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A simple device called a "wire labyrinth" was used in an experiment involving learning of a two-hand motor task. The Ss were asked, after completing each of 7 successive trails, to give their estimates of perceived (subjective) difficulty of the task. For this purpose, the psychophysical method of magnitude estimation was used. Time was measured as a criterion of performance. The sevenfold repetition of the task resulted in a drop of performance time from 61 seconds to 35 seconds,...
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This publication examines the relationships between research and development organizations and school systems. The stereotyped views that members of each kind of organization have of one another and the actual differences between them are explored. The views of both research and development personnel and school personnel were obtained through interviews. Practical solutions dealing with the structure of arrangements between the research group and the school (exchange, political influence,...
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A review of the literature and research on group reactions to attitudinal deviance precedes the present study in which group members confronted an individual who always agreed, always disagreed, agreed then disagreed, or disagreed then agreed with modal group opinion. In addition to evaluations of the target individual, dependent measures also included attributions of the motives underlying his stability or change and direction and magnitude of the subject's own opinion change. Results suggest...
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Methodist ministers in a Deep South State were compared by rural-urban residence for prejudicial attitudes towards Blacks. Previous findings indicated that area of residence was a factor in determining civil rights attitudes. Therefore, it was expected that ministers serving southern rural congregations were more prejudiced than their urban counterparts. In addition, other factors such as age, level of education (seminary-nonseminary training), and religious fundamentalism were assessed as...
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The Thirteen-College Curriculum Program (TCCP) is a massive, joint effort by a group of black colleges and the Institute for Services to Education (ISE) to develop active, relevant, and workable educational programs for students enrolled in predominantly black colleges. The TCCP was initiated the summer of 1967 by the Thirteen-College Consortium (TCC). The TCCP has subsequently been adopted by additional groups of colleges. This document presents a progress report of the TCCP, first by...
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An empirical approach to the development of a system of social indicators was suggested in this paper. The paper also suggested research developed around a more inductive approach to social indicator research with 3 methodological phases representing increasing levels of methodological sophistication. The first steps attempted to conceptualize social indicators that reflect the human meaning of societal change and development by examination of the life experience of nonmetropolitan people....
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This book presents part of the proceedings from the Third Annual Conference on Behavior Analysis in Education which was designed to provide Project Follow Through with the most current research products in the field, and to serve participating researchers by providing a medium for exchange of information regarding the state of the art and its most immediate challenges. The papers published are organized in seven sections. Part I includes a discussion of some of the current problems confronting...
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ESEA Title I projects related to school-community relations and unique staffing patterns, carried out in Philadelphia during 1971-1972, are evaluated in this volume. The six projects in this cluster are: School-Community Coordinator Services; New Staffing Patterns in Educational Improvement Program Schools; Kindergarten Aides and Supervisors; Out-of-School Sequenced Science Experiences for Paired Schools; Education in World Affairs; and Germantown Area Schools Project. The six projects have the...
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The profile is a concise description of the demographic and economic characteristics, existing health manpower employed, and health education programs for the Albany-Laramie Counties area of Wyoming, one of seven surveyed in the Mountain States region (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Nevada). The first section of the profile provides general population information, income distributions, and occupational groups of employed persons in the area surveyed. The second section lists the number of people...
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Proceedings from an institute held in Michigan, October, 1972, for curriculum resource consultants on media, methods, and materials for special educators are presented. Described in the section on planning are the institute's objectives, criteria for selection of participants, resource consultants' names and addresses, and a review of planning decisions. The instructional phase consists of descriptions of the institute's events, which include such presentations as a multi-media approach to...
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This report of a survey of research and perspectives on national planning for higher education is organized in two sections. Section I of this report reflects the collective professional assessment of the views held by staff members of approximately 36 research agencies on planning, the existing state of planning, the several federal aid proposals, and the future of research for higher education. Included also is an interpretation of the special significance these opinions have for research and...
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The purpose of the study was to develop a formal, organized, widely agreed upon and accepted program for assuring the most effective and efficient advancement of persons interested in expanding their competencies and responsibilities in health occupations. Information was collected via personal interviews, mail questionnaires, and telephone interviews from 67 directors of health programs in Oklahoma, also from meetings with selected leaders in health education, with the Executive Director of...
