Career education for mentally handicapped adolescents

Conclusion Appropriate assessment, counseling and training techniques are imperative for the effective career education of MH adolescents. These techniques should be integrated and viewed as a series of student-centered developmental activities. Counselors can play an important role in the career development of MH adolescents by coordinating these activities. This requires collaboration with special education teachers, other professionals, parents and students themselves to integrate assessment, training, counseling and work experiences.     

Career education for the trainable mentally retarded: Issues and concerns

The paper reviews the development of the career education concept generally, and more specifically as related to trainable mentally handicapped individuals. Issues and concerns of direct relevance to this population are discussed.     

The automation of curriculum development using the Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM) system

The Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM) program is a set of software tools for curriculum design and maintenance for use in the Navy. Several Navy test sites are conducting cooperative development and testing of the AIM software. This paper describes the rationale for the AIM system, the development process and products, and some possibilities for further development.     

Career development for youth with autism

Conclusion The perception of a person's value in society is, in large measure, determined by the individual's earning power and the status of the job which that person holds. Sadly, most autistic and other persons with severe handicaps are not only unemployed but also spend most of their lives in segregated settings, isolated from society's mainstream, and dependent upon others for their care.The employability of persons with severe handicaps, such as autism, is contingent on the adequacy of their career development programs. The READDY Program and other programs for persons with severe handicaps have clearly demonstrated that, with appropriate instruction, these students can become productively employed.Preparation of this article was supported in part by Grant No. G008430082 from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education.Dianne E. Berkell, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Special Education and Reading, C. W. Post Campus, Long Island University. She is Director of Research for The Nassau Center for the Developmentally Disabled in Woodbury, New York, and is Director of Project READDY (Real Employment Alternatives for Developmentally Disabled Youth).     

浅谈网络课程的设计与开发

网络课程是利用计算机及其网络技术强大的多媒体功能和交互功能而创造出来的新生事物。该文通过对开发"小学语文教育"网络课程的描述,对网络课程的特点、指导思想、系统设计作了一些简单的探讨,管见所及,仅供商榷。     

A cybernetic model for curriculum development

The task of the curriculum developer is to design instructional systems which will produce consistently high levels of learning despite wide variation in pupil characteristics. This can be viewed as a cybernetic question of regulating variety in a system to produce stable and high level output. Six cybernetic principles—goal orientation, limitation of input, monitoring, control decisions, restoration of equilibrium, and positive feedback—are described, and their application to curriculum discussed. It is concluded that a cybernetic model can guide curriculum developers in designing effective learning systems.     

幼儿园课程与教师的课程开发

对于幼儿园教育课程的理解,正如它的上位概念--课程一样,人们的看法很不一致.过去人们通常认为它指语言、常识、计算、体育、音乐、美术六大学科,近些年来,全国各地的幼儿园课程改革异常活跃,大多已改变了过去六科的分科课程结构而代之以健康、语言、科学、社会、艺术五大领域的领域(广域)课程(有些地方正在实行的综合课程也基本是这五大领域的简单组合).     

校本课程开发的策略及实施

本期“学校科研”栏目编发的文章是北京市海淀区培星小学“主体教育视野下小学校本课程的实验与开发研究”课题组负责人在开展研究的过程中写成的。本栏目将继续为从事各级各类校本研究的中小学校提供发表成果、交流经验的平台,欢迎投稿。     

高等师范院校校本课程开发的若干思考

校本课程是一个以学校为基地进行课程开发的民主决策过程。高等师范院校校本课程的开发有助于培养和造就从事素质教育的师资，有助于及时反映现代科学最新成果，是提高教师素质的一个重要途径和方法。校本课程开发应着重从三个方面构建：一是教育理论综合课程，二是活动课程，三是教育技能课程。校本课程开发要遵循人本性原则、创新性原则、超前性原则和立体性原则。在开发过程中应着重把握课程目标，课程内容的组织和课程评价等环节。     

Comparing the curriculum development process in special (MLD) schools: a systematic qualitative approach

ABSTRACT

The present paper describes a comparative study of ten special schools for pupils with moderate learning difficulties in England and Wales. Qualitative analysis of interview data and curriculum documentation collected from the schools provide a model of the curriculum process which is firmly grounded in the data. Comparisons across the categories of the model indicate strong differences between the schools in certain categories, e.g. use of objectives, specification of curriculum intention, monitoring of pupil progress and curriculum evaluation.     

Career plateauing: Implications for career development specialists

Conclusion While career plateauing is a major challenge facing contemporary organizations, possible solutions are available. The career development specialist possessing a variety of skills geared toward both proaction and reaction can be instrumental in designing interventions which minimize the negative impact of plateauing. While career plateauing can be a devastating problem for many high achieving, self-sacrificing baby boomers, for others it may present an opportunity to escape the internal pressures for success. Much of what happens to a plateaued employee is determined by the resources possessed by the employee as well as the organization's response to the employee. The activities of the career development specialist constitute much of what is considered the organization's response. A career plateau may mark the beginning of a period characterized by frustration and depression or it may present the opportunity for a new challenge or reappraisal of life direction and goals.