Operation of the 1989-90 Creative Employment Project, a regional transitional support center for adult single parents and displaced homemakers, resulted in increased entry rates for participants into vocational education programs. The program assisted participants in acquiring marketable skills and entering the work force. The objectives were…

This document contains a set of activity sheets designed to enhance the self-esteem of middle school and high school students while helping them to develop a number of important life skills. Designed to be a supplement to other self-esteem enhancing strategies teachers are using, the activities in this book can be infused into the regular…

A South African study examined how paraprofessionals were prepared to conduct life skills training. The study, which was designed from an ecosystemic perspective, was conducted in three phases. During phase 1 (1990), the professional members of the research team conducted six assertiveness training and parenting education groups in the community.…

This bibliography contains annotated citations of primarily non-commercial instructional materials for adult literacy education in English as a Second Language (ESL). All are for learners at beginning to intermediate English language skill levels, and were selected for ease of use by volunteers, relevance to an urban area, overall applicability to…

This curriculum presents career, academic, and life skill activities to assist education and training organizations in developing and delivering comprehensive career development and life skills programs. The guide helps individuals to develop self-awareness, discover career options, secure an understanding of occupational information, acquire…

This manual for language arts instructors contains a basic core of instruction in English that provides updated and extensive vocationally related application of such basic English skills as reading, writing, and practical usage. Attention is also focused on assisting students with life and study skills. The material should be adapted to…

A study explored the effectiveness of secondary school textbooks as tools for developing attitudes or skills that are essential for lifelong learning. During the study, a student textbook review questionnaire was administered to about 60 students from five high schools in the Portland, Oregon area. The students were asked to evaluate eight social…

This scope and sequence chart was developed in South Carolina to aid adult literacy tutors. The chart is divided into four strands that represent the major components of reading: phonics; comprehension/critical thinking; communication; and life skills. Each strand is divided into skill areas that were considered to be major areas of need for adult…

This manual, developed for use in community-based rehabilitation programs in developing countries, describes how rehabilitation can be carried out at home and in the community. The manual consists of 4 guides and 30 training packages. The guide for local supervisors and the guide for the community rehabilitation committee explain how each can work…

This operational policies manual is for adult programs developed by the Home Economics Education Service, Division of Vocational and Career Education, Ohio Department of Education, and is designed for administrators, teachers, and others responsible for adult vocational home economics programs. The first part of the guide consists of a historical…

This guide is intended to assist teachers in using a life skills approach to introducing early adolescents to the five basic areas of home economics. The following topics are covered in the individual units: life skills in family communication (hearing and listening, speaking, writing, obtaining and responding to feedback, holding a sustained…

This module, which is one in a series of training packages intended to train educators working with handicapped adolescents and young adults in correctional settings, deals with developing a curriculum for providing the direct interventionist approach to instruction; assessment and evaluation; factors influencing curriculum decisions, curriculum…

A federally funded program in English as a Second Language involving 516 North and Central American immigrants in two Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., is described. The instruction began in 1981 in three public schools, and had good attendance and high student motivation. The following aspects of the program are outlined and discussed: (1)…

This guide was developed to help vocational home economics teachers in Texas incorporate the essential elements mandated by the State Board of Education into the curriculum. The guide contains advice to teachers in the following 10 areas: program planning; curriculum; teaching basic academic skills in vocational home economics classes; supervised…

This module on basic automotive responsibilities is one of a series of modules designed to help students to become more self-sufficient in their personal and professional lives. This module contains teacher and student materials that are planned to take the student through the steps necessary for buying, maintaining, and using a motor vehicle.…