In response to the glut of communication degree holders in a time of rapidly diminishing demand for teachers and the subsequent need for alternative careers in communications, the department of speech and theatre at an Arkansas university developed a one-semester internship program for seniors in communications. The program began with students…

This set of 21 lesson plans in career exploration is intended for use by classroom teachers desirous of infusing career education into the curricula for their subjects. Business, humanities, natural science, and social science are the major academic areas covered. The plans are national in scope, and rely on the new DOT and "What Can I Be?" as…

The need to improve the quality of university education, the relationship between university and student, and suggestions for reform are examined. It is suggested that first-quarter students be provided the opportunity to attend a sequence of interdepartmental courses and a seminar that would address the nature and purpose of education. The need…

James Bryant Conant's book, "The Education of America" (1963), triggered a major change in physical education curricula. Formerly a (sports) skills and applied techniques oriented discipline, physical education has expanded to areas such as kinesiology and sports sociology. However, performance and performance courses are still an important aspect…

This paper presents in outline form the following issues in developing programs in gerontology: getting started, support on campus, getting information, purpose of programs, organizational models, and multidisciplinary and multipurpose programs. (Author)

Since today's education is strictly white middle class with little diversion to other ethnic cultures, the Mexican American student finds that it is not relevant to his being or his present day situation. Compounding the problem is that the Mexican American has to deal with the existence of two cultures--one of his parents which he maintains at…

The author's premise rests on the endless parade of public controversies regarding education. He specifically opposes the views of those scientists who feel that they, and their work, are being discredited and that the scientific capability of the nation is being dismantled. He restricts his remarks to the science disciplines. Rather than…

Psychological modernity implies the existence of a set of individual personality characteristics that exist across cultures and form empirically identifiable clusters of specified attitudes, values, and behaviors which define humanity. Formal, explicit school programs, as well as learning experiences provided by peculiar social organization…

The major objectives of this study were to determine the adult education needs of Whitley County, Indiana; to ascertain how well these needs were being met; and to propose one or more approaches to enhance already existing efforts. Of the 352 randomly selected homes included in the sample, 268 returned completed questionnaires. Of the 268 72%…

The correlated curriculum program (New York City schools) is a four-year career-oriented program designed for the general course student. Students explore careers in business, health, and industry during the first three semesters and receive broad occupational training in careers of their choice for the remaining five semesters. The approach is a…

This publication is designed to assist local school districts and other educational agencies in implementing career education in Idaho. Career education is part of a comprehensive education program and should not be conceived as a time segment of education such as vocational education or academic education. The basic educational objectives should…

Intended to assist school administrators and supervisors in designing instructional programs for dropout-prone students, this report lists recommendations for developing dropout prevention programs in various subject areas. It contains the following components; objectives; inservice education for teachers; physical facilities and equipment;…

The purposes of this paper are: (1) to state basic assumptions underlying a new and different approach to serving college students in their personal growth; (2) to describe the desirable characteristics of a comprehensive educational-vocational development program at the college level; (3) to examine the status of current higher educational…

Recent developments in faculty organization and accountability are discussed separately in terms of their implications for evaluation of academic programs and departments. Faculty organization is examined in relation to each components' (individual faculty members, departments, colleges, and other assorted units) accessibility to and utilization…

A program is reported for potential and actual high school dropouts that combines academic courses with work experience, and is designed to demonstrate the relationship between education and the world of work. Some of the objectives of the program were to test the feasibility of a joint educational approach of trade instructors and academic…