The Mountain-Plains Experience Lessons from a Residential Career Education Center Serving Rural Disadvantaged Families.

The Mountain-Plains Experience [microform] : Lessons from a Residential Career Education Center Serving Rural Disadvantaged Families.

Intended for researchers, scholars, and policy makers who are interested in family-oriented education programs for disadvantaged groups, this monograph examines the Mountain-Plains Career Education Model IV, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential an...

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Corporate Author: Mountain-Plains Education and Economic Development Program
Format: Microfilm Book
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1976.
Subjects:
Career Counseling.
Career Education.
Conceptual Schemes.
Counseling.
Curriculum Development.
Demonstration Programs.
Disadvantaged.
Economically Disadvantaged.
Educationally Disadvantaged.
Family Programs.
Guidelines.
Individualized Programs.
Job Placement.
Program Descriptions.
Program Development.
Program Evaluation.
Program Guides.
Recruitment.
Residential Programs.
Selection.
Vocational Education.
Vocational Followup.
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Summary:Intended for researchers, scholars, and policy makers who are interested in family-oriented education programs for disadvantaged groups, this monograph examines the Mountain-Plains Career Education Model IV, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. The document is divided into seven chapters. Chapter 1 provides the background and an overview of the program. Chapter 2 examines Mountain-Plains curriculum development activities and products. Chapter 3 covers several aspects of the Mountain-Plains evaluation in theory and practice. Chapter 4 examines the counseling and career guidance components, and chapter 5 analyzes the occupational program. Recruitment, selection, placement, and follow-up services are discussed in chapter 6. (Chapters 2 through 6 follow a similar format which contains the following elements: an introduction, discussion of conceptual boundaries, examination of the Mountain-Plains experience, a list of lessons learned from the experience, and a summary with conclusions and recommendations.) Chapter 7 presents a general summary of the Mountain-Plains experience and lists the major conclusions. (BM)
Item Description:Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Contract Number: NE-C-00-3-0298.
ERIC Note: For related documents see CE 014 653-657, CE 014 682-684 and ED 110 811.
ERIC Document Number: ED150368.
Physical Description:193 p.

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