This manual focuses on the coach's relationships and interactions with students, school personnel, civic groups, and community agencies. The first chapter examines how athletics, as an integral part of education, can make a significant contribution (a) to the development of the individual, (b) in meeting society's needs, and (c) in transmitting…

The self instructional text for Head Start personnel is designed to further refine and enhance the skills of staff members in learning to deal effectively with abuse and neglect problems. Following directions for using the text are units on the following areas: policy, background information, definitions, abusive and neglectful patterns,…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is designed for guidance personnel who work in counseling and guidance with adults in community colleges, mental health settings,…

Jobs differs in ability, educational level, and other attributes required of workers such as a table listing 23 job characteristics (such as junior college required, outdoor work available, initiative required, etc.) shows which characteristics are associated with each of 281 occupations. Students can compare interests with occupational…

Presents results of a survey that examined what project management team members enjoyed most in recent projects. Ideas are summarized in a checklist for project management that provides guidelines in four areas: project planning, internal and external communication, personal qualities, and morale. (SLW)

The booklet presents a number of alternative educational approaches for gifted and talented students. Five chapters cover the following topics: characteristics of the gifted; identification; program development information and resources for enrichment, grouping, acceleration, and guidance programs; teacher selection and training; and communication…

This guide provides a set of qualitative and quantitative procedures and criteria for determining if a preschool handicapped child is talented in any of 6 areas: intellectual, academic, creative, leadership, visual and performing arts, and psychomotor. The guide developed by the RAPYHT project (a model program for Retrieval and Acceleration of…

Adult counseling is assuming increasing importance in counselor education and training. Most important is the developmental aspect of growth all through life, since adulthood is not a static period but can be as fraught with conflict and choice as childhood or adolescence. Outlines describe some important differences between young people and…

This paper discusses some of the problems that might be encountered by black female college administrators and suggests several methods by which they may acquire and maintain power. Particular attention is given to the role that black administrators can play in helping black students in white institutions overcome various forms of discrimination…

This document describes a "Cognitive Style Mapping of Students" curriculum in use in the Del Paso Heights School District. In this curriculum, the "cognitive style of the individual" is thought to represent a conglomerate of three "educational sciences": "Symbols and their Meanings,""Cultural…

Designed for first year students in postsecondary technical schools, this curriculum guide, comprising 22 modularized instructional subunits, is designed to create among the students (1) an awareness of the phenomenon of entrepreneurship, (2) motivation for exploring entrepreneurship as a distinct career option, (3) acquaintance with the skills,…

This Handbook is intended as a guide to practice for the school psychologist and as a reference to further information relating to pertinent state and federal regulations and to professional standards of psychological practice. It was written also to give school administrators, consultants and teachers information on psychological services that…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is designed for guidance personnel who work in counseling and guidance with teenagers and adults who express interest in…

This manual provides instructions for the administration, scoring and interpretation of 6 Preschool Talent Checklists (PTC) which have been developed for screening handicapped and non-handicapped, preschool children who may be gifted or talented. Rationale, description, development and standardization of the PTC are reviewed. The PTC are 6…

Classes for senior adults (adults sixty years old or older, or retired) have become commonplace. Many instructors have no experience with this kind of student, so the need for instructors trained in special learning theories and practices that apply to senior adults has been identified. This report is designed to serve as a refresher or supplement…