This monograph is a review and analysis of over fifty research and development projects sponsored by the Office of Research and Development which have dealt with welfare recipients and the low-wage employed. The author examines the process by which welfare recipients move into the employed ranks and the extent to which this is accomplished through…

This career education project achieved four goals; to (1) identify roles and functions for persons responsible for local school programs; (2) determine personnel performance competencies; (3) develop methods to bring personnel to operational confidence levels; and (4) establish a career education personnel training center. The center, which served…

In recent years changes in the constituency of higher education have been characterized by a substantial increase in the number of students attending college less than full-time. As a consequence the once sharp distinctions between youth and adult students, campus and extension education, and traditional and nontraditional clients are giving way…

The document was designed by school districts in New York State as an aid to educators as they develop humanistic in-service staff programs, curricula, and learning experiences for students in grades K-12. Major objectives are to help students reason, modify their conduct to meet new situations, develop self-awareness, integrate learning from…

The lack of systematic, national data on the priority problems being experienced in the field operation of vocational education programs has been a barrier to the design of effective strategies for program improvement. The major purpose of this study was to provide a preliminary assessment of the field operation needs of vocational education. From…

From 1917 to 1962, the West Indian islands of Trinidad and Tobago reflected and influenced changes in their social, economic, and political systems. Prior to World War I, education in the islands reflected two diverse cultural traditions. One system offered a classical education which promoted economic and political supremacy of the white upper…

This paper describes a university course designed to examine the use of film as a revolutionary medium in Latin American countries. Objectives of the course were to illustrate the complexity of studying a film genre, develop an analytical framework for comparing revolutionary films, and encourage students to reach their own conclusions about the…

Four articles on changing governance patterns of state colleges and universities are presented. In "State Control vs. Campus Autonomy: A Struggle for Balance," Donald E. Walters discusses the distribution of power in Illinois'"system of systems" governance structure. In Illinois several multi-campus university systems coexist;…

These activities are suggestions for expanding the scope of activities undertaken to eliminate sex bias and promote nontraditional enrollment. They have primarily been compiled from local applications of vocational education policies in Georgia. Activities are first arranged according to eight major goals dealing with improvement of (1) long-range…

WRITTEN FOR ATTENDANTS, VOLUNTEERS, PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE, AND PARENTS, THIS MANUAL PRESENTS PRINCIPLES AND METHODS FOR TEACHING THE MENTALLY RETARDED TO BE AS INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE. THE FIRST SECTION PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE DEVELOPMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NORMAL CHILDREN AND CONTRASTS THESE WITH SOME OF THE NEEDS OF THE RETARDED.…

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS 30 INDEXED AND ABSTRACTED ENTRIES ON NUMEROUS ASPECTS AND CONCERNS OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOR ADULTS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD, MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATION NEEDS, DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE, COMMUNITY PLANNING AND…

The inservice training package for teachers of severely and profoundly handicapped children consists of six field tested modules. Each module consists of the following components: objectives (general and specific), instructional methodology, instructor materials (lecture notes and transparencies), participant materials (worksheets and handouts),…

This annotated bibliography contains 96 citations of essays, journals, newspaper articles, conference reports, and government publications published in 1976 and 1977 about education in Pakistan. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author in 23 categories: administration, organization, and financing of education; adult education; agricultural…

Recent organizational changes in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as well as the formation of Alaska's Rural Education Attendance Areas (REAAs) have important implications for the education of rural Native American children. The Title XI Education Amendments passed in November, 1978 (P.L. 95-561) aim at solving some of the administrative…

INTENDED FOR SPEECH THERAPISTS, THEACHERS OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED, AND OTHERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, THE COLLECTION CONTAINS REPORTS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS ON SPEECH AND LANGUAGE MODIFICATION ATTEMPTS THAT HAVE UTILIZED OPERANT CONDITIONING PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS SEVERAL PAPERS ON BACKGROUND TOPICS. BACKGROUND PAPERS ON TEACHING TREAT ENVIRONMENTAL…