This manual describes a program which attempts to meet the need for in-depth career counseling. Teaching for Career Decision-Making is a planned career development program consisting of logically organized, sequential learning activities specifically designed to familiarize a student with his own abilities, aptitudes, interests and values so that…

The document details staff training methods and activities used at the Chapel Hill Preschool Project for Developmentally Handicapped Children. Population targets of training efforts are explained to include not only the project's immediate staff but also parents, volunteers, and the community. The staff training program is explained in terms of…

Following a "Statement on Teaching Experience as Part of Ph.D. Programs," two orientation programs for teaching assistants are described. Five recent experiments in teaching mathematics to large numbers of undergraduates are also described, one using television and the remainder using modules. (MM)

The general needs assessment instrument can provide the means for a school district to assess its needs relative to the Ten Goals of Quality Education. It is comprised of 63 area behavior statements, which encompass the 10 goals, and a 5-point rating scale (most important-least important) for each. The individual needs assessment instrument is…

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal Six of the Quality Education Program (regarding good health habits) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories of teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal Seven of the Quality Education Program (regarding creativity) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories of teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)

THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THIS PUBLICATION IS TO ORIENT BOARD MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND LAYMEN TO THE EMERGING CONCEPT OF PROGRAMS FOR OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, IT EXPLAINS THAT A PROGRAM IS DEVELOPING, THE NEED IS ESTABLISHED, CLUSTERING OF…

This document presents a two-year overview of the University of Alabama/Birmingham First-Year Teacher Pilot Program, designed to share the responsibility for aiding beginning teachers among the teacher training institution, the local educational agency, and the State Department of Education. Objectives of the program were to determine first-year…

The effect of the invasion of personal space upon an individual's subsequent use of personal space was investigated. Subjects in the invasion condition stood closer to the confederate than did subjects in the non-invasion condition. Results were interpreted in terms of the confederate serving as a model for the subjects. Still, subjects generally…

In an investigation of children's spatial knowledge of a large-scale environment, forty-eight 3- to 6-year-old children (an approximately equal number of boys and girls of each age) were taken through an environment by a specified route. Once the route and landmarks along the route were learned, children were tested on their ability to (1) travel…

The preparation of a job profile is a necessary prerequisite for the design of curriculum in postsecondary vocational courses. A complete job profile has the following four components: environmental and organizational orientation to the job, essential knowledge, essential skills, and desirable personal qualities. (Author/BP)

A school board can take a critical look at itself by using this checklist. (Available from Educational Communication Center, P.O. Box 657, Camp Hill, PA 17011; $12.00 annually.) (Author)

This article highlights a book that considers how to manage life and work experiences to reap increased benefits and personal development. Discussed are ways to develop strategies to assess opportunities; to redesign work; to experiment; and to implement personal change. (CS)

Describes reading orientations for secondary teacher education courses, which attempt to develop in content-area majors an awareness of reading problems their students will have, why these problems exist, and what solutions are available. (RL)

This is a step-by-step guide to reemphasizing the human touch through paraprofessionals in orientation/registration. The steps are funding a student team, selecting a student team, training a student team, productively utilizing a student team, and evaluation. (Author)