The important phases of planning and constructing physical facilities for universities and colleges are brought together so that persons responsible for providing these facilities can readily evaluate their present policies and organizations. The subject is addressed from the point of view of the professional physical plant administrator. The text…

These 32 learning guides are self-instructional packets for 32 tasks identified as essential for performance on an entry-level job in plumbing and pipefitting. Each guide is based on a terminal performance objective (task) and 1-4 enabling objectives. For each enabling objective, some or all of these materials may be presented: learning steps…

A brief overview of the status of language use in Native American communities reveals that while approximately 206 different languages and language dialects persist today, an estimated 49 languages have fewer than 10 speakers aged 50 or over, while 6 of these languages have more than 10,000 speakers of all generations. That these languages persist…

This self-paced student training module on holding and fastening tools is one of a number of modules developed for Pre-apprenticeship Phase 1 Training. Purpose of the module is to enable students to identify, select, and demonstrate the proper selection, use, and care of pliers, wrenches, clamps, hammers, and screwdrivers. The module may contain…

The implications of an ethnicity variable, language usage patterns, on the status attainment of 1,777 Mexican American males, ages 18 to 64 years, in the civilian labor force were studied. Language was viewed as a background variable that influences the relative positioning of Chicanos in the stratification system. It was hypothesized that, in…

Forms for student self-checks and the instructor's final checklist (student evaluation) are provided for use with thirty-three learning modules on maintaining and servicing fuel and electrical systems in tractor mechanics. The student self-check asks the students questions about their understanding of the modules' content. The instructor's…

A survey is presented of the Blackfeet language that is used in the Browning area of Montana. The purpose of the survey is to determine the extent to which the language is spoken and passed on at home, and the degree of interest in the language among the young people. The results are presented along with comments where appropriate. Generally, it…

Part of a series of home literacy readers with conversational text and sketches, this booklet addresses the Alaskan environment, where the snowmobile or sno-go has recently replaced the dogsled and mechanized land travel. Only with safe drivers is this "Iron Dog" one of man's best friends. The good sno-go driver stays off roads, plane…

The Cooperative Alternative Education Center (CAEC) in Connecticut developed a building maintenance and carpentry vocational education program for adolescent special needs students with extreme learning, emotional, and social difficulties. Thirty-four students enrolled in the program, with a student-teacher ratio of 8:l, and classes met five times…

A study was conducted to refine and coordinate occupational analysis, job performance aids, and elements of the instructional systems development process for task specific Air Force maintenance training. Techniques for task identification and analysis (TI & A) and data gathering techniques for occupational analysis were related. While TI &…

Designed for use in courses where students are expected to become proficient in the area of hydraulics, including diesel engine mechanic programs, this curriculum guide is comprised of fourteen units of instruction. Unit titles include (1) Introduction, (2) Fundamentals of Hydraulics, (3) Reservoirs, (4) Lines, Fittings, and Couplers, (5) Seals,…

Interviews with 108 Navajo children from bilingual first grade classes on Navajo reservations were recorded. Analysis of the interviews focused on phonological, grammatical, and lexical features that show a systematic variation within the speech of individuals or between individuals. Variable features were compared with background factors such as…

This paper states the position of the National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NCSSFL) in regard to bilingual education. The Council feels that the ethnic languages and cultures of the people living in the United States should be preserved in order to strengthen and enrich the total American society. It therefore favors…

The transportation needs of the 30% of the population living in rural America, particularly those of the elderly, handicapped, poor, isolated, young, carless, and unemployed, are more critical than the needs of their counterparts in urban areas because of the lack of rural public transportation. Yet, only about 1% of the capitol federal investment…

THIS STUDY IS AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF SLUM OWNERSHIP AND THE IMPACT OF THE MARKET ON THE MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION OF SLUM TENEMENTS. DATA ARE DRAWN FROM LAND PARCEL STATISTICS AND LANDLORD INTERVIEWS IN NEWARK, N.J. THE STUDY DESCRIBES THE MEASURES NEEDED TO INITIATE SLUM REHABILITATION. PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO…