The revised guide, prepared to supplement the existing curriculum, suggests activities related to the three student goals: (1) to develop an awareness of who he/she is, and, through effective decision making, what he/she can become; (2) to become aware of the interrelationships of society with his/her school, community, family, work, and leisure;…

This document provides an overview and summary of the findings of 14 separate studies conducted as part of a project to evaluate the impact of the nine British Columbia community colleges with respect to students, the higher education system, and the community at large. In the course of the four-year project, data were gathered on academic ability…

The study evaluates the Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education (ICE) approach to cooperative education in 54 schools in Indiana. Data for the study were obtained by means of two mailed instruments: one administered to 1,032 cooperative program graduates in May 1974, and the other to 677 employers in June 1973. The respective returns were 59.1%…

The document contains instructional materials for a course called Getting It Together (G.I.T.-7) which is designed for the seventh grade level. The course, an exemplary career education project of the Cal Young Junior High School in Eugene, Oregon focuses on two major areas: (1) self-awareness--22 lessons focusing on learning activities dealing…

This teacher's guide is the grades 7-9 unit for population education developed for the Baltimore public schools. This mini-demography course covers various factors of population growth and change. The activities of the unit focus on seven major concepts: (1) demography provides information for understanding population growth, trends, and changes;…

The recently chartered city of Poquoson, Virginia, has a separate school division that is completely independent from New York County. The division superintendent describes in this practicum the processes involved in planning and constructing a new high school building. A building needs study was the first step followed by the selection of an…

A theoretical model based on path analytic logic was used to examine the relative influences of social origin and significant other influences on marital, fertility, and educational plans. Parents' education and the major family income-earner's occupation were used as measures of social origin; perceived encouragement by parents, teachers,…

The Health Services Careers Program (HSCP) at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (JHMI) in East Baltimore is a multi-purpose, inter-agency program designed to facilitate part-time employment, on-the-job training, and guidance in health occupations for economically disadvantaged high school students. Since 1966, HSCP has enrolled over 1300…

This curriculum guide is for a distributive education offering designed as a semester unit of instruction at the middle or junior high school level, providing the student with an opportunity to explore in greater depth the varied career opportunities available in wholesaling through "hands-on activity" projects. The Teacher's Guide Section is…

The eight studies on reading reported in this publication focus on research in the areas of greatest concern to the general English teacher. The findings and conclusions of systematic empirical investigations as well as descriptive analyses, status studies, and surveys are presented on (1) preparation for teaching reading; (2) variations in…

Intended for teachers and administrators in special education, the curriculum guide offers information on planning a health education program for educable mentally handicapped children in junior high school. Sections preceding the actual guide include information on specific goals of and elements necessary for a successful health education…

The project, designed to prepare both students and parents for a productive high school experience, had the following goals: increasing decision-making ability and goal formulation at the sophomore level, expanding the guidance program to include the parent and home situation, increasing community support for school programs, and providing a model…

The report describes a demonstration project to provide a course of study at the senior high level in home health management for the academically handicapped. The course consisted of practice in nursing skills, home management and laboratory work in food preparation techniques, the family, and child care. Activities included field trips,…

The report describes a project to implement a cluster curriculum in the graphic communications and metals clusters in an area vocational high school setting. A flexible curriculum allowed for the development of competencies common to all trade areas within the cluster. The material was organized into 10-week units of instruction to be completed at…

The Academic Achievement Project (AAP) was conceived as a comprehensive plan for the improvement of the learning experiences of students in the public schools of the District of Columbia, primarily in the curriculum areas of reading and mathematics. A number of programs or components constituted the framework through which this project was to be…