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Lankard, Bettina; And Others – 1981
This instructor guide explains the goals and objectives of "Orientation to the World of Work," a program to help prepare participants for involvement in career decision making, planning, occupational skills training, and related occupational preparation. It also discusses the organization of materials and implementation procedures. (The…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Dept. of Vocational Education. – 1981
A project identified those skills that are necessary for disadvantaged youth to make a successful transition from school to work and disseminated resource materials for use in helping vocational educators plan and develop school-to-work transition skills development programs. Data from a literature search and interviews with vocational educators…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Choice, Career Exploration, Communication Skills
Williams, Albert P. – 1980
Medical school admissions and performance in 10 medical schools were assessed in relation to prediction using conventional measures. The origin of the research was an attempt to determine the effects of affirmative action on academic medicine. For the 10 schools, admissions decisions were analyzed, and an attempt was made to model statistically…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Aptitude Tests, Certification
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1980
This Project Basic instructional guide contains a series of learning activities designed to help students develop realistic expectations of the world of work and begin to identify and demonstrate those competencies which lead to salable skills and to employment upon graduation. The materials are organized according to competency. Each individual…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Planning
National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1980
Six support systems for black higher education that are needed to achieve educational equity for black Americans are assessed, and recommendations for national program objectives are offered. The six support systems are: federal policy toward black colleges, a research base, a human resource system support, dealing with socioeconomic and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Black Education, Black Students
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1977
The Maryland State Department of Education is actively involved in the development of a five-year state plan for career education. The plan is based upon data derived from a student needs assessment, a survey of LEAs, a survey of counselor competencies, and the AIR Survey of Career Education in the public schools which sampled ten districts in…
Descriptors: Business, Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education
Lamar, Carl S., Ed. – 1978
This book was designed to serve as a guide for vocational education administrators in implementing comprehensive program planning (the process of forecasting the future and then preparing for it) as called for in the Education Amendments of 1976. The content is presented in ten chapters. The first provides an overview of comprehensive planning in…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, Community Planning, Comprehensive Programs
Rice, Eric; And Others – 1976
Part of a series devoted to identifying and evaluating strategies which vocational education administrators and instructors can use at the secondary student, teacher, or administrator level to eliminate sex stereotyping and sex bias in vocational education programs, this simulation activity involves students in real-life situations requiring…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Decision Making Skills, Employer Attitudes, Employment
Kane, Roslyn D.; Frazee, Pamela E. – 1978
As a companion to a study of women in nontraditional training in postsecondary vocational education, a national survey of secondary women in area vocational technical schools (AVTSs) was conducted to determine what factors influence the occupational decisions and future plans of high school women enrolled in nontraditional vocational training, how…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, College Students, Counseling Effectiveness
Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY. Office of Career Education.
Project EPIC (Educational Preparation for Involvement in Careers) was designed for the needs of low income, inner city students (K-12). The curriculum was divided into three phases: awareness (focusing on a basic foundation in the areas of academics, work, self concept, decision making, and community for grades K-6); exploration (focusing on…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning
Upper Mississippi River ECO-Center, Thomson, IL. – 1973
The goals of "Operation Awareness", a 1974 summer program involving coeducational high school canoeing, camping, and study, were to acquire knowledge; acquire outdoor living skills; promote involvement in a conservation work project; and provide the opportunity for social, emotional, and physical growth through group living. Students,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Canoeing, Cooperation
Glashagel, Jerry; And Others – 1977
Teaching methods and learning activities are suggested to help youth develop value-decision skills and have positive growth experiences in value-exploration groups. The document is intended for use by staff of youth and family organizations as they develop values education workshops. The document is presented in six chapters. Chapter I introduces…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Decision Making Skills, Educational Objectives
Mennell, Stephen, Ed.; Mennell, Barbara, Ed. – 1978
Eleven articles by policy researchers, cultural experts, and officials from various European governments explore prospects for cultural policy in Europe. Specifically, the document examines international cooperation in cultural activities, problems caused by increased participation in cultural activities, the role of cultural leaders, recreational…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cooperation, Cultural Centers, Cultural Enrichment
Instructional Objectives Exchange, Los Angeles, CA. – 1968
This collection contains 74 cognitive objectives and related test items for home economics instruction in grades 7-9. It is organized into the following categories: child development--including toys, babysitting, and home discipline; clothing and textiles; consumer practices; foods and nutrition; and home management and family economics. Each…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Clothing, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Tests
Kromhout, Ora M. – 1978
This paper describes an information system designed for data-based decision making by a state vocational education agency in prioritizing courses for instructional materials development or acquisition. This needs assessment system is the second part of a project which focused attention on the need for competency-based instruction. The information…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Competency Based Education, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development
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