The substance of this manual centers on the development and implementation of the Bowling Green, Kentucky career education program. Preparing students for life-centered careers, the school system has developed, through a three year process, a program that involves every teacher, guidance counselor and administrator and permeates the fabric of the…

With student-counselor ratios generally high and with funds generally limited, it is imperative that counselors concentrate on the priority needs of the students, and that they plan deliberately and carefully to meet those needs. This document is a collection of forms and outlines developed and utilized by the Kentucky State Department of…

This instructional bulletin, second in a series of three publications designed to provide a sequential development of communication skills for educable mentally retarded pupils in elementary school, contains suggested learning objective and activities for implementation in language arts courses. Contents include: "Developing Fundamental Skills in…

The handbook for an auxiliary services program includes procedures for activating the many school and community resources that can enhance the educational environment of migrant children. The program is based on the premise that no child who is hungry or ill-clothed, or in need of medical attention, can learn effectively. During the 1968-69 school…

This publication consists of an instructional program planning guide matrix and flow chart on a separate foldout form and a curriculum guide for health occupations education. The first two sections provide instructions to assist in the design of health occupations training programs and a synopsis for each program plotted on the matrix and flow…

The primary objective of the institute was to provide participants with a more complete understanding of (1) the need for career orientation for rural youth and (2) new concepts and implementation strategies in exemplary programs of career orientation and occupational education at the elementary, junior high, and senior high school levels. To…

A guide is provided for establishing a college-level education program for inmates of correctional institutions based on the NewGate concept. Necessary first steps are evaluation of current facilities, selection of the sponsoring agency, and selection of the student body. Guidelines for student selection deal with application procedure, record…

A skills development course for secondary grades is outlined which is designed to improve skills in reading for understanding via the identification of main and subordinate ideas, reading and listening for directions and purposes, and reading and listening for information. It is aimed to assist both students with satisfactory performance and…

Developed by educators with the help of an advisory group, this handbook was prepared for use with a film and slide presentation at a series of national conferences designed to familiarize decision makers with the nature and advantages of career education. Each of the four chapters of the handbook addresses a single question. In the first chapter,…

This monograph was begun in the process of preparing "Career Education: A Handbook for Implementation" (available as VT 015 021 in this issue) to accompany a film and slide-tape presentation as the basis for a national series of U.S. Office of Education-sponsored conferences to introduce the career education concept to lay audiences. However, due…

This document is designed to help practitioners and policymakers in the European Union's member states coordinate their initial and continuing vocational education and training (VET) programs. It presents a subclassification of the recently revised International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) that encompasses all fields of VET. The…

Develops specific guidelines for establishing a bilingual education plan based on an analysis of the Lau v. Nichols decision and a series of federal laws. Argues that such a program will aid courts that must mandate the establishment of bilingual education plans. (MLF)

Points about the special educational needs of handicapped children and opportunities for them are suggested as possible discussion topics at parent teacher association meetings. An annotated bibliography of books about the handicapped and their familes is included, along with references to audiovisual presentations and other sources of…

A program model for the science preparation of the elementary school teacher is offered incorporating principles of relevant content selection, appropriate practice through experience, basic skill remediation, and integrated holistic science with an effort to relate what is being learned to the future role as teacher. (JMF)

A set of program planning guides that include seven areas (1) Agricultural Production, (2) Agricultural Supplies and Services, (3) Agricultural Mechanics, (4) Agricultural Products, (5) Ornamental Horticulture, (6) Agricultural Resources, and (7) Forestry, were developed and introduced to high school applied biological and agricultural occupations…