Written for students participating in the Close Up government studies program, a week-long field experience in Washington, D.C., the readings in this booklet may be incorporated into social studies units on government, political science, or current events. Following an introduction to members of the Reagan Administration and the Supreme Court and…

This booklet describes a model technical assistance program of 16 products and services for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act prime sponsors. An introduction overviews the developer, the National Center for Research in Vocational Education, and the model. Goals and components of the model are described. This information is provided for…

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is pleased to present the findings of the second annual National Trends Report. SETDA commissioned the Metiri Group for a second consecutive year to conduct a national survey in the fall of 2004 on the second year implementation of the No Child Left Behind, Title II, Part D, Enhancing…

It is the aim of this bulletin to describe in some detail the scope and methods of university extension bureaus with particular reference to those which actively stimulate public discussion on current public questions. Chief attention will be given to the work they do in assisting public discussion leagues and clubs, and in carrying on package…

This book contains the following papers examining the challenges of integrating high school vocational and academic curricula to provide education through occupations: "Components of a Complex Reform" (W. Norton Grubb); "Integrating Vocational and Academic Education: Lessons from Early Innovators" (Kimberly Ramsey et al.);…

Proceedings of a seminar on communications skills training for English-as-a-Second-Language teachers in the context of aid projects overseas are presented in the form of papers, presentations, and summary narrative. They include: "Educational Project Management: Survey of Communications Skills Requirements in Aid Projects in Indonesia"…

Proceedings of a seminar on instructional methodology in training programs for English-as-a-Second-Language teachers are presented in the form of papers, presentations, case study reports, and summary narrative. They include: "Debate on Appropriate Methodology" (Roger Bowers, Henry Widdowson); "Report Back on 1985 Case Study"…

This catalog contains descriptions of the programs funded by governor's grant funds during fiscal 1980. (The governor's grants are funds provided by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 for use at the state level by the state governors.) It is divided into four parts. Part 1, which identifies programs funded under the coordination…

Since the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) was enacted in 1998, considerable efforts have been expended at the federal, state, and local levels to effect the transition to the new system mandated by WIA. Several states phased into the new system in July 1999, and all other states followed in mid-2000. Active participation by partner agencies has…

The effectiveness of Phare vocational education and training (VET) reform programs conducted in 13 Eastern and Central European countries in 1993-1998 and lessons learned from the programs were examined through a review of information from the following sources: a cross-country analysis on curricular reform; a review of technical evaluation…

Internationalization is an increasingly important issue in higher education around the world. "Global education can no longer be viewed as a secondary consideration; we must recognize that it is central to developing graduates who can cope effectively with the modern, interdependent world" (Wood, 1991). While universities and colleges…

This bibliography should be useful to educators, researchers, teachers, personnel managers and placement officers, industrial training supervisors, vocational and rehabilitation counselors, and volunteers engaged in full- or part-time work with the backward and illiterate adult. It should serve librarians in the development of professional and…

This is the 1963 Annual Report of the U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, which includes the Office of Education's report. The report is in six sections. Section 1 is Education in the Spotlight. Section 2, Educational Services and Research, covers the topics: (1) Statistical Surveys and Reports; (2) Studies and Services; and (3)…

The Commissioner of Education's Report on Violence, Vandalism and Substance Abuse in New Jersey Public Schools is submitted annually to the education committees of the Senate and Assembly of the New Jersey State Legislature. It provides the Legislature with data in four broad categories of incidents: violence, vandalism, weapons, and substance…

Annual reports, project descriptions, and various other materials are provided for 35 projects. Most of the projects focus on homemaking; some are on sex equity. Project titles include: Single Parent/Adult Homemaker Reentry Program (Ashland Community College); Career Awareness Class for the Single Parent and/or Homemaker (Cumberland Valley Health…