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 people working in career resource centers, particularly technicians and aides. The goal of this module is to help…

This learning activity package, one in a series of six, is designed to help students gain an understanding of the aims of the industrial cooperative training (ICT) program and their own responsibilities as students. (The industrial cooperative training program provides industrial occupational training experience for high school juniors and seniors…

This USMES unit challenges students to find ways to help themselves and/or others to adapt to new situations. The teacher resource book for the Orientation unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the USMES "challenges"…

Success or failure of a language laboratory is due to a complex set of reasons. An often neglected factor lies in teacher and student attitudes to learner-machine-materials interrelationships. This paper specifies significant factors affecting the establishment of positive attitudes in teachers and students through training. The paper has four…

This study sought to describe three groups of adult educators (Cooperative Extension Service, public schools, State University of New York system); find differences between groups on professional attitudes; identify relevant background factors; determine whether associations between attitudes and predictor variables vary in different…

This document discusses parental involvement in public elementary schools, particularly those in poverty and minority areas. The need for more parental interaction in the classroom is described, along with the social, psychological, economic, and educational advantages for the parents themselves, the children, and the teachers. Included is a list…

Advocating the development of a new vision and strategies for lifelong learning in the multicultural workplace, this paper describes the influences of cultural issues on the human resource development (HRD) interface at a Japanese multinational firm operating in Canada. Following an introduction defining lifelong learning and related terms,…

Across the United States, there is a growing teacher shortage, and teacher education programs must balance demands for new teachers and demands for higher teacher quality. The need for increased numbers of beginning teachers in special education and rural school districts is noted. At Gonzaga University in rural eastern Washington, teacher…

This paper presents the various components of the cultural orientation program as it has developed at the Bilingual Educational Institute (BEI), the organization that is currently awarded the grant for RSS in the Houston area by the state of Texas. This cultural orientation program's topics include the following: employment; healthcare; community…

Steps in the development of intergenerational programs include the following: (1) needs assessment; (2) planning; (3) implementation; (4) assuring program longevity; and (5) establishing a national focus. Detailed description of such stages as facility and site procurement, recruitment, orientation, training, maintenance, and support is provided.…

An innovative orientation program for freshmen at the University of Puget Sound called Passages and Preludes mixes outdoor fun with academic work. They meet in small groups with faculty members who introduce them to college-level reading and writing. For another two days the students hike, sail, fish and canoe. (MLW)

Describes the development of the motor section of Peabody College's preschool orientation and mobility (O&M) project curriculum for children with visual impairments. Theoretical foundations and curriculum design, as well as specific applications of motor skills to the development of formal O&M skills are presented. (SM)

The progress of a Chicano prison inmate in a tutorial literacy course demonstrates ways in which writing can negotiate and reorganize race, class, gender, and power identities for both tutor and student, and legitimize the voice, native language, and discourse stance of the student. (SLD)

Reviews 25 years of library instruction and experiences with integrating library instruction into the liberal arts curriculum. Highlights include orientation versus instruction; the educational role of the library; accreditation agencies; faculty role; faculty culture and resistance to change; future prospects; and the role of the academic library…

Work-based learning is a competency-based experience that integrates classroom instruction with structured work site experiences. Its purpose is to allow students to gain occupational and employable skills while applying and advancing their academic abilities. This guide contains strategies and resources to help educators involve the business…