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Download full textIndiana Vocational Technical Coll., Indianapolis. – 1981
Project SEARCH (also titled "A Model for Providing Vocational Counseling Services to Adult Basic Education Students) investigated methods of providing counseling services with basic education programs while serving as a model counseling program. Designed to increase adult basic education (ABE) students' self-awareness, decision-making and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Counseling, Communication Skills, Community Resources
Corse, Fran; Hershberger, Jane – 1981
This package contains a teacher's card catalogue of 100 lesson plans (on cards) dealing with individual life skills topics to be used with English-as-a-second-language students, plus a teacher's guide for using the lessons. The cards are directed toward a specific competency, with 20 cards in each of five Adult Performance Level (APL) areas:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Resources, Competence, Competency Based Education
Broward County School Board, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Superintendent's Commission on Public Education. – 1981
One hundred and five recommendations for improving the school system in Florida's Broward County are presented in this report. These recommendations and the target dates for their implementation were developed by the Superintendent's Commission on Public Education, a group of 150 community leaders representing all facets of the public. This group…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Resources
Broward County School Board, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Superintendent's Commission on Public Education. – 1981
One hundred recommendations adopted by the school board of Broward County (Florida) for improving district schools are presented in this report. Amended from a list of 105 suggestions proposed by a 150-member commission of appointed district citizens, these recommendations fall into seven areas: school curricular program and instruction,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Resources
Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State, MS. – 1982
Since 1974 the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) has provided support staff for capacity building and innovative programming for the experiment stations and extension services of 28 land-grant universities in 13 southern states and Puerto Rico. The Center exists to provide the best possible information and assistance to extension and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Banking, Business Administration, Community Resources
Hurst, Ellen Horiuchi – 1979
This booklet is designed to aid new community education directors in Arizona communities to design, set up, implement, and evaluate community education programs. The booklet first defines community education, sets it within the framework of the school system, and describes the director's job. In the next section, ideas for getting the job done are…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role
Champaigne, John – 1981
A study examined the relationship between educational investments and economic development in the small community of Canandaigua, New York. A field study approach was used to collect data pertaining to the city's population characteristics, income characteristics, economic conditions, unemployment rates, and housing conditions. These data were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Characteristics, Community Education, Community Resources
Justiz, Manuel, J.; And Others – 1980
The information in this directory is presented to help students learn about specific Hispanic and American Indian higher education programs and services available from a large number of universities and colleges throughout the United States. For ease in use, the colleges and universities are organized in the directory by state. An alphabetical…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Community Resources, Counseling
Tucker, Dorothy
The guide is intended to help teachers teach mentally handicapped children who have been mainstreamed into preschool, nursery school, or first grade public school classes. Part 1 answers frequently asked questions regarding the definition of mental retardation, realistic expectations, emotional needs, discipline, and teaching approaches. Part 2…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Community Resources
Bliss, Tamara; And Others – 1973
This manual presents an experiential methodology for teaching consumer affairs. It is intended primarily as a resource for consumer education teachers and group leaders. Part 1 of the book introduces a philosophy of education and presents a description of the teaching method. The method involves the use of small groups and techniques such as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Resources, Consumer Economics
White (E.H.) Co., San Francisco, CA. – 1979
Intended to assist Agency for International Development officers, advisors, and health officials in incorporating health planning into national plans for economic development, this ninth of ten manuals in the International Health Planning Methods series contains eight papers dealing with the integration of community health concerns into…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Programs, Community Resources, Community Support
AVEDON, E.M. – 1966
IN A DISCUSSION OF RECREATION AND MENTAL RETARDATION, RECREATION AND ITS ROLE IN PROVIDING ENJOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LET OFF STEAM, RESOLVE CONFLICTS, AND IMPROVE FEELINGS OF PERSONAL WORTH ARE DEFINED. THE IMPORTANCE OF RECREATION IN PREVENTING MOTOR RETARDATION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS IN THE MENTALLY RETARDED IS…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community Recreation Programs, Community Resources
Baskerville, Roger A. – 1980
The 1979-1980 school year was the second year of operation for the Lohrville Career Education Model (LCEM) and the Toward Community Growth project, which was designed to provide rural Iowa high school students with occupational experience in their local areas in an effort to offset the out-migration of rural high school graduates and the lagging…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration
Edwards, Roger H.; Powells-Langford, Karla – 1979
An internal evaluation of the St. Louis Career Education model was indicated by an external evaluation, which revealed that some ingredients were lacking in the program despite fine inservice workshops. Major objectives of the program were to provide inservice training to administrators, facilitators, and elementary and secondary teachers and to…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Advisory Committees, Attitude Change, Career Education
ABRAHAM, WILLARD – 1964
THE PROBLEM OF THE SLOW LEARNER IS CONSIDERED IN TERMS OF DEFINITIONS, COMMON MISUNDERSTANDING, CAUSES, AND PSEUDO SLOW LEARNING WHERE LIMITATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY ENVIRONMENTAL THAN INHERENT. A DESCRIPTION OF THE SLOW LEARNER COVERS CHARACTERISTICS, IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES, NEEDS AND GOALS, MULTIHANDICAPS, THE UNDERACHIEVER, AND MOTIVATION. THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Community Resources, Community Services
