A study was conducted in Kansas to determine the need for vocational education programs in solar energy technology in community colleges. After a literature search revealed a project need for trained solar energy technicians, Seward County Community College surveyed 100 Kansas heating, air conditioning, and plumbing companies to determine future…

This guide is intended to help vocational educators to create general energy awareness among their students and assist in preparing their students to become skilled workers in energy-related occupations. The guide contains hundreds of resources, such as names of personal contacts and programs at state and federal levels, sources for funding,…

This is the leader's guide of a community-based guidance program designed to help high school graduates become aware of themselves and of educational and employment opportunities and to develop the strength to carry out the life changes they choose to make. It consists of four sections. In section 1, entitled "Becoming Aware," a series…

The thrust of federal legislation during the last few years has been to encourage the inclusion of handicapped persons in the mainstream of society and the educational system. Public Laws 94-142, 94-482, and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, collectively, stress free, appropriate public education, education in the least restrictive…

This volume contains speeches made by educators, civil servants and administrators who attended a conference devoted to redefining the problems of education in the context of urban life. Edmund W. Gordon's presentation provides a basic framework of urbanicity, its environmental and social characteristics, and three broad categories which have…

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module, the fifteenth in a series of 16, focuses on preparing trainees in a bilingual/bicultural preschool teacher training program for their administrative responsibilities as CDA staff members. The first section briefly discusses verbal, non-verbal and tactile communication and suggests five…

THIS IS A 3-PART DIRECTORY OF ASSOCIATIONS, SOCIETIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PROVIDE A VARIETY OF RESOURCE MATERIALS FOR USE IN JUNIOR COLLEGE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL PROGRAMS. A LISTING BY SPECIALIZED FIELDS INCLUDES AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, BUSINESS EDUCATION, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS, HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION, INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND…

This biliography is intended to help educators locate materials, ideas, and methods which will enable adults to become more functionally literate. Readability levels are provided for many items. The bibliography is divided into six sections. The first section lists materials for the professional educator, including resources, staff development…

This volume on leadership practices is designed to serve as a professional handbook for directors of vocational education. Ten major areas of educational responsibility are discussed: (1) selection and improvement of staff (e.g., job descriptions, tenure, and evaluation of teacher effectiveness); (2) curriculum development (e.g., advisory…

Based on the practical training experience of sixteen school districts and two universities which comprise the Wisconsin Career Education Consortium, this report presents training strategies for a variety of community-school collaboration efforts. Eleven training strategies are presented: (1) providing an in-school visitation day for business…

This report is the result of a 1967 study by representative citizens of the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District. Their task was to propose a system to assure access to continuing education for local adults and out of school youth, to propose roles and relationships for the public educational institutions, to suggest how these institutions…

Since the results of a survey indicated that for the 1971-72 school year, forty-nine vocational teachers in the Nevada secondary school system had less than a baccalaureate degree, and that a large percentage of them had very little assistance in developing and/or learning teaching skills (although they were well prepared in their speciality), an…

This catalog, consisting of three major sections, is intended primarily for teachers and administrators in Illinois but is also designed to be applicable to educators in other states. The first section (in narrative form) focuses on ideas for using community-based resources, offers guidelines for selecting career education materials, and describes…

This packet provides information for classroom teachers who will be working with Vietnamese students. Among the subject matter discussed in the history and general information section are the Republic of Vietnam, family loyalty, professional man, politeness and restraint, village life, fruits and vegetables, meat dishes, festivals, and religion.…

The committee reports on adult education needs in Ireland and proposes a structure to service them. An initial examination of existing adult education services, published in an interim report with a directory of agencies, stimulated further submissions of information from Ireland and abroad. Basic conclusions on the type of permanent structure…