The paper provides historical background of the training movement, an overview of the state of the art of personnel development in business and industry, and assessments affecting the future direction of human resource development in business/industry and public vocational education. An historical sketch traces training for work through…

The resource guide, a cooperative effort between the Michigan Department of Education and the Royal Oak School District, is intended to assist teachers and counselors in the selection of career education materials. The first section consists of instructional materials divided into four career development components: self-awareness and exploration…

A secondary-level simulation designed to demonstrate the impact of policy, values, and technological and societal developments upon the quality of life within a hypothetical state is described. See related document ED 064 865 for availability of the actual game. By simulating the evaluation of policies in terms of social indicators, STAPOL (State…

The learning experiences in the teacher's guide are built on the concept of movement exploration. Self-awareness is realized as students discover potentials for performing basic motor skills and explore creative movement. Intended for use at the preschool and primary levels, the guide suggests and describes ways for the teacher to introduce and…

The teacher's guide is the third in a series of three developed for primary or early intermediate levels. It consists of learning experiences designed to build student familiarity with basic economic terms and concepts: consumer, producer, needs, wants, goods, services, short-range and long-range planning, fixed and variable expenses, and budgets.…

The Bureau of School Libraries of the New York State Education Department presents a planning guide for participation in Title IV-B of the 1974 Elementary and Secondary Education Act which provides grants for school library materials, other instructional materials, equipment and minor remodeling for its use, and testing and guidance services. The…

Geography of health care entails the application of location and transportation theories and of systems methods to the demand for and supply of health care. An analysis is presented of the new geography approach and the current research involved. Chapter one provides a review and summary of the Chicago Regional Hospital Study (CRHS), a major…

The program planning guide for agricultural mechanics was written to assist Applied Biological and Agricultural Occupations (ABAO) teachers in enriching existing programs and/or to provide the basis for expansion of offerings to include additional materials for the cluster areas of agricultural power and machinery, structural and conveniences,…

The career education curriculum guide for grades K-6 contains activities that can be integrated with the existing curriculum. For each activity, career education objectives are cited together with goals, materials, procedures, results, and evaluation. Career education activities appropriate for each grade level are grouped together in the guide's…

An outgrowth of State-sponsored institutes conducted by Auburn University, Alabama, to produce career education teaching modules for adults, the health module is one of five field-tested curriculum guides adopted from findings of the nationally oriented Adult Performance Level Study conducted at the University of Texas. (Basic to the Texas study…

The manual is designed to be used with a basic one-week training program for adult education personnel. It is not intended to guide teachers toward modifying existing programs, piloting new programs, or institutionalizing a new idea. It was designed to help teachers identify the purpose of the typical adult student, to give specific information to…

Part 1 of the home economics curriculum guide for grades 7-12 provides a brief program description and concise diagrams depicting the overview chart, course charts for grades 7-8 and grades 9-12, and models for semester courses. Part 2 presents detailed unit plans, which include unit descriptions, credit values, minimum class times, prerequisites,…

Emphasizing human geography, this collection of 10 papers is designed to constitute basic lecture topics for a college level course concerned with Native American human geography and to serve as a guide to published materials and primary data/documentary sources on Native Americans. Comprised of three sections, this publication includes an…

The more commonly cited uses of state and local district assessment programs are addressed. The implications of seven proposed uses of state assessment data are reviewed point-by-point: (1) allocating state grants-in-aid to alleviate weaknesses in instructional programs; (2) designing instructional support programs for teachers; (3) developing…

The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…