Seeking to strengthen secondary education to improve academic preparation for college, the EQuality Project identifies and explains basic academic competencies: reading, writing, speaking, listening, mathematics, reasoning, and studying. (PB)

A series of theme articles discuss setting up laboratory hydroponics units, the school farm at the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico, laboratory experiences in natural resources management and urban horticulture, the development of teaching labs at Derry (PA) High School, management of instructional laboratories, and industry involvement in agricultural…

Describes three successful partnerships between the Colorado Department of Youth Corrections, two higher education institutions, and one private organization which provide education, mental health, and orientation services to incarcerated youth in Colorado. (Author)

This guide focuses on ways that professional development may be used to assist educators in transforming their schools to more futuristic structures where vocational and academic education integration flourishes. Although the guide centers on integration, information presented should be of value to anyone who plans and organizes comprehensive…

This guide to integrating academic and vocational education is the result of extensive research and experimentation at four pilot sites throughout Texas. The introductory section outlines the project philosophy and activities and describes the pilot sites. Examined in a background section are the origin and nature of integration, important…

This document is a compilation of materials on integrating academic and vocational technical education. Section 1 presents integration basics, including a definition, its benefits, barriers, conditions required for integration, and models, pros, and cons. Section 2 focuses on curriculum alignment and provides steps for designing an integrated unit…

This document contains transcripts of papers and panel discussions of a workshop conducted in Texas on the integration of academic and vocational education. The following papers and sessions are included: "Integrated Curriculum and Performance-Based Education: A Strategy for Systemic Change" (Jerry D. Pepple); "Toward the…

This report describes the procedures and accomplishments of the first year of a multiyear project to develop a "2 + 2" articulated training program in health careers that links the last 2 years of secondary and the first 2 years of postsecondary training to prepare students for employment in one or more occupations. A related goal for…

Disaggregation of standardized test data is essential in determining the differential effects of the school's climate and program upon groups of students formed by social class. In a recent secondary school study comparing the outcomes of two approaches to school assessment (the Connecticut School Effectiveness Survey vs. The National Study of…

After 2 years of a 5-year pilot project to develop approaches to strengthen basic competencies of students enrolled in vocational programs in Oklahoma, two of the projects were reviewed. The study sought to: (1) document the incidence and level of basic skills instruction, along with the teaching methods and materials used, in the vocational and…

A study examined two projects designed to foster increased collaboration between secondary vocational and academic teachers. The first, called the Basic Skills Project, aimed at facilitating more effective cooperation among Idaho secondary school academic and vocational teachers to reinforce student mastery of basic skills. A part-time state…

This basic skills resource tool for the teacher illustrates, through models and practices that are proven successful at state and local levels, how to implement the processes and techniques presented in BASICS. BASICS is a package of integrated materials developed to assist teachers, administrators, and counselors in bridging vocational and…

One of a series of instructional packets to aid schools in reducing sex stereotypes, this inservice guide for use with school personnel is designed to stimulate academic teachers to encourage students to develop attitudes, knowledge, and skills without the limitations imposed by sex stereotyping. Materials are designed for use in a ninety-minute…

This self-study program for the high-school level contains lessons in the following subjects: Spelling More Endings; Matching Sentence Parts; Using the Right Sentence Connectives; More Ways to Make Sentences Effective; and Last of the Confusing Word Pairs. Each lesson concludes with a Mastery Test to be completed by the student. (DB)

Twentieth-century data on the numbers of students completing university matriculation examinations in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden were used to study the expansion of secondary academic education. The long-term regularity in the expansion and the differential growth curve for the two sexes suggest that the state was not…