This curriculum guide is designed to help teachers assist secondary students in Alberta in meeting the following objectives: develop skills that can be applied in their daily lives, refine career planning skills, develop technology-related skills in metal fabrication, enhance employability skills, and apply and reinforce learning from other…

This book addresses the history, theory, and practices of the organization of recorded information. Chapter 1, "Organization in Human Endeavors," looks at the basic human need to organize and how it is approached in various environments. Chapter 2, "Retrieval Tools," is concerned with the formats and functions of basic…

This document covers the copyright law in order to give schools, colleges, and public libraries the information they need to use video technology. The first section contains frequently asked questions about copyright law. The second section covers developing copyright guidelines. A sample permission letter for off-air videotaping is given to serve…

One of a series of practitioner-oriented newsletters, the document provides elementary school principals with information about school partnerships with business and industry. Based on a series of recent reports criticizing American schooling, the article recommends that schools form alliances with business and industry in teaching students, in…

Sixty profiles are presented that demonstrate actual contracting in practice between organizations and colleges for the provision of instruction to employees, clients, or members. The objective is to assist colleges in the early stages of developing such arrangements, as well as to guide organizations that are considering this approach. Contracts…

Describes an experience in which each member of an A-level chemistry class spent one week in an industrial setting. Includes comments by students and representatives of the companies. (CP)

Intended for use with business and industry personnel, the resource directory is part of a kit designed to demonstrate how individuals with disabilities and older persons can be assimilated successfully into the labor force. The first chapter provides an overview of employment projects with specific emphasis on jobs that may provide potential for…

Part of a series of classroom aids designed for real estate instructors, this instructional packet was developed to help real estate students understand the more common provisions and the legal significance of an oil and gas lease, as well as some provisions landowners may wish to insert for personal benefit and protection. Following an evaluation…

The quality of the U.S. work force is directly affected by the quality of its education. Business involvement in a national education agenda should be considered a necessary investment to foster success in international competition. The 1989 meeting of the Conference Board focused on two aspects of business leadership in education: (1) the effect…

This document focuses on the need for public schools in the United States to develop the capacity of individuals to participate successfully in the nation's economy. An introduction discusses the impact of schools on the American economy and the effects of the economy on education. Section 2 lists objectives to which the American education system…

This document consists of articles which have been selected to provide insight into different aspects of the relationship between the two most pressing and challenging issues of the current time. The first is the need to achieve a just level of economic development for two-thirds of the world's population that live in poverty. The second is the…

This planning guide is designed to assist vocational education administrators in preparing for a 1-week tour in industry/business. Its intent is to help the administrators maximize the tour experience that will (1) expose them to private business and industry, thereby increasing their understanding of how managers in the private sector manage…

This study examines a sample of reports submitted by publishers to the Florida Department of Education for school textbook revisions to be adopted during 1985-86. The study determines (1) state Learner Verification and Revision (LVR) procedures used by publishers, (2) problems reflected in the reports, and (3) recommendations on the conduct and…

This guide is intended to assist administrators, curriculum directors, and teachers throughout Illinois in assessing and revising their current industrial technology education programs. The first section discusses the rationale behind the Illinois state plan for industrial technology education and lists the program's overall goals and objectives.…

The product of a two-day symposium on children and children's books, this booklet features remarks of Elaine Moss, British author and critic, and Barbara Rollock, coordinator for children's services at the New York Public Library. Moss's speech discusses meeting children's need for books offering depth and involvement, while Rollock's talk…