The annotated bibliography contained in the second part of this two-part document is a presentation of the literature related to the field of English language teaching within a vocational training framework. The review, the first two/thirds of the document, addresses itself primarily to the monolingual vocational teacher who may not have at his or…

The goal of industrial technology for industrial arts education in Texas is the education of society to enable its members to function efficiently in the world of advancing technology. Policymakers in Texas have chosen to organize the industrial technology curriculum around three technology clusters: visual communication, production, and energy…

This statewide revised Standard Course of Study, mandated by North Carolina's Elementary and Secondary School Reform Act of 1984, provides a detailed, integrated curriculum plan for all subjects at all grade levels. An initial section provides an introduction ("Notes") to the users of the "North Carolina Competency-Based…

Based on national effective schooling research translated into practices which have been tested in actual school settings, the monograph is designed to assist elementary educators develop and use culturally appropriate curriculum for American Indian students. The preface identifies contemporary American Indian values and traits; objectives of…

This document is a monograph in a personnel development series addressing issues that are pertinent for policy-making personnel concerned with personnel preparation for moderately and severely handicapped populations in the area of vocational preparation. The discussion is divided into three major sections. Section 1 addresses the state of the art…

A report of a 1981 Workshop on Health Manpower Planning, sponsored by the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, is presented. The purpose of the workshop was to familiarize participants with the procedural steps of health manpower planning (HMP) and with methods of organizing it in their respective countries. The content…

A Science Curriculum Study Committee was appointed in 1980 to thoroughly review and study the status of the North Carolina science program and to develop recommendations which, upon implementation, would significantly improve the quality of the total state K-12 science program. The committee was organized into three subcommittees with the…

This trainer's manual is designed to assist nursing instructors assigned to advanced medical surgical nursing courses in teaching students how to make basic interpretations of their patients' electrocardiographic (EKG) strips. Included in the manual are pre- and posttests and instructional units dealing with the following topics: EKG indicators,…

This publication contains nine standards developed for vocational home economics programs in Iowa. The first part of the document is an introduction that describes the development of the standards, sets forth the goal of vocational education, defines and sets the goal of home economics, outlines the purposes, characteristics, and topics of the…

A guide to the family contribution (FC) for federal student financial aid programs is presented. Information is provided on the steps of the U.S. Department of Education's version of the Uniform Methodology (UM), the system most frequently used by need analysis services and financial aid administrators to determine the family's ability to…

This instructor's guide consists of materials for use in teaching a course in geometry designed for students enrolled in postsecondary vocational or technical education programs. Covered in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: basic terms, straight line combinations, angular conversion, circles, polygons, and geometric…

This instructor's guide consists of materials for use in helping students enrolled in postsecondary vocational or technical education programs to master pretechnical mathematics skills. Addressed in the 17 units of the guide are arranged under the following headings: Whole Numbers (whole number notation; addition, subtraction, multiplication, and…

This curriculum guide consists of materials for use in teaching a course in job skills for hospital ward clerks. Included in the front matter of the guide are an introduction, guidelines for using the guide, and a course outline. The second section contains a job description, seven categories of job duties and tasks, a final examination, sample…

The relationship between productivity and aging in the context of the college faculty roles of teaching, research, and service is considered, based on a literature review on worker and faculty productivity and on theories of aging (i.e., biological, physiological, psychological, and sociological perspectives). It is concluded that faculty…

As part of the Projects for International Education Research, information is provided on Norwegian education and recommendations for admissions and academic placement of Norwegian students studying in U.S. colleges and universities. The overview on Norwegian education includes information on the structure of the system, the 9-year basic school,…