Describes a program for Indian men and women, employed as teacher aides in Indian communities, to attain teacher certification. (EL)

In the fall of 1977 a four year project was initiated to assist a group of Micmac and Maliseet Indians to earn the Bachelor of Education degree and become eligible for teacher certification. The 41 participants were teacher's aides who wished to be upgraded to classroom teachers. To allow students to maintain their full time jobs, an on-campus,…

The Huntsville Module proposed a model program for the training and use of volunteer recruiters that could be used in other Adult Basic Education (ABE) systems in the Appalachian area; specifically, to (1) define procedures for identification and selection of volunteers, (2) provide an eighteen-hour training program, (3) compare recruitment and…

Purposes of this document are to present a broad view of migrant education which would inform educators of the current practices and procedures being employed and to provide impetus for more and better migrant education programs. The scope of this research synthesis encompasses the age range of the migrant (and his education) from cradle to…

The first annual assessment of the educational professions prepared by the U.S. Office of Education begins with a brief survey of the situation and continues with a detailed consideration under three main headings: 1) elementary and secondary education personnel, with chapters on supply and demand; the preparation, recruitment, retention, and…