The report describes a project to provide instruction in home health-management assistance in Fracksville, Pennsylvania. Home health-management assistants are defined as unlicensed nonprofessional workers who provide home management assistance and personal care to convalescent, disabled, or chronically ill persons. This one-year course is designed…

The document is the first volume of a four-part report of a study conducted to evaluate and assess the national state of clinical education and training of allied health manpower. The final report briefly reviews the development of education for allied health manpower, the present status of manpower requirements, the nature of clinical education,…

The current efforts of the Association of American Medical Colleges to test the feasibility of broadening the application, utility, and scope of the cost-finding studies conducted by many academic health centers and individual schools of the health professions are examined. The current effort is an outgrowth of the existing foundations of cost…

The publication is designed primarily for use in teaching students about careers and the importance of work, with special emphasis on exploring agricultural careers. It is written at an appropriate reading level for most students in grades 7 and up; it may be used by the instructor as a resource document. The booklet is designed to answer the…

The document reports on the procedures followed and the major meetings and events in a 24 month U.S. Office of Education project carried out by Colorado State University to develop business and office career education curriculum guides for grades seven-nine. The materials developed were: (1) student learning packets or modules, (2) correlated…

The curriculum guide is an effort to help teachers plan and implement a course in human services. The program is designed for students in grades 11 and 12 who terminate their education after completion of high school. The course prepares students for entry level skills as child care aides, geriatrics aides, or convalescent aides. The sections are…

A project designed to develop a prevocational program for grade 9 students in a comprehensive area vocational school is described in this final report. The major goals of the project were to enable students to make wise career choices and to develop better work habits and attitudes. Other goals were to identify the possible need for 10th grade…

Described are nine training alternatives approved by the U. S. Office of Education for use by recipients of Title VI, Part D funds (state education agencies, local districts, and colleges and universities) to meet inservice and preservice training needs for teachers of the handicapped. Advantages and disadvantages are discussed for the following…

The rate training manual is one of a series of training handbooks prepared for enlisted personnel of the Navy and Naval Reserve who are studying for advancement in the Aviation Structural Mechanic E (AME) rating. The manual is based on the professional qualifications for the rates AME1 and AMEC. Chapters are organized according to specific job…

This document contains the reports of two studies concerning the graduates of the University of Minnesota Technical College (UMTC) at Crookston. The first report analyzes the results of a survey of all graduates (1966-72) and of 1972 graduates in particular. It was found that most of the graduates were employed; of these, 82 percent were employed…

Four curriculum units for the first grade level focus on: (1) grocers' role and functions; (2) school staff roles and their relationship to the student; (3) various community workers' roles and their contributions; and (4) the farmers' role and the problems they face. Behavioral unit objectives emphasize increasing students' awareness of and…

The document is one of the teaching units developed by the Utah World of Work Project, designed to integrate career awareness into the regular curriculum at the elementary level. The fifth grade guide is tied to the science area and focuses on conservation as practiced by Forest Service workers; the growth cycle of forests and the management of…

The rate training manual covers the duties required to efficiently operate and maintain ship propulsion machinery and associated equipment and to maintain applicable records and reports. Chapters cover: turbines; reduction gears; steam-driven generators; heat exchangers and air ejectors; pumps; piping and valves; distilling plants; refrigeration…

The proceedings of an institute held to perform an indepth study of articulation problems in selected occupational areas (health occupations, electricity, electronics, and business education--accounting, office practice and procedures, and data processing) in the schools of Hawaii are presented. The ultimate objective was to propose a written…

The paper was prepared for continuing education directors in Texas who requested additional information concerning their real estate offerings. Real estate course offerings in three States (Texas, Colorado, and California) are compared and differences and similarities among the program are assessed. A format for a certificate program in Texas is…