (scientific, cultural, and recreational goals); (2) The Initial Planning Effort (use of: a planning committee including teachers,…

One of a series of guides developed under the K-6 Teacher and Counselor Competencies in Career Education Program, this guide contains a section for each of the Grades 3-4 levels (Third Experience Level and Fourth Experience Level), each encompassing the two career education components: Subject Matter Areas (to reinforce science, language arts,…

One of the principal obstacles to equalizing educational opportunities in the public schools has been the difficulty in achieving consensus among educational leaders on what is meant by "equal educational opportunity". This shortcoming is critical because how one defines equality determines and shapes the approaches used to attack the problems…

The third in a series of reports on AAC-sponsored dialogues on liberal learning is presented. This dialogue, focusing on the role of liberal learning in professional education, was designed for both teachers and administrators representing a variety of colleges of business, engineering, fine arts, and the health sciences. In the first case study,…

Vocational education research in minority group needs is examined in relation to its congruence with past directions and future trends in the larger social science research establishment. An overview of research conducted since the Vocational Education Amendments of 1963 is presented, with a subsequent description organized according to the needs…

This is the final evaluation report of a senior high school Humanistic Studies Program. This ongoing program was begun in the 1972-73 school year at Woodson Senior High School, Washington, D.C., to provide interdisciplinary academic and cultural experiences to students in grades 10-12 in art, music, literature, social studies, and history. The…

A survey of chief liberal arts academic officers in U.S. colleges and universities gathered information on support to faculty for teaching and research, basic teaching conditions, tenure decisions, and merit salary increases and compared it with institutional characteristics. Findings suggest liberal arts are in poor health on American campuses.…

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, representing schools with a 25% Hispanic enrollment, plans to press for the simplification of student financial aid forms and lay the groundwork for legislation that would set aside funds for Hispanic colleges similar to money for Black colleges. (MLW)