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Chaired by Bernard G. Guerney, Jr., this program on the development and evaluation of helping skills training included the following presentations: (1) "The Development of a Helping Skills Program" (Steven Danish); (2) "Paraprofessionals Assess the Training Program" (Barbara Wakshul); (3) "Research Conducted on the Training of Basic Helping Skills" (Allen Hauer); (4) "Strategies for the Comprehensive Evaluation of Training Programs for Nonprofessional Human...
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The Houston Parent-Child Development Center (PCDC) is described. PCDC is similar to most compensatory education programs in its objectives, but different in process as it starts intervention during infancy and directs educational efforts at the parents. The program is open to low income Mexican-American families with at least one child under 3 years of age. The curriculum is taken from research on learning and child development. Communication and open feedback between the staff members and...
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Attitudes of 499 intellectually average elementary grade children toward educable mentally retarded (EMR) pupils were studied, and replicated 4 months later, in schools serving and not serving EMR pupils. Both sets of findings indicated that attitudes toward EMR pupils were most favorable when the raters had little school contact with the EMR children. The second purpose of the study was to test the prediction that well adjusted non-EMR pupils would express more favorable attitudes than poorly...
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The Planning Unit is a concept employed in resource requirements forecasting for the public service agencies, as an alternative to the conventional hierarchical program-structure used in PPB systems. The planning unit concept allows analysts to generate cost analyses by several simultaneous program-structures, not all of which need be in a conventional pyramid form from program-to-activity. Thus, the creative options of the planner are extended, without a requirement for reprograming. The...
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Rules for women's soccer, speedball, and flag football from June 1972 to June 1974 are discussed. Standards in sports for girls and women are detailed along with the Division for Girls and WOMEN[S Sports (DGWS) statement of belief, Specific articles dealing with the skills, techniques, and rules of soccer, speedball, and flag football are presented. A bibliography and a list of visual aids are included for each of these three sports. (BRB)
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In June, 1971, the Social Science Education Consortium (SSEC) received a grant for a project--namely, Student Assisted Development of Materials for Environmental and Social Studies (SADMESS)--which employed high school students to develop curriculum materials emphasizing the social science aspects of environmental education. SADMESS personnel consisted of professional educators and staff of SSEC, and 8 students from local high schools in Boulder, Colorado. Two books were developed by the...
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The nature and timing of decisions regarding the diffusion of new instructional materials and practices are critical to the ultimate utility achieved by a curriculum project. This publication is a collection of five conference papers which deal with various aspects of diffusion of innovative materials and ideas. Everett M. Rogers discusses two agricultural models, the wide scope and the narrow scope models of diffusion. His proposals emphasize use of change-agent teams. Authur Foshay discusses...
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The evaluation of the Learning Booth program is reported. The program involves a Learning Booth equipped with an electric typewriter and staffed by a trained attendant, a sequence of child-paced instructions, a training program for Learning Booth attendants, and other related materials. Two main objectives were evaluated: (1) offering a child an experience where he can learn to solve problems and find answers by himself--it was expected that some would complete the program, reach Phase V, and...
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This document is the second part of a report based on interim findings of the Parent-Child Center impact study on parents. Interviews were conducted with 354 parents at seven Parent-Child Centers in order to measure (1) parenting (behavior, feelings, and attitudes); (2) self-concept (feelings of control over personal destiny, participation in community events, and interpersonal relationships); (3) knowledge and use of community resources; and (4) health care and nutrition. The program's design...
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This final volume of reports on the evaluation of ESEA Title I projects in Philadelphia 1971-1972 is concerned with the cluster "Auxiliary Services to Schools and Pupils." In this report are examined the theoretical bases for the creation and integration of projects directed toward the broad-based career development goals of the School District of Philadelphia, and the degree to which these goals are facilitated by the common impact of the projects in this cluster. Projects included...
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The primary purpose of this article is to clarify the place of myth in literature and the English curriculum. Conceived of as symbolic form, myth underpins all human expression, as a way of organizing human response to reality. It holds a central place in literature and can make clear the intimate connections between history and literature because its larger pattern reveals the constant interplay between social mythology and timeless archetypes. It is the task of the English teacher to enable...
