This volume provides an outline of critical high school equivalency skills in mathematics, a test scoring procedure designed to assess these skills, and a guide to the use of 12 publications which would be useful in instruction. The volume is intended for use by teachers of students who are preparing to take the Test of General Educational…

This paper describes a family laboratory project designed to provide young children with opportunities to participate in learning experiences with babies, school age children, adolescents, adults who were single or married, parents and grand parents. A review of the literature focuses on the need for communication between children, parents,…

This district-wide evaluation study of the Berkeley Unified School District documents, describes, and analyzes several major components of the system as they existed in the 1974-75 academic year. The process study, presented in these two volumes, documents and describes a set of district elements which differ from one another in degree of…

The general objective of this project is to enhance the educational and psycho-social development of seventh and eighth grade students who are experiencing learning or psycho-social deficits. This is accomplished through a meaningful tutorial relationship with a senior citizen aide. Together the adolescent student and tutor create educational…

This research report focuses on the educational, migrational, and occupational characteristics of the rural-born people from various class origins in a highland minifundia community near Bogota, Colombia. Three main objectives are to describe the nature of growth and adjustment in the labor force under conditions of rapid population growth and…

New forms of postsecondary education such as television colleges, contract learning programs, universities without walls, external degree programs, and education brokers have emerged to complement traditional adult and vocational education programs. New patterns and programs contribute to the open learning movement in higher education and offer…

An In-Camp Learning Program focuses on the specific needs of the out-of-school youth and adult migrant farmworker. Although its primary intent is that of education, other areas such as health and social services are addressed. In 1975, New York's In-Camp Learning Program focused on the assessed and expressed educational needs of approximately 400…

Designed to serve as a resource tool for educators and social work practitioners, this collection of articles on social work in rural communities presents: (1) "An Overview of Social Work Education for Rural Areas"; (2) "Social Work Education for Rural Program Development" (the "generalist" and the principles, dynamics, and educational content and…

The article focuses on where and how to prompt the political process to respond to the demands of the millions of citizens engaged or wishing to participate in lifelong learning. As in other kinds of issues, there are four major ways to influence policy: legislative, administrative, judicial, or electoral. Students and instructors in the wide…

The document presents, in English and French, a collection of studies of discussing future options for occupational adult education in Canada, prepared for the conference, "Manpower Training at the Crossroads," by the Canadian Association for Adult Education (CAAE) and l'Institute Canadien d'Education des Adultes (ICEA). The studies…

This annotated bibliography is a supplement to the "Selected Annotated Bibliography for Teaching English to Speakers of Vietnamese." Two basic criteria determined the selection of entries in the bibliography: (1) materials selected are currently available from distributors and publishers in the United States; and (2) though few of the materials…

The September 1975 issue of Illinois Libraries focuses on the needs of the developmentally disabled, physically handicapped, and emotionally disturbed. Articles on library services to the blind and physically handicapped cover standards, services of local public libraries, Library of Congress programs, braille books and sound recordings,…

Describing the activities and responses of American Indian women attending the 1975 Southwest Indian Women's Conference in Window Rock, Arizona, these proceedings present the following: (1) the keynote address (focus is on program funding and Indian female civil rights, self-concept, and cultural background); (2) observations derived from…

This annotated bibliography is a compilation of selected materials that illustrate recent thinking about theory and practice in nonformal education in both developing and developed countries. The work is designed to enable professionals and nonspecialist educators to define the field, carry out research, and design strategies for maximizing…

Fluency First is a Canadian instructional program in oral English as a second language for illiterate adults. This manual is intended for instructors in the program. Part 1 describes the program's development, its objectives, and student placement. Part 2 discusses the program methodology. Part 3 deals with class organization, instructor…