Designed for use as a textbook for prospective vocational instructors or a handbook for practicing instructors, this guide provides information on the non-teaching responsibilities of the vocational instructor. Hundreds of hints, suggestions, strategies, techniques, and approaches for improving effectiveness, and numerous illustrations and sample…

This four-part learning module was designed to assist educators in evaluating their leadership style and professional interactions with others. After defining leadership, Part I discusses task analysis and illustrates its use in educational settings. Then, the module lists the personality traits identified in research as important to successful…

The Learning Resource Center at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute (WITI) conducted a survey of 100 businesses and industries in Ashland, Wisconsin, in order to determine the perceived need for a shared informational media center to be used for workshops, training sessions, and in-service meetings. The survey instrument solicited information…

Silver medals played an important role in American Indian policy for more than a century. Following a practice of the French, Spanish, and British in the New World, the United States government presented Indian peace medals to important chiefs and warriors as symbols of attachment to the new nation. In addition, the medals were marks of rank…

A compilation of papers presented at a 1976 workshop on the law in higher education includes: the law in higher education, issues and trends (Roderick Daane); tort liability of college and university faculty, administrators, and trustees (Annette R. Johnson, Stephen R. Ripps); faculty contracts, major concerns (Richard R. Perry); due process for…

This document contains eight learning modules for use in the preservice education of secondary school teachers. The modules use various techniques and resources in helping the teacher trainee attain the objectives outlined and include identification questions, essay questions, case histories, and readings. The topics covered are: (1) teacher…

Three Office of Career Education papers, specifically prepared for presentation to conferences of business-labor-industry persons are provided in this monograph, to clarify the roles and responsibilities, as well as advantages, of involvement in career education. The papers are titled the following: (1) The Linkage of Education with the World of…

The development and implementation of a formal homeroom program for seventh-grade students entering a two-year junior high school from five elementary schools is presented. Included are descriptions of: (1) the orientation phase, in which students as sixth graders in their respective elementary schools were provided slide shows, tours, and parent…

Two essential elements for course and departmental enrichment of junior college English programs are prescribed: (1) recruitment of properly trained faculty and (2) inservice training. Desirable educational and professional qualifications for teachers are discussed in terms of the particular needs of the junior college student. Areas of…

Many of the frequent questions which arise concerning the relationship between Indians and the Federal Government are answered in this document. These questions and answers, in general, relate to Indians with whom the Federal government still retains a special relationship. Questions and answers pertain to the following areas: (1) the Indian…

Use of the combination of a wireless microphone, FM receiver, and stereophonic tape recorder to get a full, clear, permanent record of classroom interaction is discussed. A description of the equipment and its operation, including the simultaneous use of two or more sound tracks and of the uses of this technique is provided. Also mentioned are…

Administrative and personnel problems created through organization of multi-teacher departments in vocational agriculture was the major topic considered by 16 teachers in a June 1967 workshop. The primary purpose of the workshop was to provide for more efficient and effective agricultural programs through better teacher understandings of multiple…

This document is a final report of a 2-year research project that evolved from a 1965 Delta Pi Epsilon Research Training Conference and was funded in 1966 for a 2-year period by the U. S. Office of Education. The specific objectives were to identify successful secretaries, analyze which variables contributed to secretarial success, identify…

The problem of children's misbehavior in school is an urgent concern. Although misbehavior is not unique to the school, the whole of society suffers from violence. It is important to recall that those committing crimes today were yesterday's students. There are two modes for discipline in the schools. The "established" mode aims for teacher…

The Self-Evaluation Package is process-oriented. The material provides for an assessment of the current status of policies, procedures, forms, and publications, as well as documentation of the results of analyses, plans, and time-frames for corrective actions. The 16 individual packets contained in this Self-Evaluation Package can be distributed…