This revised handbook for public school adult educators focuses on recurring administrative responsibilities, problems, practices, and implications. Section I deals with aspects of the organization and administration of continuing education; the development of public support for adult education; continuing education in community schools; roles and…

A series of 10 Community Action Guides was developed to assist public officials and community leaders in establishing comprehensive outdoor recreation programs. The importance of providing parks and recreation facilities in metropolitan areas and the importance of protecting the natural environment are emphasized. Methods of organization,…

Data from the State Department of Education, along with information forms from industrial arts teachers for the 1967-68 school year, were studied: (1) to ascertain the status of industrial arts teachers and programs in the secondary schools of Tennessee, (2) to determine a desirable secondary industrial arts program, and (3) to point out…

Based primarily on British conditions, this volume concentrates on methods of industrial training for production workers, craftsmen and technicians, office personnel, technicians and technologists, supervisors, marketing and sales personnel, and the junior, middle, and senior or executive levels of management. General principles and fundamental…

The Ohio comprehensive statewide study of vocational rehabilitation is reported. Attention is given to the study's philosophy and development as well as to Ohio's rehabilitation needs, program potential, variables affecting programs, and criteria for establishing priorities. Recommendations reviewed regard the state's Rehabilitation Services…

The place of the out-of-doors as a laboratory for teaching children is examined in this book intended for elementary school teachers and other professional workers in social agencies. Outdoor activities conducted in school yards, community parks, and school campsites are described. The relationship of outdoor activities with respect to academic…

The six papers are: (1) "Vocational Education Program Planning at the State Level," by Walter M. Arnold, Director, Pennsylvania Vocational Education Study, (2) "A Systems Approach to Vocational-Technical Education Planning at the Local Level," by Cleveland L. Dennard, President, Washington Technical Institute, (3) "The…

The Rocky Mountain Educational Laboratory (RMEL) Health Occupations Curriculum project was initially structured to provide broad exploratory activities for the total student body, an elective course, orientation to employment, and work entry experience in the 11th and 12th grades. It was expected that the project would provide a prototype for…

A national seminar was held in September 1968 designed to identify agricultural education programs needed in area vocational centers and to develop techniques and procedures for planning and conducting agricultural education programs for secondary students in area vocational centers. Appendixes include papers presented by consultants and…

This report on a national seminar attended by over 100 French adult educators from universities, industry, government agencies, and voluntary agencies is divided into three parts. Part I summarizes conclusions and recommendations made by nine commissions on conditions (including needs and objectives, obstacles to continuing education, educational…

The handbook is designed to assist teachers to obtain an clear picture of many kinds of activities and programs used in a resident program for environmental education. Information and guidelines are included on such items as: (1) role of the teacher who brings a class to a resident program; (2) preparation and planning programs; (3) use of the…

After reviewing several of the problems facing educators in our changing society, the author focuses on the specific problem of providing adequate vocational education for rural youth. The ideas of community involvement in vocational education via business and industry advisory councils, plus more money for rural schools, are seen as possible…

A 6-week summer workshop dealing with the problems and methods of teaching Negro, Mexican-American, and other minority group children was conducted for 208 teachers and ancillary personnel in the 15 schools of the Jordan and Garfield Educational Complexes, Los Angeles. The two program components were coordinated by different sets of leaders on an…

Twenty-three participants attended a conference with a major objective of providing insight into techniques of forecasting, new kinds of data being generated by the Department of Labor and others, and the difficulties and possible resolution of problems in utilizing data in the vocational education planning process. Major presentations were: (1)…

A plan to integrate consumer education concepts into the Maryland public school curriculum has presented broad goals, concepts, and objectives to form a framework for comprehensive consumer education. Compelling forces accelerating the need for consumer education have originated within schools to make education relevant to the problems of real…