This resource guide, one of a series of annotated bibliographies describing the collection of the lending library of the Vocational Special Needs (VSN) Program at Texas A&M University, lists available prevocational instructional materials. Covered in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: self-awareness materials,…

Focusing on thinking skills which are basic to citizenship, the paper reviews definitions of citizenship from Plato to the present, discusses scholarly thinking about citizenship, lists general principles of skill development, and presents two brief sample lessons. Citizenship is interpreted as social interaction which is based upon global…

This unit of instruction on electrical energy usage in the home was designed for use by home economics teachers in Florida high schools and by home economics extension agents as they work with their clientele. It is one of a series of 11 instructional units (see note) written to help teachers and agents to educate their students and clients about…

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…

Presenting a set of guidelines for grades 5 and 6, this teacher's manual is one in a set of three competency rating scales which provide guidelines for the infusion of career guidance concepts into the elementary school curriculum. These rating scales were developed by the Georgia Comprehensive Career Guidance Project (Final Report, CE 018 130)…

Based on health education needs of Navajo children as established by the Navajo Area health and physical education committees, this curriculum guideline for health and physical education is delineated into three phases reflecting emphasis of instructional techniques (introductory, exploration/extended learning, widened learning) and three levels…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on societal changes affecting the consumer habits of individual living units is the first in a set of five modules on consumer education related to human development. (This set is part of a larger series of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on consumer aspects of parenthood is the fifth in a set of five modules on consumer education related to human development. (This set is part of a larger series of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education [MATCHE]--see CE…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on management view of the multiple role is the sixth in a set of seven modules on consumer education related to management. (This set is part of a larger series of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education [MATCHE]--see CE…

The curriculum guide presents a working draft of the third grade component of a K-6 social studies program using the expanding environments approach which was developed by the Allegany County Board of Education in Maryland. The overall objective is to help teachers assist their students in gaining the understanding needed to deal with the problems…

The curriculum guide presents a working draft of the fifth grade component of a K-6 social studies program using the expanding environments approach which was developed by the Allegany County Board of Education in Maryland. The overall objective is to help teachers assist their students in gaining the understanding needed to deal with the problems…

This guide is designed to accompany the text, Personal Money Management (CE 023 967), and the companion instructor's guide (CE 023 969). It is intended as an aid to understanding the materials read in the text and to applying the concepts and ideas to the student's own financial circumstances. Each chapter contains these sections: performance…

These seventeen individualized learning activities packets (LAPs) are intended to relate essential competencies needed for entry or advancement in office occupations to the secondary level office education program and to assist students in achieving occupational proficiency in business careers. Each LAP contains some or all of the following…

This workbook provides information and exercises to help high school students become educated consumers and prepare them for consumer responsibilities in the world of work. It is intended to help them develop an alert consumer outlook by sharpening mathematics and communication skills and helping them make decisions based on a sense of the value…

These bilingual English/Spanish Adult Proficiency Materials comprise three adult education courses in these areas: consumer education, health, and nutrition. Part 1, Consumer Education, covers these topics: money management, credit, frauds, consumer complaints, housing, utility bills, saving energy, banking, insurance (car, health, life), buying a…