This five-volume student text is designed for use by Air Force personnel enrolled in a self-study extension course for radiology technicians. Covered in the individual volumes are radiographic fundamentals (x-ray production; primary beams; exposure devices; film, film holders, and darkrooms; control of film quality; and environmental safety);…

This four-volume student text is designed for use by Air Force personnel enrolled in a self-study extension course for medical laboratory technicians. Covered in the individual volumes are laboratory procedures in clinical bacteriology (the history of bacteriology; aseptic techniques and sterilization procedures; bacterial morphology and…

This learning module, which is part of a staff development program for health occupations clinical instructors, discusses the many roles, characteristics, and responsibilities of health occupations clinical instructors. It includes learning activities dealing with the characteristics needed by clinical instructors and the roles of the clinical…

This learning module, which is part of a staff development program for health occupations clinical instructors, covers the techniques entailed in developing and writing measurable performance objectives. It includes learning activities dealing with the components, characteristics, and domains of measurable performance objectives; levels of…

This learning module, which is part of a staff development program for health occupations clinical instructors, discusses using the techniques of questioning and problem solving in a clinical instructional setting. It includes learning activities dealing with the importance of using questions in the clinical setting, levels of questions in the…

This learning module, which is part of a staff development program for health occupations clinical instructors, is intended to teach clinical instructors how to select evaluation instruments that are appropriate for the clinical settings in which they are teaching. It includes learning activities dealing with written examination and observational…

This book of exercises is part of the package of materials developed for use in an English for Special Purposes project, which offers classes in reading, grammar, and emergency care attendant training for limited English proficient students. The exercises are designed to meet the need for early presentation of medical and allied health related…

This teacher's manual is designed to accompany the exercise book on structure and vocabulary. It is part of a package of materials developed for use in an English for Special Purposes project, which offers classes in reading, grammar, and emergency care attendant training for limited English proficient students. Brief notes and suggestions are…

This book contains two versions of the Language Aptitude Test. It is part of a package of materials developed for use in an English for Special Purposes project, which offers classes in reading, grammar, and emergency care attendant training for limited English proficient students. Introductory material describes the parts of two versions and…

Criteria related to merit evaluations of medical technology faculty were evaluated, based on a survey of members of the American Society for Medical Technology's scientific section on education. Questionnaire responses were obtained from 27 academic institutions. Criteria included publications, institutional committee activity, research, clinical…

Intended for teaching licensed practical nurses, this curriculum guide provides information related to the equipment and skills required for nursing care of patients needing intravenous (IV) therapy. It also explains the roles and responsibilities of the licensed practical nurse with regard to intravenous therapy. Each of the 15 instructional…

The proceedings of an international symposium on the relationship between general education, vocational training, and further training held in Bulgaria in 1987 are presented. The 20 papers fall under three headings: (1) Overview, including: "Problems Concerning the Linkage Between General and Vocational Education and Higher Education"…

This curriculum guide was developed as a result of a project conducted in Pennsylvania to review, update, and revise the vocational-technical manual on file in the Pennsylvania Department of Education and to develop sample curriculum for the preparation of a medical record technologist program using the skills developed in the manual. The guide is…

An outline is provided, for its staff, of the seven priorities of the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC), during the second half of the California State Legislature's 1987-88 session. The report states that the Commission's staff will: (1) work with legislators and the Governor's staff to develop and implement appropriate…

The effects of different instructional strategies and selected demographic variables on experienced health occupations teachers' attitudes toward disabled persons were studied. A pretest/posttest experimental design was used with three groups of randomly assigned participants. The treatment consisted of instruction by independent study, lecture,…