Issues concerning federally sponsored student financial aid programs are discussed, and an overview is presented on the six student assistance programs included within Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended, plus veterans benefits under the G.I. Bill and education benefits under Social Security (OASDI). Information is presented on…

The report describes Detroit's Adaptive Physical Education Consortium Project in Michigan. Among the main objectives of the project are to coordinate all physical education and recreation services to the handicapped in the Detroit area; to facilitate the mainstreaming of capable handicapped individuals into existing "regular" physical…

To assist states in developing political/educational linkages that are basic to the implementation of career education, a national project was designed with three objectives: (1) to determine the nature and extent of the participation of business, industry, and labor in career education policy development and program implementation in each state,…

This paper discusses the central problems and issues of the transition from school to worklife in the United States. Developed from a framework which outlines the structure of the education system and the place of vocational-technical education within it, the paper addresses measures the United States has taken to facilitate the transition from…

This document is the second in a series of four volumes presented under the title of "Learning Opportunities for Adults." Included in this volume are eight special studies which were commissioned to investigate the needs related to the national development of adult education. These needs are summarized as follows: the introduction of new…

To assist states in developing political/educational linkages that are basic to the implementation of career education, a national project was designed with three objectives: (1) to determine the nature and extent of the participation of business, industry, and labor in career education policy development and program implementation in each state,…

INFORMATION ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND ARRANGEMENTS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE SCHOOL-COLLEGE RELATIONSHIPS IN TEACHER EDUCATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES FOR TEACHER EDUCATION. THE REPORT IS DEVOTED TO DESCRIPTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES, OF COOPERATIVE VENTURES ESTABLISHED DURING 1964-65, AND OF MODELS FOR…

FOR WANT OF LEADERSHIP OR CONCERN COLLEGE ENGLISH DEPARTMENTS HAVE PERMITTED HALF OF THE NATION'S ENGLISH CLASSES TO BE TAUGHT BY TEACHERS WITHOUT ENGLISH MAJORS AND HAVE GRADUATED VAST NUMBERS OF COLLEGE ENGLISH MAJORS PLANNING TO TEACH WITH LITTLE OR NO PREPARATION IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE OR COMPOSITION. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENTS OFTEN HAVE…

While enrollment is declining in Ontario's elementary and secondary schools, the demands for adult education are increasing. This paper explores the possibility of integrating the two systems. The authors consider the conceptual bases for an integrated system as well as the effects of integration on administration, staff selection and training,…

A study was conducted to determine the perceived impact of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education on policy making in adult basic education (ABE), and incidentally, to examine the role of federal advisory committees. After a review of the literature, two questionnaires were developed and sent to past and present Council members and…

BORN FREE is a collaborative effort of university-based counseling psychologists and field-site educators to reduce career-related sex stereotyping in 14 educational institutions, and to broaden the range of career options of women and men. The project focuses on the development of training modules (materials, workshops, and videotapes) for…

This publication's theme, "Institutional Change," is broadly examined in fourteen articles that range from research and opinion to allegory and satire. A student teacher, a dean, and a state education director are among the authors. Articles concern: 1) key elements of change; 2) relationships between local, county, state, and federal educational…

One of a series of sixteen knowledge transformation papers, this paper combines a glimpse at historical origins of the relationship between vocational education and employment training programs with an examination of current vocational education-CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) relationships. While research and development are…

Recommendations that can be instituted immediately to improve articulation of foreign language programs are outlined in this article. The suggestions cover such topics as uniform curriculum for elementary and for secondary schools, student placement in college according to language proficiency, better communication between teachers and…

A study was done to determine the feasibility of using public schools as a delivery system for training the disadvantaged in rural areas, and to identify those factors which have prevented the establishment of meaningful working relationships between manpower training providers and vocational personnel. Utilizing a questionnaire and personal…