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A course at the University of Minnesota entitled "Perspectives on Computers and Society" explores the social significance of computers. Topics covered include public perceptions of computers, biological and artificial information processing, the economics and technology of hardware, computer networks and software, data banks and the right to privacy, telecommunications, the social responsibility of computer scientist, and the use of computers and quantitative methods in public policy...
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Grouped together are four miscellaneous papers from the 1966 Dartmouth Seminar. The first by Alfred Grommon addresses the education of teachers of English, commenting on the current status of teachers and putting forth some proposals which reflect the changes in attitudes toward teacher education programs and a recognition of the social, professional, and educational context in which such teacher education must occur. The second paper comments on educational research, suggesting that with the...
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This study examines the effectiveness of biographical inventory data as a predictor of college performance particularly among the disadvantaged where current college entrance procedures provide less than a satisfactory alternative. The sample consisted of 1,640 students of which 982 were in special admissions programs, 554 were regular admission students and 104 were students in a black university. Students were administered form ALPHA II of the biographical inventory. Results indicated the...
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An analysis of the statewide evaluation reports of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, program in California for 1971-72 indicated general findings regarding each of several components: Title I students at all grade levels, on an average, attained more than one month's growth in reading skills for each month of instruction. Districts that offered English as a second language reported that their objectives were achieved more often when locally developed instructional...
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This document is a collection of three essays that deal with the pamphlet "A Search for Valid Content for Curriculum Courses" (ED 040 129). The essay by Marian Martinello (University of Florida) is a review. Martinello finds that the pamphlet lacks continuity and a unifying theme and ultimately that it provides little direct assistance in dealing with the problem of selecting content for curriculum courses. The second essay is Ronald Maertens' (Associate Superintendent, Independent...
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A series of six functions and a station command have been designed to enable Coursewriter II authors to use the plotting capability of the IBM instructional system in presenting course material. This capability has been augmented to include the ability to graph mathematical functions or other data on the 1510 terminal. Documentation of the Plot System is provided in this report, which is comprised of four sections. The Plot System User's Guide discusses usage and application rules for the Plot...
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The development, organization, operation, programing and financing of educational television (ETV) in New York State (NYS) are reviewed. Legislative intent and authorization for ETV--which includes both public television (PTV), open to the general public, and instructional television (ITV), usually designed for specific classroom instructional purposes--are discussed, and television's (TV) effectiveness in terms of educational purposes and potentials is evaluated. The report begins with a...
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A survey was undertaken by the Office of Institutional Research and the Department of Education Administration at West Virginia University to determine the range, alternatives, norms, and other major administration considerations relative to fringe benefits available to nonteaching employees in major American universities. A copy of the nonteaching employee handbook or policy statement in effect for the 1972-73 academic year was requested from 103 public and private universities. Eighty-four...
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The Juarez-Lincoln Center, National Migrant Information Clearinghouse, funded in 1972, aims to establish an information resource and data bank for migrant programs and to assist with and/or develop information resources for migrant programs. Its primary functions are to collect, analyze, compare, and disseminate information concerning migrant farm workers. During its first year of operation, the Clearinghouse accomplished all of its goals except one. These included establishing an office in...
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In response to a study group concerned with the spoken word and the integrity of English instruction, Walter Loban traces speech and its development, examines oral language proficiency, discusses one study of oral language, discusses language and social class and language and learning, and concludes by commenting on the neglect speech instruction suffers in education. The second paper concurs with Loban's concern over speech instruction and urges an approach to oral language instruction which...
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Thirty-two educable mentally retarded (EMR) and 32 nonretarded adolescent Ss were administered an association task and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test to determine aspects of verbal deficit, often the basis for placement of EMR students in special classes. The association task required an S to give up to 25 associations for each of 10 verbal stimuli. The associations were scored for quantity and speed of response, and were categorized by a modification of J. Flavell's system for measuring...
