This paper focuses on the responsibilities of the individual who acts as liaison between a teaching center and the university teacher preparation program. A teaching center is comprised of a high school and its feeder schools, where preservice students may experience hands-on interaction in the classroom prior to student teaching. The liaison…

A study was conducted to determine what job placement specialists need, as professionals, to be better equipped to serve the employment-seeking population. Survey information was gathered from four sets of sources: job placement personnel; business and industry; a nationwide survey of programs; organizations, training, and curriculum existing in…

For the past 5 years at Boonsboro Middle School in Washington County, Maryland, a full-time lab coordinator has been responsible for all aspects of running the school's computer facilities. In a survey conducted at the end of the current school year, students, teachers, administrators, and district-level supervisors had the opportunity to evaluate…

This module, one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages, focuses on a specific skill that vocational educators need in their role as teacher-coordinators conducting cooperative vocational education programs. The purpose the module is to enable teacher-coordinators to establish the goals, guidelines, and criteria…

The Appalachian Staff Development Consortium, comprised of three community colleges and the state college located in Appalachian Maryland, attempts to integrate staff development activities into the operational framework of the sponsoring agencies. The consortium, which is managed by a steering committee composed of one teaching faculty member and…

TO BEGIN THE TEACHER SELECTION PROCESS MUCH EARLIER THAN THE SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE, THE PERSONNEL DIVISION OF THE DETROIT SCHOOL SYSTEM SPONSORS CLUBS OF FUTURE TEACHERS RANGING FROM THE ELEMENTARY THROUGH THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. OVER 4500 PUPILS ARE IN 161 LOCAL SCHOOL UNITS WITH AN AVERAGE SIZE OF 25-30 MEMBERS. ACTIVITIES…

Designed to serve as a guide for teacher-coordinators, counselors, administrators, and the employing community, this handbook is a performance-oriented desk reference that provides a base for cooperative education program operations. Chapter 1 overviews cooperative education, contrasts cooperative training and work experience programs, and…

Fifteen placement project participants were enrolled in a refined competency-based continuation of a pilot program to train individuals to function as placement coordinators in their schools. They were enrolled in a weekly oncampus placement seminar at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale for the entire academic year (1979-80) and in a…

Five inservice workshops for coordinators and teachers of practical nursing were conducted to provide a coordinated approach to curriculum development and to the teaching of practical nursing throughout the state of Pennsylvania. In addition to providing up-to-date information on curriculum development, design, and revision, topics such as…

Questionnaires on media usage in the classroom (containing 166 short answer items and eliciting five brief written responses) were answered by 201 Arizona English teachers who were selected by their department chairmen as being good teachers. Multiple choice questions probed such areas as teacher attitudes toward use of media, present use of media…

Oregon State Government's system of training is examined to determine what the operating agencies and the Civil Service Commission are doing, how educational institutions are used as resources, and how training needs are identified and training is planned. The examination revealed that (1) the lack of clear, definitive statewide policies and…

The study assessed current adult education personnel needs in Iowa of people administering and teaching career supplementary courses by surveying 22 administrators, 228 coordinators, 39 teachers, and 662 students. The first phase of the study was the conducting of a workshop for administrators to assess personnel needs and provide programing…

The developmental programs were initiated to assist in: developing a procedure for training high school students in distributive education utilizing simulated occupational experience; developing specifications for a simulated laboratory for providing occupational experience; developing a curriculum utilizing laboratory training for eleventh and…

This document reports on an evaluative study of New York City's community education centers. Initiated in 1968, the Community Education Centers (CEC) Program is designed to coordinate and concentrate educational services for disadvantaged persons with low educational achievement and restricted social mobility. By involving citizens in…

Developed as the first part of a 2-volume program guide, this document should be useful to planners of cooperative vocational education programs in both the secondary and post-secondary education levels. Discussed in the program guide are: (1) the philosophy and objectives of cooperative vocational education, (2) the role of the…