This handbook includes suggestions, guidelines, and techniques for helping a school or school district in planning and managing a system for involving the local community in career education activities for students in grades K-12. Guidelines cover initial planning and organization through implementation and evaluation. A coordinated, systematic…

One of several products developed for a comprehensive program of career development (kindergarten through university) for vocational education in Florida, this resource manual, divided into two parts, presents a model for facilitating the life career development of students in the community college setting and provides guidelines for its…

Materials contained in this career education implementation booklet (one in a series of seven) are designed to provide experiences for developing the skills necessary to plan and manage a comprehensive career education program. This booklet focuses on the processes of planning and implementing and is closely related to Booklet #1, Consultation and…

One of a series of 11 arts and humanities career exploration resource guides for grade 7-12 teachers, counselors, and students, this program planning guide suggests several curriculum models for out-of-school programs to augment traditional school courses. Chapter 1 introduces the guide and suggests its uses for administrators, teachers, and…

A curriculum development project was carried out during 1979-81 to develop a teaching tool to be used to improve interpersonal skills of disabled community college students. The emphasis was on developing skills that can be used in obtaining and maintaining employment. The main activity of the project was to prepare a field-tested manual for use…

Information supplied in this bulletin stems from a review of the process the Creswell (Oregon) School District used in adopting its own energy conservation measures and in successfully applying for a construction grant for energy-efficient buildings. A number of questions that school districts may have in attempting to establish energy…

The third edition of a guide for the college financial aid office substantially modifies previously presented material because of the changes that have been occurring in college student financial aid. Topics are as follows: development of student financial aid programs; current forms of college student financial aid; principles and practices of…

Designed to provide Oregon vocational directors and teachers with a process for collecting information to be used in evaluating and planning vocational education programs, this handbook presents guidelines for both local annual planning and long-range planning. Various items to consider when reviewing an existing program are covered, including…

The use of the "management grid" method of organizational development in college and university administration is described in this adaptation of the 1964 book by the same authors, "The Management Grid." Five major administrative styles are identified: (1) caretaker, (2) comfortable and pleasant, (3) constituency-centered, (4) team, and (5)…

School districts that survive declining enrollments will be the ones who recognize that the problem exists and build their programs and plans to meet the problem. It is necessary to know community demography and develop farsighted, actuarily sound projections of the effects. As money is basic to the problem, it is necessary to know the fiscal…

A personalized model for faculty development and a case study demonstrating its utilization are presented. The increasing need for stronq faculty development programs is noted with specific reference to the increasing numbers and varying types of college students. To respond effectively to the needs of this burgeoning student clientele, provisions…

This guide is intended to help educational administrators implement a sound public relations program during a school strike. Early preparation and professionalism are stressed as keys to success. Communications with employees, news media representatives, parents, and community residents are discussed. Communication techniques that are explained…

Intended for use with nine individualized learning modules (CE 017 441-449), this instructor's handbook is designed to assist vocational educators in conducting inservice programs relative to performance-based vocational education utilizing Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs. Included in this handbook are the…

This catalog offers options, ideas, and experience from existing community career education resource centers (CCERC) which can contribute to the development of more such centers. The catalog's content, based on a national survey of well known CCERCs, is divided into several areas: (1) overview, which explains the function of a CCERC and includes a…

This K-12 curriculum guide is designed to assist local school districts in facilitating individual career development and achievement. The first of five parts provides a rationale for career education, suggestions on how to get teachers involved, and suggestions concerning appropriate personnel to be included in local career education curriculum…