With the reorganization of the Experimental Schools Council, administrative support and power were mobilized and the Experimental Schools (ES) project in New Hampshire's North Country Supervisory Union began to accomplish its goals in its third year. The project was hampered by the independence of the three districts included in the loose…

The planned Experimental Schools (ES) project changed drastically before it was implemented in Willcox, Arizona, a diverse, multicultural community open to new ideas and outside innovations. As planned by a core of interested principals, teachers, and staff, with help from federal personnel, the project originally called for changes (in…

Comprehensive statistical data on Texas higher education is presented. Data and formulas relating to student enrollments and faculty headcounts, program development and productivity, faculty salaries and teaching loads, campus development, funding, and the state student load program are included. Student headcount enrollment data are presented by…

This monogrpah examines the first 10 years and probable future of the career education movement in the United States. The first part outlines changes that have occurred in the 1970s in the following areas: definition of career education, defining skills to be delivered by career education efforts, career education/vocational education…

This guide contains background materials and ideas for vocational education teachers to use in planning learning activities on the metric system for their students. Organized into eight chapters, the book covers the following topics: overview of the metric system; program administration; metrics in agricultural education; in business and…

This issue consists of 246 resumes relating to vocational and technical education research and development products and projects. Selections were made from the input of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education as represented in the June through November 1980 "Resources in Education." Topics covered in the resumes…

This document is a suggested course of study for a secondary coordinated career education program. It is designed to meet many of the life-skill needs of special needs learners. The course of study is designed in three levels. These levels correspond to an individual's amount of knowledge attained, level of skill developed, or awareness and…

A study was done to determine North Carolina inmates' vocational education/training needs, parolees' and ex-offenders' employment opportunities, and available vocational education/training resources. To determine vocational educational needs, a survey was conducted of inmates at seventeen correctional units (for adults and for youth). Estimates of…

In its annual report for the 1977-78 fiscal year, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education summarizes the activities of the Commission and discusses the status of higher education in the State of Alabama. Major trends noted in this report include: an overall increase in state funding for higher education, an increase in funds appropriated for…

This document is one in a set of eight staff development training manuals developed to facilitate the efforts of educators in the planning and implementation of comprehensive career guidance programs on the secondary level (7-12). This series is based on the goals and developmental objectives identified by the Georgia Comprehensive Career Guidance…

Designed to serve as a guide, a stimulus, and a path for other schools desiring to control their education and that of their children, this book has two objectives: to tell the Rough Rock story--the origin, growth, and development of the demonstration school, and especially current events in 1976; and to provide a guide to other communities who…

Addressing the current employment crisis in the humanities fields, this paper examines employment opportunities for Ph.D. graduates outside the university environment. The report notes that humanities graduates have learned skills of research, problem solving, and writing, and that graduate training emphasizes the ability to penetrate underlying…

The document contains papers presented at a meeting to consider global population growth. The purpose of the conference was to promote the exchange of ideas relating to population growth between educators, government officials, and development agency personnel from developing and developed nations. Ten papers are presented. Topics discussed…

One in a series devoted to transportation career education, this guide which is intended for use by teachers in grades 11 and 12, presents a program to prepare students for careers in transportation. Section I gives an introduction to career education and its four phases: career awareness, orientation, exploration, and preparation. Section II…

In this speech the author examines the contact points between education and the world of work and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the relation of the two systems. He identifies and evaluates the following major areas of contact: (1) pre-school education, which is growing for children as both parents increasingly choose to work, but whose…