A systems approach is applied to the assessment of the Model 4 project (administered by Mountain-Plains Education and Economic Development Program, Inc.), a residential career education program for rural, multiproblem families in the States of Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The program involves three phases of…

A study, presented to the National Computer Conference, examined the existing methods of training highly competent and knowledgeable computer programers, analysts, and data processors. Four main sources of instruction were identified: (1) private electronic data processing (EDP) schools, (2) colleges, (3) manufacturers' schools, and (4) inhouse…

The purpose of this document is to provide educational researchers and administrators with the material needed to replicate the study, Assessment of School-Supervised Work Education Programs, within a sphere of interest limited geographically, vocationally, or in other functional ways. The procedures used to carry out this study and produce its…

With the constant and accelerating growth of vocational education in the State of Ohio and the increased dollars called for in its operation, some means of accountability to the public has become necessary. The program involves 23 percent of the students in the Ohio high schools. In the 1972-73 academic year 113,041 students were enrolled. This…

This guide is the result of a workshop effort directed toward planning a strategy for implementing career education within the Mesa Unified School District. It was developed to assist teachers in becoming familiar with career education and acquainting them with the instructional resources available to them. Comprehensive in scope, the guide sets…

The annotated bibliography was compiled to alert educators to literature discussing vocational education for the handicapped. Limited to documents cited in Research in Education (RIE), the bibliography consists of items which had Career Education, Job Training, Manpower Development, Vocational Education, or Vocational Retraining as one of there…

This 2-part annotated bibliography contains references that should be useful to individuals planning health careers projects and activities, those concerned with the development of health occupations programs, and persons involved in attracting and retaining minority group representatives in the health field. The first part of the bibliography…

A site in Milwaukee was selected for a series of high-risk population survey. This area was rated in the lowest category for Milwaukee in terms of median educational level and income, and in the highest in terms of population density per living unit, percent housing rated as dilapidated, and unemployment. A pool of candidates composed of mothers…

This symposium focuses on training programs for managers of department stores, multiple shops, supermarkets and self-service stores, and small independent shops. The authors of each of the four sections in the publication have had experience in training managers in the retail trade. For conceptual and managerial aspects of the manager's job,…

This study, designed to explore the differences in the experiences of white and Negro workers in obtaining and retaining employment in the white-collar labor market, utilized an extensive questionnaire and structured-interview techniques. A survey was made of a random sample of 250 respondents (164 whites, 83 Negroes, and 3 Others) from three…

The primary purpose of the study was to utilize the "functions" of an industry, as opposed to the more traditional use of the "job titles," to develop a curricular basis for educational programs to meet the needs of potential workers in an industry, with the scope of the study limited to the management and service functions. In the first phase of…

This document reports on a pilot study undertaken to solve the problems faced by technical colleges in accepting, and judging the abilities of, applicants recommended by industry. First-year college students, 685 boys total, were given a series of tests in verbal and non-verbal intelligence. Test results show a striking similarity between the…

Medical technicians such as ambulance attendants must be trained to administer life-saving measures to the acutely ill and injured and transport them safely to a medical facility. Thus, the purpose of this conference was to bring together, for a discussion of all aspects of emergency medical services, representatives of all those groups which are…

Student motivation is a central issue in computer-aided instruction (CAI), since even the most sophisticated teaching programs will require directed and sustained effort at the learning task. Technical students, who have to master long and difficult courses, present special motivational problems. A review of the literature indicates that…

This report offers a fine example of a community college responding to a community need. Virginia Highlands Community College (Virginia) proposes establishment of a job-preparedness center at Saltville, Virginia (a small company town), to provide training that will equip approximately 600 workers for new jobs in the area after the existing…