This bibliography lists 63 books, articles, and other published materials dating from 1964 to 1969 on the subject of educational parks. In the introduction, the educational park is described as a possible solution to the educational needs of students in metropolitan areas. By combining site and facilities for a number of schools serving students…

The development of understandings, attitudes, and appreciation appropriate for selected state and local vocational-technical educators, guidance personnel, general educators, and federal personnel with potential responsibilities for residential vocational education programs comprised the focus of this conference. Major issues related to…

The document is an abridged version of a total report on three training institutes for curriculum personnel development for the integration of innovative concepts and new developments, specifically in the area of Career Education. This volume is composed of extracts from resource individuals' presentations to one or more of the institutes. The…

The volume consists of all of the major presentations at three institutes for curriculum personnel development held to serve participants from all parts of the nation. From one to four presentations are included for each of twelve topics: (1) Role of the Federal Government in curriculum development; (2) Overview of curriculum development and…

The document is one of two containing scripts meant to be used with filmstrips as part of in-service teacher training workshops arising from the National Curriculum Development Project for Vocational Educators of Disadvantaged and Handicapped Students. The scripts are for filmstrips entitled "Individualizing Instruction for Disadvantaged or…

The purposes of this institute were to (1) provide the information needed to offer vocational courses for the non-college bound handicapped and disadvantaged, (2) point out the need for remedial and psychological services, (3) increase participants' understanding of the role of the counselor in our rapidly changing society, (4) increase emphasis…

This handbook provides basic information for conducting an institutional self-evaluation of programs and services offered to the disadvantaged and handicapped at the community college level. Specifically focusing on programs and services funded under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, this guide is intended for those who are…

One of a series of nine reports of Project ACTIVE (Attaining Competence for Teaching in Vocational Education), this report focuses on the criteria for assessing mastery of the professional competencies (skills) important to vocational educators serving disadvantaged students. An overview of competency-based vocational teacher education (CBTE) and…

This teacher's guide on beauty culture is one of a series of six designed for the employment orientation program for special needs students at the Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School in Sewell, New Jersey. The series includes laundry, hospitality, sewing, basic business, food, and beauty culture. Each guide contains lesson plans…

This final report describes a project which developed and examined an instructional paradigm and instructional materials for teaching vocational and prevocational curriculum-based concepts to special needs students. The literature is reviewed concerning student characteristics, the learning situation, and concept characteristics as they affect…

An Australian national task force examined a number of areas related to achieving educational equality for Australia's Indigenous peoples. Young Indigenous Australians are disproportionately represented among young people who do not successfully negotiate the transition from school to independence and employment. This paper focuses on issues of…

Describes the program of the Turner Job Corps Center, Albany, Georgia, which provides a holistic setting for youth development emphasizing behavioral management and measurement. Academic and vocational management systems are self-paced individual mastery programs. The measurement function is carried out by computer in the Systems Support…

The director of education for the National Urban League discusses urban education needs, the negative feelings of Blacks toward vocational education, and the need for a coalition of vocational education advocates with positive attitudes toward Black participation in vocational programs with community support. (MF)

Discusses how work evaluation helps students discover their aptitudes, abilities, and preferences and then matches these factors with the demands of various jobs. Discusses determining who needs work evaluation, conducting a job survey, helping accident victims through work evaluation, and prescribing help for students' adjustment to future…

Discusses the benefits of an enlarged view of learning that emphasizes the abilities of the individual learner and the role of the teacher as partner in a joint educational process and includes informal acquisition of skills on-the-job. Argues that much is to be learned from popular educational movements in Latin America. (KS)