Current Perspectives in Distributive Education.

Overview & Synopsis

The volume on current perspectives in distributive education contains 29 individually authored articles organized into three sections. The first section on program conceptualization deals with the following subjects: the evolution of distributive education, program planning, advisory committees, placement services, postsecondary distributive education, adult programs, distributive education and the disadvantaged, and training agreements. Section two on curriculum and instruction deals with these subjects: curriculum options, curriculum uniformity, postsecondary career education, specialized urban programs, incremental learning materials, store/laboratories, adult distributive education for the entrepreneur, learning activity packages, distributive education in the middle grades, marketing, tourism, and model store plans. Section three on facilitating functions and services deals with the following subjects: curriculum laboratories, research, statewide evaluation systems, distributive education supervision in urban school systems, and student teaching in distributive education. (JR)