This module is one in a series of seven focused on skills vocational teachers need to develop and manage programs that are performance-based and fully individualized. Designed to allow for individualization of a teacher education program, these modules supplement those prepared by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education for…

This study examined the delivery of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I services to private schools through an analysis of a national survey of Title I programs, an examination of the implementation of the program in 50 school districts and by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and a review of the monitoring efforts of 41 state education…

The determination of who shall receive bilingual education services is distributed among the federal, state, and local policy levels. This study explores how each level exercises that discretion. It examines targeting, identification, and assessment criteria set forth in federal and state legislation, and how a limited number of local districts…

Standards for college union work are considered in relation to academic preparation, staff qualifications, and compensation proposed by the Association of College Unions--International. The college union serves as a community center of the college, serving cultural, social, and recreational programs. College union work is considered a professional…

Practical information and advice are presented on l6 considerations in the establishment of a campus writing center. First, six concerns related to planning are discussed: obtaining administrative and departmental support; securing funds from various internal and external sources; obtaining furniture, supplies, and instructional materials;…

A questionnaire distributed to part-time recreation directors in Wisconsin identified training needs and formed the basis for this manual. The workbook-like format was designed to facilitate self-directed study by recreation directors. The first chapter summarizes the results of the questionnaire and presents statistical data, noting the…

This report reviews the status and use of the Time-shared Interactive Computer-Controlled Television (TICCIT), a computer-assisted instructional tool, at Northern Virginia Community College. During 1977-78, 100 terminals were available for student use and 20 for course development and faculty use. Courses available on TICCIT were Algebra I and II…

In 1976 the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges Center for Community Education conducted a survey to investigate community education/services at community and junior colleges nationwide. Questionnaires were sent to 1,275 public and private two-year colleges; response rate was 61.7%. Results of the survey are divided into sections…

A study was conducted reviewing the current status of cooperation between area schools and secondary schools in providing vocational-technical education and developing proposals which may generate additional cooperation in vocational-technical education. Four sources provided basic information for this study: (1) data from the Iowa Department of…

This two-part report reviews the implementation and operation of a student counseling program conducted during 1977-78 in the developmental studies division of Southeastern Community College (SCC) with funds provided by the Exxon Education Foundation. Part I discusses: (1) the impact of the program on the college's counseling philosophy, (2) the…

This report of the National Conference on Elementary School Industrial Arts (ESIA) (1969-70) deals with the nature of industrial arts in the elementary school, different approaches and requirements for its implementation, and ways of meeting and solving problems. Section 1 defines ESIA. In section 2 a discussion of philosophical bases shows how…

This guide provides administration and teaching materials for use in organizing and conducting workshops intended to provide job-finding techniques and emotional support for women entering and re-entering the work force. Suggestions are made for assessing the employment situation in the community, the workshop, and finding potential students.…

This report presents information describing the extent and effectiveness of Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, Public Law 89-10 programs in Kansas during the school year 1977-1978. During the year the state educational agency distributed $12,799,697 for activities involving 38,553 students in 275 of Kansas' 306 school districts.…

Over 4700 students classified as communicatively, physically, academically, or severely handicapped were served in San Juan, under California's Master Plan for Special Education. The majority were referred for poor achievement in reading, mathematics, spelling, or oral language. The major features of this federally mandated special education…

This handbook presents the plan for the Alabama computerized certification program for school food service employees. The first section contains the following information and materials pertaining to the child nutrition certification program: rationale; position titles (Child Nutrition Program Director or Supervisor, Child Nutrition Program…