Based on a review of the literature and interviews with the Real Estate Coordinators at six California community colleges, this report examines the objectives and content of continuing education curricula in real estate. After introductory material describing the role of continuing education in the statewide master plan designed to professionalize…

This assistant drivers trainee study guide is designed for use by students in a school bus driver instruction program as a preclass assignment, a textbook/notebook during instruction, and a reference book after instruction. A companion instructor's guide is available separately--see Note. The guide is divided into five units: (1) Developing a…

The movement to aid displaced homemakers began in 1975 and local programs received funding support from state legislation, Vocational Education, and CETA. There are no definitive statistics on the number of displaced homemakers in the country although the Department of Labor has estimated the number at 4.13 million. Information from 136 local…

This guidebook is designed for use in teaching students enrolled in secondary pre-employment laboratory education (PELE) child care programs. The first of two major sections includes an overview for teachers in planning, conducting, and evaluating a child care program. Specific topics discussed in section 1 include (1) the school-operated center,…

THE 5-MONTH STUDY DEALT WITH THE APPLICATION OF THREE DIFFERENT PROGRAMED INSTRUCTIONAL LESSONS GIVEN IN COMBINATIONS TO FIVE DIFFERENT GROUPS OF 41 PUPILS EACH, SELECTED AT RANDOM FROM THE COOPERATIVE, DISTRIBUTIVE, AND OFFICE OCCUPATIONS STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE IN DETROIT. THE STUDY TESTED MEANS OF IMPROVING PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION…

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS (NAM) HELD FOUR TYPING LABORATORIES IN 1965 AND 1966 AT NAM HEADQUARTERS (NEW YORK CITY), COLLEGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (INDIANAPOLIS), CHEMICAL BANK NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY (NEW YORK CITY), AND PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY (SAN FRANCISCO) TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF TRAINING TYPISTS WITHIN THE…

THE ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS PERSONNEL ACT OF 1966 AUTHORIZES THE SURGEON GENERAL TO MAKE GRANTS TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING PROGRAMS WHICH QUALIFY STUDENTS (1) FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE OR ITS EQUIVALENT OR THE MASTER'S DEGREE TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED FOR BASIC PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION, OR LICENSURE…

FORTY-TWO SCHOLARS, EXPERTS, AND TECHNICIANS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CONDUCT OF MANPOWER FORECASTING PROGRAMS MET TO EXCHANGE AND SYNTHESIZE IDEAS ABOUT FORECASTING MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. PAPERS PRESENTED WERE--(1) "THE INDUSTRY-OCCUPATIONAL MATRIX APPROACH" BY HAROLD GOLDSTEIN, (2) "INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF…

THIS INSTITUTE, SPONSORED BY THE UNITED COMMUNITY SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN BOSTON, THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON AGING, AND THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF GERONTOLOGY, FOCUSED ON RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF TRAINERS WHO COULD BE AVAILABLE TO AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR TRAINING PERSONNEL WORKING WITH THE AGING. ONE CONFERENCE PAPER DISCUSSED…

TWO POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS FOR THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DISENGAGEMENT FROM THE POOR BY PRIVATE SOCIAL WORK AGENCIES ARE THE CONCERN THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION FOR ITS OWN STATUS, WHICH HAS LED IT TO SEEK A MORE PRESTIGIOUS CLIENTELE, AND THE FEELING THAT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY OF SOCIAL WORK IS MORE AMENABLE TO MIDDLE-CLASS THAN TO LOWER-CLASS…

IN THIS 1965 STUDY OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PARTICIPATION, 5,000 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS WERE CONTACTED. SLIGHTLY OVER HALF COMPLETED THE QUESTIONNAIRE. THE TYPICAL RESPONDENT HAD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND AT LEAST 15 YEARS OF ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE, WORKED IN AN INDUSTRIAL FIRM EMPLOYING 1 TO 20 ENGINEERS, AND CONCENTRATED ON DESIGN OR EXECUTIVE…

These instructional units, developed in Oklahoma, are designed for training power line technicians for rural electric cooperatives. Planned to help current employees advance in knowledge and skill, the instructional materials are divided into seven areas of training: Laborer; Groundworker or Equipment Operator; Power Line Technician, Step 1; Power…

This paper is intended to clarify the nature of and justify home economics education. Part 1 contains an explanation of the approach to conceptualization of home economics followed in the remaining three parts of the report. Part 2 provides an initial categorization of home economics and of education as personal service professions. Topics…

An Advisory Committee on Nursing Education, established to examine the supply of and demand for registered nurses in Alabama, was charged with: (1) continuing the development of a projection model for the supply and demand (including a determination of the proper mix of nurses prepared at the baccalaureate, associate, diploma, and practical…

This secondary unit of instruction on following instructions is one of sixteen Common Core Units in Business Education (CCUBE). The units were designed for implementing the sixteen common core competencies identified in the California Business Education Program Guide for Office and Distributive Education. Each competency-based unit is designed to…