The impact of student teachers upon the attitude and achievement of high school students was studied from 1962 to 1966 to determine the adequacy of student teachers. An experimental group was composed of a representative sample of students (grades 10-12) and graduates who attended the University of Nebraska's University High School and were taught…

General objectives of a research study were (1) to gather information from superintendents in the public school systems concerning their opinions regarding the image and purpose of vocational home economics programs in Louisiana; (2) to obtain statistics on the number of vacancies for vocational home economics teachers occurring in the 1976-77…

The General Education Board has, since its foundation in 1902, to July 1, 1924; appropriated $116,727,895.38 for various phases of educational endeavor. Of this sum, $59,313,857.68 was paid to or set aside for colleges and other institutions for whites, $6,902,813.91 for educational institutions for negroes; and $999,207.09 for miscellaneous…

The survey committee of the United States Bureau of Education brings to Columbia, South Carolina's attention those practices which are generally held by other communities, for the present, at least, to be the best. In its effort to get at the facts it has received the unhesitating cooperation of the school commissioners, the superintendent, and…

On December 17, 1920, the President of the board of school commissioners inquired concerning the possibility of having a survey of the public schools made under the direction of the United States Commissioner of Education. The conditions named were met by the board at a special meeting held on December 30, and an appropriation of $5,000 was made…

This module is the fifth of 10 in the Essential Communication and Documentation Skills curriculum. It develops the ability to give directions, a workplace literacy skill identified as being directly related to the job of the direct care worker. The curriculum is designed to improve the competence of New York State Division for Youth direct care…

This module on communications is intended to take the hospitality supervisor or manager through the basics of everyday communications, covering the theory as well as the practical aspects of routine business activities. The material is presented in a self-instructional format in six sections. At the beginning of each section is a statement of the…

This individualized, self-paced course for training an entomology specialist was adapted from military curriculum materials for use in vocational and technical education. Completion of the course should provide students with basic information needed to accomplish the following duties of an entomology specialist: perform entomological work, apply…

Three primary areas of concern for those who confront sport law matters in public school or collegiate settings are the focus of this monograph. The first chapter presents tort issues, primarily negligence. A brief overview of fundamental negligence concepts is followed by discussions of major risk areas: supervision, conduct of the activity, and…

Papers on theory, technology, and public policy in bilingualism and bilingual education are collected in this volume designed to fill the need for systematic, high quality research related to bilingual populations in the United States. Part 1, "Language and Culture," contains five papers that discuss first and second language…

This seventh in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers skill in assisting student development of laboratory work plans, in guiding student progress through the use of these plans, and in developing special instructional materials for use in the…

This manual is an introduction to the New Careers Program, a program developed to train the unemployed and/or underemployed in entry-level skills for nonprofessional jobs in the human services ("the fields of public service in which a person-to-person relationship, crucial to the provision of services, exists between the receivers and the…

Specific objectives of a cooperative university-industry occupational internship program were to (1) develop an assessment system to identify the competencies possessed and needed by individuals in the target population; (2) develop the guidelines, procedures, and necessary software for conducting a departmental cooperative university-industry…

This report reflects opinions shared during the 1999 South Carolina Summit on Teacher Quality, highlighting areas of consensus among participants. The Summit examined issues contributing to today's challenges and discussed solutions to ensure adequate numbers of teachers and a good supply of well-qualified and successful teachers in all academic…

The publication and wide circulation of the monographs of the National Survey of Secondary Education offer an appropriate background for a statement on research needed in secondary education. The survey itself, comprising in the aggregate more than 4,400 printed pages, is a collection of important research studies relating to organization of…