Described a move from conventional to individual education and its meaning for the student at Notre Dame High School in Quincy, Illinois. (Author/RK)

The reexamination of the Vocational Education Amendment of 1968, due to expire in 1975, necessitates business educators reviewing their effectiveness in meeting student needs. The legislative support of prevocational, occupational, and vocational programs in business education depends upon the educators identifying program needs and goals and…

The Illinois State University (Normal) program training administrators of career/vocational education programs includes assessment of competencies of general administration, program planning, personnel, public relations, and student services. Through student/advisor consultation one of three delivery systems (class enrollment, internship, and…

A look at the U. S. Navy's development of a cost effective computer based instructional system. (Author/HB)

Education for public service programs is a good example of the successful fusion of traditional vocational and academic disciplines. (Editor)

Guidelines and recommendations are offered for improved articulation between occupational programs at two-year colleges and four-year institutions. (Editor)

Described and analyzed the educational contributions derived from the staff development program at Parkland Community College. (RK)

Article described a sample program designed to enhance job communications through occupational projects. (Author/RK)

Problems of inplementing and evaluating interdisciplinary environmental education programs are discussed in relation to the elementary school and then to the secondary school. Goals and priorities, as stated by the Office of Education, are presented and several innovative programs at each level are briefly described. (LS)

As part of a symposium that examined the utility of adapting the techniques of cost-effectiveness analysis for curriculum and program planning in higher education, this paper examines the methodology and procedures of the technique. A checklist outlines some of the problems and potential and some guidelines are suggested for cost-effectiveness…

In January 1976, Colgate University offered its first Winter Wilderness Survival Program in conjunction with the North American Wilderness Survival School (NAWSS). This post-program evaluation summarizes background of the three-week program, with attention to the leadership, program aims, how the course was publicized, and how it developed month…

The objective of this workshop was to prepare recommendations to the Government of Pakistan on a vocational guidance system which would be geared to the needs of the country, while bearing in mind the inevitable constraints on the resources and personnel which could be made available in a developing economy. Discussions centered on six working…

This document reports on a survey taken to identify if a concensus exists among college and university health educators as to the: (1) mission or goals of health education; (2) philosophical and research bases of health science; and (3) the relationship of health science to other academic disciplines. Subjects consisted of 603 college and…

Materials in the Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA) were developed for use in remedial reading instruction of functionally illiterate adults. These materials were used for an experimental tutorial session totalling 20 hours of instruction and two hours of testing and interviewing. The tutorial sessions provided a case study for use in formative…

The proceedings of a conference on the status of Higher Education Opportunity Programs are presented in this volume. The main concern throughout the conference was the loss of identity of the special programs that would come with their mainstreaming or institutionalization within the college. Counselors complained about the enormous paperwork and…