This training manual is intended for use as the basis of a training program by a trainer or as a tool for self-directed learning by an independent reader. An introduction (Chapter 1) looks at the user in relation to the training program: who will use the training manual, locating oneself, building on one's relationship with adult literacy learning…

This monograph is intended to serve as a practical resource for student affairs administrators, mental health professionals, campus attorneys, and others involved in formulating and implementing policies and procedures related to the dismissal of college and university students with mental disorders. One section covers legal issues surrounding…

This guidebook, which is intended for educational professionals who are seeking to establish liaisons with business partners and provide workplace education to the health and manufacturing industries, contains strategies and issues that workplace education program administrators and instructors should consider when designing and delivering onsite…

This final report describes a 5-year Kentucky project to improve integrated educational services and life quality of children and youth with severe disabilities, including students with deaf-blindness. Project objectives focus on the identification and removal of barriers to effective integrated programs; the provision of educational services on…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Vermont State Colleges and the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) Faculty Federation, American Federation of Teachers covering the period September 1, 1988 to August 31, 1990 is presented. The contract's 48 articles cover the following: definitions, recognition, management rights, federation rights,…

This framework describes a developmental, sequential, age-appropriate physical education program designed to provide students of all ages with the knowledge and ability needed to maintain an active, healthy life-style. Three major goals of the curriculum are that students should: (1) develop effective motor skills and understand the fundamentals…

The agreement between Monmouth College and the Faculty Association of Monmouth College, a chapter of the American Association of University Professors, for three academic years beginning July 1, 1988, is presented. In 19 articles the following topics are covered: recognition; academic rank; equal employment, affirmative action, non-discrimination;…

The full range of topics relevant to student financial aid are covered in this book by a variety of experts in financial aid administration and scholarship. The volume details how to organize, implement and assess a financial aid program--including how to determine student need, deal with student bankruptcy and aid termination, and improve…

This guide attempts to show educators and parents how elementary school industrial arts (ESIA) activities in the classroom can increase a child's competencies in basic skills, computer applications, and other class assignments, while also expanding the child's knowledge of careers and the rapidly changing world of work. The guide provides…

This document is a competency-based curriculum guide designed to promote articulation in drafting programs between and among secondary and postsecondary institutions in the Indian Hills Community College and Merged Area XV high schools in Iowa. The guide is organized in 12 sections. The first six sections provide background information about the…

The National Research Council formed a Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism and charged the committee with integrating the scientific, theoretical, and policy literature and creating a framework for evaluating the scientific evidence concerning the effects and features of educational interventions for young children with…

"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This November 5, 2004 issue of "Chronicle for Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Measure Professor's Real Service, Not Lip Service" (Furman, Andrew);…

This handbook consists of guidelines and materials for use in the development, implementation, and administration of marketing and cooperative education programs in Missouri. The following topics are among those covered: nature and scope of Missouri's marketing education program; role of marketing education teachers; program development…

Highlights of a state survey of educational programs to assist limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in Idaho's elementary and secondary schools are reported. An introductory section describes the legislative background and history of the survey and the methods used to gather data on programs and students. These methods include questionnaires,…

This volume contains 32 articles and sample documents treating legal issues in higher education employment focusing on major issues arising in a non-unionized setting. The first of six sections contains seven articles on the employment relationship in general that touch on current legal trends in employee selection procedures, employment…