Prepared as part of Platte Technical Community College's project to help managers and supervisors develop practical, up-to-date managerial skills in a relatively short time, this instructional workbook provides information and exercises applicable to on-the-job situations encountered by independent business owner/managers. Unit I provides…

Part one of this volume contains two sets of materials developed for use in the Southern Illinois University-Carbondale teacher education program, which prepares regular classroom teachers to work in a mainstreamed environment. The first section is a multidisciplinary bibliography of educational materials which regular teachers could use in…

A four-year research program was conducted on the application of learning strategies in the context of computer-based military training. It entailed an effort to define student learning strategies and skill training needs, evaluation of instructional procedures, and development of training products. Learning strategies and skill maintenance…

This guide explains the ways in which parents can become involved in driver education programs. In the introduction the benefits of such involvement are explained, along with suggested program development procedures for teachers or administrators to follow and suggestions for using the guide. Next, the four sessions which comprise the curriculum…

Designed to assist teachers and counselors in the articulation between secondary and postsecondary bookkeeping-accounting programs, this project developed competencies and levels that could be used in developing courses and planning capstone programs, in assisting students in program and course selections, and in easing student transition from…

One of a 12-volume set, this guide in language arts offers general program and specific course goals intended to clarify the purposes of education for students, teachers, parents, and the community. These goals provide explicit learning statements, define the nature and function of communication, and describe the values related to language arts.…

To improve shiphandlers' training in three surface warfare officers school courses, a study was designed to develop an integrated, career-structured program. Constructing the integrated system involved three tasks: (1) formulate a career-structured shiphandling training unit to enable preparation of curriculum, lesson guides, and measurement…

A survey of 524 planning agencies and consultants in the Midwest and Southwest was undertaken in 1976 to identify skills required for planning and to assess current capabilities in those skill areas. The major purpose of the survey was to aid geographic educators as they prepare students for careers in the planning profession. One part of the…

This two-part learning module provides text and accompanying exercises to assist instructors in employing effective listening and communication techniques in response to students' programs and concerns. Part I describes the communication process between sender and receiver and discusses the process of active listening by which the instructor…

The evaluation of the third year of Project OMEGA, an experience-based career education project, focused on three general areas of student ability: career education knowledge, basic skills, and competency in career areas. Experimental and control groups were assessed using the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills, Career Education Skills Tests, and…

This study describes and analyzes the nature of skill acquisition process in one indigenous, informal training system--the apprenticeship of the wayside mechanics workshops in Koforidua, Ghana. Chapter 2 places apprenticeships training in the wider context of artisanship and training. It traces the history of the West African craft shop and its…

TO STUDY WHETHER TEACHING TYPING TO EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS WOULD RESULT IN IMPROVING ACADEMIC WORK, GREATER VISUALIZATION SKILLS, AND BETTER SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT, THE EXPERIMENTAL HALF OF THE 14 MATCHED PAIRS OF CHILDREN 10 TO 13 YEARS OF AGE WITH MEASURED IQ'S BETWEEN 50 AND 80 WERE GIVEN 2 TO 3 YEARS OF TYPING INSTRUCTION.…

THIS INVENTORY OF SELECTED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS OBJECTIVES IS DIRECTED TO TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, STUDENT-TEACHERS AND INTERNS, AND COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTIES AND SUPERVISORS WHO INSTRUCT AND CONSULT WITH TEACHERS OF ENGLISH. THE OBJECTIVES, BASED UPON RECENT SCHOLARSHIP IN LITERATURE, LINGUISTICS, AND EDUCATIONAL…

THIS DOCUMENT IS PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE ON OPERATIONAL AND PERSONNEL RESEARCH IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MANPOWER SYSTEMS, HELD IN BRUSSELS IN 1965. A MODEL ILLUSTRATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED MILITARY INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK AND CONTROL OF LEARNING. THE TRAINING COURSE INCLUDES--(1) A CLEAR…

This booklet outlines competencies for consumer education courses in grades seven through 12 in the Philadelphia school system. Consumer education is seen to develop students' abilities to cope with situations encountered daily in their roles in our economic system. It puts into practice the basic skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening,…