This is the thirtieth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training Modules and accompanies CE 031 088. The purpose of the module is to give the students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a hair styling shop. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain…

This is the thirty-second in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurship Training modules and accompanies CE 031 092. The purpose of the module is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a welding business. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain…

This is the thirty-fourth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneur Training modules and accompanies CE 031 096. The purpose of the module is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a carpentry business. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions…

This is the thirty-fifth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training modules and accompanies CE 031 098. The purpose of the module is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a plumbing business. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain…

Financial support to college students and public and private colleges in Pennsylvania is described. The philosophy in Pennsylvania regarding the survival of private institutions is to provide money to the students, the consumers, and let them decide which institutions fit their basic needs and goals. Pennsylvania has established the Pennsylvania…

This four-part report summarizes the efforts of the Organization of American States (OAS) to promote multilateral cooperation in the area of vocational education and then briefly examines the potential role of community colleges in the United States with regard to these cooperative endeavors. Part I delineates the origins, mandates, and funding…

As mental health policies and systems become subject to legislative and public scrutiny, more information is needed to evaluate such programs in the United States and abroad. A cross-national survey of 42 countries and provinces compared mental health policies, mental health services, awareness of these services, evaluation, and financing. Notable…

The Oklahoma State Department of Education's plan for staff development is based on the premise that a systematic inservice program is one of the most productive means to improve the professional competencies of school staffs. This plan is intended to help local agencies develop their own programs while meeting federal and state standards,…

The pilot project described in this report was undertaken by the College of DuPage (CD) to increase the clerical efficiency of seven administrative offices through the installation of a computerized word processing and data transmission system. The first section of the report provides background information detailing: the history of computer…

The North Carolina Rural Renaissance Project was initiated in September 1976 by a consortium of 10 community colleges located throughout the state. Its primary objectives were to provide teachers with instruction and experience in developing and producing audiovisual instructional modules; to design and produce modules on adult basic education and…

College developmental officers must be professional educators who work within an administrative team along with the president, dean of instruction, the student development officer, and the college business officer. While the members of this team should understand the principles of management, they must also appreciate the institution's collegiate…

This essay examines the role of investment capital in rural development. The development of government capitalism is traced. Outlined next are the premises for private and public investment. Geographic/geopolitical concerns in the formation of investment priorities are described. The need for greater availability of investment capital for small…

The graduate student survey, conducted annually by the American Institute of Physics, derives its data from individual physics and astronomy students and focuses on the general characteristics of graduate students as well as their initial employment. Tables, accompanied by some narration, present these data on physics graduate students (1979-80…

The first of a series of three books written for parents, professionals, and others involved in educating severely and profoundly retarded children provides a brief history of the right to education movement and general information about administration and financing of public schools. Chapter 1 traces the right to education movement from the early…

This annual report of the Queens Borough Public Library for 1976-77 focuses on the cooperative efforts it employed to maximize its services in the face of New York City's fiscal crisis. Though the staff was reduced by nearly 28 percent and hours were decreased by nearly 44 percent, circulation and reference statistics show only a 7 percent…