The project was aimed at providing training and consultation to Tribal Education members and reservation adult education personnel so that reservation adult education (AE) programs could be more responsive to local needs. Primary project objectives were established to promote active involvement of the Tribal Education Committee, Tribal Council,…

In its efforts to develop an external degree program designed primarily for full-time working adults, Delaware County Community College conducted a study to determine methods of developing policies, regulations, and procedures to assess experiential learning, and to find out what office of the College should administer this program and how it…

A 27-member advisory committee was appointed in 1966 by the Governor of New Jersey to create a written plan that would assure comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services by 1975 for all handicapped people who could benefit from them. The state was divided into seven regions and seven regional committees identified major needs and barriers…

This study focused on present and recommended practices in organizing and administering special counseling programs for mature women. Questionnaire responses were received from 192 university and college administrators. Findings included the following: (1) 63 administrators reported special counseling programs, most of them established within the…

U.S. Office of Education programs in foreign language, area studies, and world affairs are furthered through the National Defense Foreign Language Fellowship (NDFL) program described in this booklet. The 1971-72 program and awards are discussed in terms of: (1) fiscal constraints, (2) program administration, (3) graduate fellowships, (4) languages…

This study was concerned with an investigation and analysis of curricular and administrative change within specific categorically funded language arts programs and was directed toward the discovery and examination of the current status of curriculum development as related to the improvement of instruction and equilization of educational…

Embracing 750 items on adult education research and investigation (mostly dated 1969 or 1970), this annotated bibliography covers adult learning characteristics, program planning and administration, learning environments, instructional methods, curriculum materials and instructional devices, personnel and staffing; education of specific clientele…

In Quebec, English is taught as a second language to four groups of people: French-speaking Canadians; immigrants; Indians and Eskimos; and foreign students. The first group, in contrast to the others, is not integratively or instrumentlly motivated. They are not submitting to anglicization in North America nor are they being required to know…

This report of the functioning of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I, in New York City was prepared under contract with the Board of Education. The study is descriptive rather than evaluative and the major effort was focussed on collecting the data upon which further intensive analysis will be based. However, certain…

This curriculum guide with accompanying course outlines was developed by technical education specialists for teacher use in conducting courses of instruction for the preparation of water and wastewater technicians. The content objectives are to provide students with a background of knowledge in the diverse areas of applied sanitation which relate…

Proposals are set forth for New York State financial aid to adult basic, secondary, Americanization, and occupational education; funding of community service and continuing higher education; development of instructional materials, leadership, and staff; and a study of continuing education in colleges, universities, and other community and cultural…

This document, intended for use by those who might wish to implement such a program, describes an inservice teacher self-improvement program based on goal setting by the teacher, practice of new skills, feedback about teaching performance, and self-analysis of the dissonance between goals and practice. Chapter 1 presents rationale and history of…

This publication is a collection of selected papers presented by participants in an adult education seminar, spring semester 1969, at Kansas State University. The focus of the seminar was on understanding the adult basic education programs. Papers covered topics such as student recruitment; adult dropouts; teaching techniques; adult learning…

Using local and national data, this study examined adult education program offerings in East Orange, New Jersey, potential participants' needs and interests, and program needs reported by business and industrial leaders. A plan was proposed for an appropriate community wide program. Data from public school adult education programs in 142 cities…

This study investigated the philosophy, organizational structure, administration, and curricula of university off-campus centers in the United States. In addition to statistical data, answers were sought on such matters as professional and regional accrediting associations, the establishment and continuance of centers, research projects in…