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Hollweg, Karen S. – 1988
This project was designed to give children opportunities to discover and to investigate plants, animals, and ecological relationships in their own neighborhoods. Through hands-on, natural science investigations, children have opportunities to find and observe a variety of plants and animals, look at them closely, sort them to analyze their…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Educational Strategies, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Brown, Alan; Mills, Julian – 1987
A study examined the role of computer and information technology (CIT) instruction in the Youth Training Scheme (YTS). A number of successful local YTS training schemes and initiatives are identified and analyzed in the first part of this report. This process resulted in the formulation of specific policy recommendations that are spelled out in…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Brown, Alan; Mills, Julian – 1988
A study examined the role of computer and information technology (CIT) instruction in the Youth Training Scheme (YTS). A number of successful local YTS training schemes and initiatives were identified and analyzed. One phase of this analysis focused on standards, accreditation, and progression in the CIT component of the YTS. Special attention was…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Computer Science, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Jurado, Eugene A.; Wolff, Warren W. – 1982
A study assessed North Carolina's Multi-Purpose Occupational Information System (MPOIS). Evaluated during the study were various dimensions of the MPOIS, including its content, efficiency, operations, training, and outcomes. In addition, the development of the system was examined in terms of how it addresses both the technical and non-technical…
Descriptors: Career Education, Databases, Delivery Systems, Information Dissemination
O'Brien, George E., Ed. – 1988
This final report on the inservice education of secondary science teachers for the teaching of science via Science Technology Society (STS) materials lists the major objectives of the project as: (1) write four instructional modules with a science, society and technology focus which address special concerns and needs of the underserved and…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economics Education, Graphs, Inservice Teacher Education
Gadke, Laura L.; Salter, Kenneth W. – 1985
A study was conducted to determine what oral and written communication courses lawyers both perceive as useful in practice and recommend for prelaw students and to provide data for design and development of these and related courses in continuing education programs for lawyers and legal assistants. A total of 295 lawyers from California responded…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1988
This booklet contains descriptions of the 13 finalists in the U.S. Secretary of Education's Program of Awards for Outstanding Adult Education Programs. The programs, which include adult basic education (ABE), English as a second language (ESL), and adult secondary education (including general educational development--GED) programs are grouped into…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Basic Education, Church Programs, Community Colleges
Haywood County Consolidated Schools, Waynesville, NC. – 1985
This guide is intended to assist vocational educators teaching a course in cosmetology to relate the skills addressed in science courses to a particular vocational education course. The guide consists of a curriculum alignment chart that cross-references vocational performance indicators to science skills/competencies. The science competency…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Coordination
Sweeney, Marianne; And Others – 1982
This unit's purpose is to teach elementary students responsibility toward their pets by examining laws related to owners' responsibilities, medical care, and items which can be purchased for pets. The project, intended to cover 15 class days, provides teaching concepts and resources and presents each lesson in terms of a problem. Lessons include…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Content, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction
Liming, Roxi A.; Warmbrod, Catharine A. – 1987
This guide is intended to acquaint postsecondary-level administrators, instructors, and counselors with the background, philosophy, components, structure, and use of the OPTIONS program. The first section discusses recent and likely demographic changes that will affect postsecondary education and the work force. It explains the role of the OPTIONS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Change, Career Guidance
Lang, H. R.; Scarfe, D. R. – 1986
This study examined the nature of and events occurring in 10 Indian/Metis teacher education programs (9 Canadian, 1 Alaskan) which could contribute to the use or development of student peer group support. Information was sought about opportunity to interact as a program/class group, events which enhance Indian/Metis identity, program components…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Canada Natives

Buzza, Bonnie Wilson, Ed.; Hall, Robert N., Ed. – ACA Bulletin, 1985
Drawn from a l985 conference focusing on curriculum for small college speech communication programs, the articles in this journal issue deal with issues related to curriculum development and enrichment in small colleges. Articles in the first section discuss chairing the small department. Specific topics addressed include speech communication…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, College Administration, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems
Pace, R. Wayne; And Others – 1984
A study compared the similarities and differences among human resource training and development (HRT&D) programs in U.S. colleges and universities. To gather data for the study, researchers constructed a questionnaire that focused on 15 roles and 31 competencies identified as necessary to the job performance of an HRT&D specialist. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, College Programs, Curriculum
Solliday, Michael – 1984
Comparison between the results of a 1977 and a 1982 census of secondary school course offerings in Illinois indicated that in high schools the proportion of enrollment in all social studies combined decreased from 1977 to 1982 but the proportion of enrollment in the traditional courses remained relatively stable. Census data were collected from…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Research
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Vocational Education. – 1982
This guide is designed to assist the administrator and the industrial arts teacher in carrying out their duties and providing an effective industrial arts program. An introduction defines industrial arts education, presents a philosophy, lists goals and objectives of industrial arts, and provides examples of typical relationships between…
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Administration, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning