This report entails background information and a proposed model for assessment of personnel responsible for curriculum development and management in Vocational-Technical education in Alabama (the result of a state/federal-funded project entitled "Vocational Education Curriculum Operation--Management Plan" or VO-ED COMP). Four approaches…

Three distinct concepts are included in the report and addendum. The report itself documents two projects conducted under an Office of Education grant. The addendum is a four-page report of the research grant expenditures. The first report, "Unifying a Career Development Theme...," covers the five goals of the study conducted in Mason…

The model described here was developed for use as a program planning guide by teachers recruited from business, industry, and the professions who offer courses to employed adults seeking additional skills or improvement of their skills and job performance. Ten features of the model are listed: (1) The purpose is to improve the competencies of the…

The model described here was developed for use as a program planning guide by teachers, many of them tradesmen and lay people, at the secondary school level, who offer courses to adults pursuing interests that will add meaning to their lives. Ten features of the model are listed: (1) The purpose is to assist learners in the pursuit of interests…

This pamphlet blueprints a step-by-step process of curriculum change, while it is not a pendantic discussion of the process. It also reflects a philosophy of change. It is meant to do two things: 1) to specify the kinds of decisions that must be made to achieve meaningful change; and, 2) to provide acceptable tools to carry out the tasks. Section…

Based on the experiences of the Women's Bureau projects, this program guide is intended to help community-based organizations develop and implement an entrepreneurship training program for their clients. The program, as described in this document, is aimed at helping homemakers and other women to explore entrepreneurship as a career option and to…

The model described here was developed for use as a program planning guide by teachers, many of them business and other lay people, at the secondary school level who offer adult education courses on how to make management decisions and solve problems. Ten features of the model are listed: (1) The purpose is to assist owner-operators or managers to…

This resource guide is designed to help principals acquaint themselves and their teachers with instructional television (ITV) programming and to assist in the supervision of ITV use to obtain the optimum educational value for students. A brief introduction presents a rationale for the educational use of television and describes the Nebraska State…

The handbook is designed to be an introduction to a larger collection of materials on career education which are available through the Michigan Department of Education. It is a do-it-yourself suggestion book for districts who have not yet developed their plans for career education, as well as for those that are already immersed in initial planning…

The guide was designed to assist teachers in infusing career education concepts into the curriculum. Opening sections present information on using the guide, suggested steps for infusion, definitions, characteristics, and outcome goals of career education. The framework on which the guide is based was developed around six major concepts involving:…

This booklet will help educators review, develop, and improve fundamental components of K-12 social studies programs. It is designed as a planning and implementation guide for social studies in Wisconsin. First, ways are suggested in which educators can define the purpose of their social studies programs and decide how to balance skills and…

The document offers recommendations for a planned approach to the development and appraisal of a career-oriented marketing cluster program. The suggested appraisal instrument may be used for self-evaluation or group evaluation. Information on career education in Oregon, the career cluster concept, and the model marketing program concept precedes…

Fishing Industry Specialization, or FINS, is a 2-year alternative education program designed in 1979 by the LaConner (Washington) School District to encourage high school completion by students wanting to enter the fishing industry. With encouragement from the Swinomish Indian Tribe and help from an active citizens advisory board, school officials…

The document is a collection of materials related to the development of a State career education continuum for Ohio, specifically the development of resources for offering vicarious, simulated, or hands-on career exploration experiences to ninth and tenth graders within a unified theoretical framework. Introduced by general discussions of…

Since 1969, the Oregon State Board of Education has undertaken to reverse the trend toward providing a single, rigid program for all students, regardless of their abilities, interests, needs, or learning styles. The new standards focus on the concept of providing students an opportunity to learn and demonstrate specific "survival"…