Designed as supplemental material to on-going instruction in the vocational program, this second of three picture dictionary booklets in the Graphic Arts series is intended to assist the learning handicapped student to master the core vocabulary taught in the trade. Intended for individual or small group instruction with minimal supervision, this…

Designed as supplemental material to on-going instruction in the vocational program, this third of three picture dictionary booklets in the Graphic Arts series is intended to assist the learning handicapped student to master the core vocabulary taught in the trade. Intended for individual or small group instruction with minimal supervision, this…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP CURRICULUMS NEEDED IN TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS IN OHIO. A QUESTIONNAIRE TO INVENTORY THE LABOR FORCE WAS ADMINISTERED TO INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS, BUSINESSES, AND AGENCIES EMPLOYING PERSONS IN AREAS REQUIRING AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND FARM MECHANICS. ANOTHER TO COLLECT INFORMATION…

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN HEALTH OCCUPATIONS WILL PROBABLY INCREASE FROM 2.8 TO 3.8 MILLION PERSONS BY 1975. RECENT SURVEYS OF HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES SHOWED THAT OVER 300,000 ADDITIONAL HEALTH WORKERS WERE NEEDED TO PROVIDE OPTIMUM PATIENT CARE. SHORTAGES EXISTED FOR MEDICAL RECORD LIBRARIANS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, MEDICAL AND RADIOLOGIC…

TWO 6-WEEK WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR 60 SELECTED VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS FROM 17 STATES DURING THE SUMMERS OF 1965 AND 1966 WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF (1) UPGRADING TEACHERS IN THE DISTRIBUTIVE PHASES OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, (2) ACQUANTING TEACHERS WITH SUPERVISED TRAINING METHODS, (3) HELPING RURAL HIGH…

THIS HANDBOOK WAS WRITTEN TO AID THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR AND COORDINATOR IN ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A DIVERSIFIED COOPERATIVE TRAINING (DCT) PROGRAM. THE DCT PROGRAM INVOLVES THE TRAINING OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THREE GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS--TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL, DISTRIBUTIVE, AND OFFICE OCCUPATIONS. IF SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS IN…

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, WHICH SHOULD PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF CRAFTSMEN, ARE NOT NOW ALLEVIATING A SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOR. CRAFT UNIONS PERPETUATE SKILLS SHORTAGES BY SPECIFYING JOURNEYMEN-APPRENTICE RATIOS AND MAINTAINING A RESTRICTIVE SELECTION POLICY. THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM LIES NOT IN FEDERAL LEGISLATION NOR IN MORE FORMAL…

These military-developed curriculum materials for a course for orthopedic specialists are targeted for students from grades 11 through the adult level. The course is designed to provide a working knowledge of the application of casts, traction, and splints to orthopedic patients and the removal of these devices; a working knowledge of assisting in…

Traditional female status, roles, and aspirations and changes that have occurred in American society are traced. While women were barred from colleges and universities in the 1800's, they now account for more than 50 percent of college students. It is projected that by the year 2000, women will represent an even larger percentage of the college…

This document reports research focusing on physical therapists and physical therapist assistant role delineation refinement and verification; entry-level role determinations; and translation of these roles into an examination development protocol and examination blueprint specifications. Following an introduction, section 2 describes the survey…

This secondary unit of instruction on handwriting 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 facilitate…

This secondary unit of instruction on spelling 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 facilitate…

In order to identify the barriers currently excluding women from equal access to non-traditional employment, a study examined ten agencies and programs in California which provide employment services to women. They may be categorized as either women's agencies, Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) subcontractors (employment services),…

The findings are presented of a study conducted for the California community colleges to describe and analyze accurate baseline data against which sex equity in vocational education programs could be measured. The components of the study are described first, including: (1) the use of Vocational Education Audit (VEA) form #48 to collect statistics…

This publication contains a guide and set of five questionnaires designed to help determine whether the Vocational Education Act Amendments of 1976 have had an impact on the community. (The 1976 Amendments require recipients of federal funds to eliminate sex discrimination and sex stereotyping from their programs and provide specific resources.)…