The projects were funded to create curriculum and instructional materials for those allied health functions that can appropriately be taught in programs through the associate degree level, and to develop inservice and preservice programs for those health-related occupations in which on-the-job training plays a primary role. The staff, with the…

A random block sample of approximately 600 heads of households was interviewed about farm and other economic activities. Open-country households, nonfarm as well as farm, were included. Two-thirds of the individuals interviewed had net incomes under $2,000. Characteristics of household heads such as color, sex, and age did not adequately explain…

Covering the period since 1960, this annotated bibliography contains 97 items (most with abstracts) relevant to programed instruction in business and industry. The following appear: (1) 12 bibliographies, directories, and information sources, both foreign and domestic; (2) general considerations of programed instruction as a training technique (26…

An attempt was made to examine the factors affecting women of different ages in their selection of clerical and secretarial occupations. The factors considered were: health, intelligence, interests, previous work experience, stated reasons for present occupational choice, knowledge of employment opportunities and job requirements, influence of…

The foundation quinmester course outlined is for the auto body repair trainee, to provide him with skills, knowledge, attitudes, and values necessary for performing the required service. It is the second of a series for the auto body repair trainee and requires 80 quinmester hours for completion. The outline consists of eight blocks of instruction…

The document was prepared persuant to the Man in the North Conference (Inuvik, November 1970), where northern Indian participants identified a history of the native peoples of Canada as a most important priority. Since existing books on Canadian history are essentially European in nature, this classroom text endeavored to provide a history of the…

The handbook outlines a course of study in social studies on the kindergarten level. The overall course objective is to teach children that people everywhere have certain basic needs and wants, and that how people meet these needs depends upon their environment and cultural level. Questioning techniques are used throughout the course. Questions…

This study investigated children's perceptions of sex roles as they are portrayed in traditional and nontraditional children's stories. Subjects were 60 white, middle-class, 4-, 5-, and 6-year-old children. Tape-recorded stories and questions (investigator-designed) specifically examined: (1) distinction of mother and father roles in parallel…

The National Conference provides continuing education for nurse educators who are responsible for providing continuing nursing education. Papers presented at the conference are: Philosophies of Continuing Education, Theodore J. Shannon; Philosophies of Education--Implications for Continuing Education in Nursing, Edith V. Olson; Developing a Model…

The course prepares the business education student to maintain voucher systems, inventory and budgetary controls, including notes, drafts, and business taxes. The student should have attained the objectives of Partnership Accounting prior to enrollment. Course content includes equipment and supplies, the voucher system, inventory control systems,…

The purpose of this study was to obtain information that will make it possible to plan for the development of occupational competency assessment procedures in a rational manner, based on the expressed needs of occupational educators and employers. Eight fields were selected for scrutiny: Accounting, Agribusiness, Data Processing, Day Care,…

This curriculum guide in agricultural products (food processing) is one of 10 guides developed as part of a vocational project stressing agribusiness, natural resources, and environmental protection. The scope of this guide includes three occupational subgroups: meat, fish, poultry; dairy (milk) products; fruits and vegetables. It is meant as an…

Four types of activities were conducted during the year. First, workshops were held to train faculty to produce and use self-instructional materials. Second, professors working with the project produced materials and submitted them to the project data bank. Next, the materials submitted were validated in terms of student performance and, finally,…

The estimate of the income distribution of the Jewish population of New York City is based on the main on data from the Current Population Survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census on the 1970 income distribution of the city's population. While the methodology used probably results in an underestimation of Jewish income and, therefore, an…

The Trowbridge House Geriatric Aide Program, performed at MDTA centers in Akron and Cleveland, Ohio, was developed to demonstrate whether the active and positive recruiting methods widely used by proprietary schools could be adapted to obtain more and better qualified disadvantaged persons for skills training; whether a high quality,…