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Kapes, Jerome T.; And Others – 1991
The use of vocational assessment instruments with Texas special needs students was investigated as part of the requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. A nonrandom sampling method was used to identify the population. Transition from School to Work Coordinators in each of 20 regions collected 130 completed survey instruments…
Descriptors: Administrators, Aptitude Tests, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Environment
Further Education Staff Coll., Blagdon (England). – 1979
This collection of eight papers reflects Dutch experiences on topics of common interest and concern in the education of less able 16 to 19 year olds throughout the European economic community. "An Outline of the Dutch System of Education" (Philippa Andrews and Colin Turner) provides a basic background to Dutch education, concentrating…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Apprenticeships, Cooperative Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Farmer, Edgar I. – 1989
This paper presents future directions for vocational education teachers and administrators in an effort to assist them in updating and revising their instructional programs. The paper begins with a synopsis of the history of vocational education and proceeds to visions of the future. An attachment defines good teaching (as perceived by Marshall…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth, Discipline, Educational History
Bar-On, Ehud; Or-Bach, Rachel – 1985
The development of an instructional model for teaching formal mathematical concepts (probability concepts) to disadvantaged high school students through computer programming and some results from a field test are described in this document. The instructional model takes into account both learner characteristics (cognitive, affective, and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Cognitive Style, Computation
Download full textEhresman, Norman D.; And Others – 1976
The major objective of the research project was to develop and implement an inservice education program designed to improve teaching effectiveness of vocational teachers of disadvantaged students in vocational programs. In addition, the authors sought to determine the effects of the inservice program on teachers and their students and to develop a…
Descriptors: Business Education Teachers, Curriculum Research, Disadvantaged Youth, Distributive Education Teachers
Vos, Robert – 1980
Examination of literature related to attitude theory, attitude development and change, attitudes and school achievement, and attitudes and their relationship to behavior reveals the following: (1) attitudes are learned predispositions to respond toward attitude objects; (2) because they are learned, attitudes are subject to change; and (3) even…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adolescents, Attitude Change, Attitudes
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1981
Materials are presented to assist Illinois educational administrators in providing the necessary programs and services to allow for the attainment of vocational skills by the handicapped, limited English proficiency, and disadvantaged populations. The first section briefly describes such relevant legislation as Title II of the Education Amendments…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Criteria, Disabilities
KOBERNICK, ALLAN; STAVROS, DENNY – 1966
THE SAMPLE WAS COMPOSED OF 22 NEGRO MALES AND 28 NEGRO FEMALES EMPLOYED AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW, AND 17 NEGRO FEMALES, RECENTLY EMPLOYED BUT UNEMPLOYED WHEN INTERVIEWED. A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE TRAINEES SELECTED, AND A MAIL-OUT INTERVIEW WAS USED IN COLLECTING DATA FROM EMPLOYERS. THE DIFFERENCES IN THE OCCUPATIONAL…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Experience
Mesa Community Coll., AZ. – 1979
This Youth Employment Training program manual is one of three documents developed in a community college project to meet the career and vocational needs of disadvantaged handicapped youth (mainly the learning disabled, the educable mentally handicapped, and the emotionally handicapped). The project, aimed at assisting them to gain and retain…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Emergent Leadership, 1978
This periodical is intended for exchanging information about leadership achievements, program innovations, research findings, and organizational developments having special interest to and bearing upon minority group members and women in education. This issue contains six articles, "State Education Agencies and the Delivery of Quality…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Black Colleges, Black Education
HOWE, HAROLD, II – 1967
THIS SPEECH EXAMINES THE STATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES, AND NOTES THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR GREATER CONCERN FOR THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT COLLEGE BOUND. THE NEW FEDERAL PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATION CAN ENABLE SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO REMEDIATE THE EDUCATIONAL DEFICITS OF DISADVANTAGED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. EDUCATION FOR THE…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation
Passow, A. Harry, Ed. – 1968
The 17 papers in this book are collected to offer some insights into the problems of teaching the disadvantaged. Part I contains papers on the nature of the disadvantaged child, curriculum relevant to his needs, and difficulties in evaluating compensatory education programs; Part II includes papers describing compensatory education from various…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Design, Disadvantaged Youth
Fuller, Gerald R.; Phipps, Lloyd J. – 1968
A project for developing an effective vocationally-oriented educational program to utilize the capabilities of economically and socially handicapped rural youth was divided into five major phases: (1) an in-depth study of the characteristics of a cross section of families in which the model educational program was tried, (2) an in-depth study of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Altfest, Myra, Ed.; Hartley, Nancy, Ed. – 1975
The administrator's handbook contains seven sections, each dealing with a specific aspect of vocational education for students with special needs. Section 1 describes the process of identifying handicapped and disadvantaged students. Section 2 covers assessing the needs of such students. Section 3 discusses developing district priorities to meet…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Community Resources, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Administration
Hansen, L. Sunny – 1972
Some social issues and dilemmas contributing to the need to improve our educational system are: (1) changing meanings of work, (2) changing structure and composition of the labor force, (3) problems associated with institutional dropouts, (4) problems associated with separating students into college-bound and employment-bound curriculums, (5) the…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Curriculum Development
