Programs in New Orleans, Louisiana, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Seattle, Washington are subjects of the report on efforts to identify components necessary for the development and maintenance of successful postsecondary vocational technical programs for hearing impaired (HI) students. Introductory materials provide a historical perspective on the…

Presented are Volumes 1 and 2 of the Indianapolis Comprehensive Special Education Plan as of July 1, 1971. Included are a description of the planning district (a total of 120 schools) and scope of the proposed program. Individually discussed in tabular and narrative form are program plans for the following exceptionalities: speech handicapped,…

The first in a series of nine career education guides covers the planning and implementation of an articulated career education program. The unit provides a means for articulating the total career education concept in grades K-12 by use of an integrated council. It lists career education goals with respect to general objectives and specific grade…

The development and field testing of an instructional product for the training of educational personnel in dissemination and utilization of research and development information is reported. A new role, that of the Educational Information consultant (EIC), is described. A modular training program, built around the five major processes delineated…

Strategy for developing and implementing an environmental education program in grades K-12 is proposed in this booklet. Its goal is to help students become environmentally educated decision-makers; to understand the importance of relating ecological, economic, social, technological, and political information when working toward the solution of…

On the instruction of the Council of Ontario Universities, the Advisory Committee on Academic Planning has conducted a planning assessment for planning and environmental studies. Following observations and recommendations by the Committee, the consultants' report is presented in two parts--planning and environmental studies. The planning segment…

This teacher appraisal program, developed by the Hyde Park School District, is based on the following objectives: (a) clarifying performance expectations of the individual; (b) establishing short- and long-term job targets to bring about learner, professional, or program improvement; (c) improving the relationship between the appraisee and…

The bulletin is intended to assist local educational agency administrators in developing and/or strengthening and expanding occupational services for disadvantaged and handicapped persons as required by Federal and State legislation and outlined in the Illinois State plan. The publication opens with a discussion of the criteria for the…

Career development education has many possible definitions, but they all consider content, career development tasks, and results. Career development education has advantages for many different groups. It provides the student with motivation and a means to self-actualization. Teachers gain a reason for teaching essential basic educational skills…

From the legislative point of view special education in Norway today is geared up to do a commendable job for all of the individuals who have a need for special services. The definition of special education has been broadened to include all kinds of special help, training, institutionalization and intervention programs. Along with this has come a…

In order to build auto mechanics curricula and instructional programs responsive to the needs of employers, Bakersfield College (BC) sent a questionnaire to all employers listed under "Automobile Repairing and Services" in the yellow pages of the local telephone book. Only 43 (20 percent) of the 215 questionnaires sent out were returned;…

The main objectives and activities of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Demonstration Project are evaluated for the 1971-72 project year in the Model Neighborhood Area of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Briefly discussed are: a community overview, general program status, program management (program goals; job descriptions for the project director,…

In its second year the project had two principal goals: (1) to extend the first year's findings with a study of selected innovative practices in a large variety of urban Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs, and (2) to disseminate findings of the project's first two years to urban ABE directors and selected professors of adult education. A…

Despite the proliferation of subject matters in the English curriculum, formal education continues to concede a priority to literature and the linguistic arts. In the past, the English curriculum has been shaped largely by essentialistic forces with an emphasis on skills. This position has been challenged by a strong existential trend in the last…

The author discusses a short-term delivery model which forms the essential mode of operation at the counseling center at Rhode Island College. He prefaces his discription of the model by indicating that not all clients, problems or counselors are amenable to this short-term approach. There are three steps or elements in the delivery model: 1)…