The current formula for staffing libraries and resource centers in Virginia public institutions of higher learning was examined by a subcommittee of library directors. Questionnaires were mailed to relevant institutions to collect information regarding: (1) input variables; (2) staffing needs as perceived by the directors of the institutions; and…

The New York State Comptroller's Office conducted an audit of Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards certified by Bramson ORT Technical Institute (BOTI) for the 1990-91 academic year, and performed a limited review of the Higher Education Services Corporation's (HESC's) records for the 1987-88 and 1989-90 academic years to detect errors or…

Human relations training, as a method of teaching empathy, is a relatively recent concept in the health care field. To determine the value of human relations training for associate degree nursing students was the objective of this report. Sophomore nursing students were exposed to human relations training, growth group or transactional analysis…

The bibliography contained in this bulletin was completed in the year 1911-1912. The sources of information used in the compilation of this bibliography were publications received by the United States Bureau of Education. Documents are classified by the following categories: (1) Generalities; (2) History and description; (3) Biography; (4) Theory…

This study investigated what is known about content area instruction for linguistically and culturally diverse learners (LCDLs) in mainstream social studies, mathematics, science, and language arts classes. A review of recent literature looked at three major areas: (1) the theory and practice of standards for this group; (2) theory and practice of…

Tech prep and school-to-work (STW) programs, partly based on the Southern Regional Education Board's High Schools that Work, are being used to restructure secondary education in Kentucky. Tech prep aims for a better understanding and application of technology, career awareness and planning, skills for a highly educated work force, a more focused…

An unsettling odyssey through the world of high school composition shows a need for a tough new approach in teaching students to write. (Author)

The author explains that by recruiting and training females for nontraditional occupations, we can double the skilled workforce in worker-short occupations. She discusses recruitment techniques, teacher liaison with employers, workshops, support group meetings, and contacts with role models. Action needed at the federal, state, and school levels…

This document presents and develops existing statistical data on the education professions. Topics and problems concerning teachers that are examined in detail are: numbers of teachers; institutions in which they teach--including public schools, higher educational institutions, and vocational and technical schools; whether there are sufficient…

This report presents 38 strategies for cooperation between technical institutions and industry based on activities conducted in Saskatchewan. Section A discusses the need for technical institutes to adapt to demographic, technological, workplace, economic, lifestyle and organization changes and lists some of the trends that may have an impact on…

Considers how students are represented in institutional discourse and how students are viewed by their teachers. Outlines historical and current examples of the way students are represented. Calls for a closer examination of the relationship between rhetorical representations of students and reality. (HB)

Describes a method of teaching writing that asks students to locate a proper epigraph for their completed essays. Discusses the function of epigraphs, especially as poetic expression. Shows how some students revised their work according to the content of their epigraphs. (HB)

This guide provides the instructor with materials for a barber/cosmetologist program. Seventeen study guides are provided: anatomy and physiology; applied chemistry; chemical straightening/relaxing; chemical waving; electricity and light therapy; facial services; hair coloring and lightening (bleach); hair cutting; hair, skin, and nail disorders;…

This five-part report describes a project to build community awareness of adult basic education (ABE) programs and their benefits in the Hawkeye Institute of Technology (HIT) service area. Part I reveals that the project's primary goal was to direct innovative recruitment activities toward undereducated adults in nine Iowa communities. It explains…

Following up a 1987 study that had identified 1,169 entrepreneurial graduates of Minnesota's technical institutes from the 10-year time period prior to 1984, a study was conducted to determine how Minnesota's technical institutes presently promote entrepreneurial competence for their students and how they can help future students. Questionnaires…