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Suggested guidelines for designing indoor lighting and outdoor play space for child care centers are outlined in this booklet. It is recommended that, by focusing on the psychological and physiological needs of the children, decisions as to lighting, color, and playground design will evolve naturally. The guidelines were prepared based on the fact that young children in their learning environments need activity, opportunities for manipulating things, for exploring, for interacting with their...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bartholomew, Robert, And Others
Presented in chart form are summary data on the states' present policies regarding identification, assessment, and placement of handicapped children in special education programs as of June 1, 1973. Identified are trends toward increased procedures of due process to govern placement changes, more flexible programing patterns, classification systems based on learning needs, and decreased dependence on standardized tests. Initial identification of handicapped children is seen to be presently...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Trudeau, Elaine, And Others
This publication contains a listing of the exemplary projects supported during the years 1970 through 1972 in each State through grants and contracts funded under a section of the 1968 Vocational Education Amendments. Arranged alphabetically by States, the listing gives the title of each project, as well as the name of the recipient and the funding allocation awarded each project. (Author/SN)
Topics: ERIC Archive, McDonald, Carol, And Others
Reported is the implementation of a science seminar program and an "8 + 2 Program" at Masters School and Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York. Senior students in the seminar program were asked to conduct ecological studies of uninhabited islands in the U.S. Virgin Island chain and studies of the nutrition value of Central American grains. The supplementary "8 + 2 Program" consists of eight hours of instruction and laboratory work on analytical technologies and concepts,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Comte, R. F., And Others
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The enunciation of Nigeria's independence as a semi-fable is no longer novelty. Countless number of articles has for decades enjoyed unfolding the hele of the literatures that summed up these linkable events. Indubitably, enormous factor has been equally located and allocated to the genuineness of the saga and most researchers have ferociously articulated the fact and figures of the unbewised political matrimony of the various regions and ethnics of the country. To therefore investigate into...
Topics: Pidgin, Yoruba, Egbo, Hausa and Others
The volume is one of four containing lesson plans covering a wide range of business subjects incorporated in a course for American Indians to prepare them for jobs as owners/managers of their own businesses and for management positions with businesses owned by bonds, cooperatives, and others. Lesson are drawn from different subject areas and arranged serially. (For instructions on use of the lesson plans in this volume, see Volume I, CE 000 351. For additional lesson plans, see Volume II, CE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Jeanneau, Joseph A., And Others
The primary purpose of these papers is to place drama and dramatic experiences within an overall conception of the activities of the English classroom. The initial paper discusses the English lesson as helping pupils to use their native language to deal with individual and group experiences. Drama, seen as part of the classroom use of oral language, may arise from a topic proposed by the teacher, a shared experience, or a work of literature. Drama, however, differs from other classroom talk in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Barnes, Douglas, And Others
Based on the assumption that Britain is moving toward mass higher education while the U.S. is on the verge of universal access, the three papers in this volume summarize prospective changes in some of the major characteristics of students in the two countries. Forms of British expansion are discussed. One of these is the new 2-year Dipolma of Higher Education that, according to the government's recent White House paper on education, may be designed as a terminal qualification in its own right,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Characteristics, McConnell, T. R., And Others
The East Cleveland "Enriched and Extended School Year" program, funded by Title III of the 1965 Elementary Education Act, is an attempt to organize the educational activities of a school around the needs and learning patterns of its pupils. The major premise of the program states that children possess different rates and styles of learning, and respond to instruction more in accordance to its interest value than to its intrinsic cognitive value. The objectives of the program are to:...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Needs, Armon, Edward F., Ed., And Others
This report examines fiscal and legal issues affecting nonresident students. Chapter 1 classifies students for tuition purposes. Results of new laws and governing actions taken through January 1973 are reviewed. Chapter 2 examines factors other than laws and regulations that influence student migration. These factors include: quotas on the admission of nonresidents, differential admission standards from nonresident students, and the use of nonresident student tuition charges as a technique for...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Tuition, Carbone, Robert F., And Others
Information and ideas about sex education found by reviewing pertinent literature are presented in outline form. Areas examined include: (1) historical background and attitudes toward sex education; (2) arguments for teaching sex education and suggestions for a curriculum; (3) the role of adults in the teaching; (4) who should teach in the community and in the school; (5) opposition to sex education; (6) aims, objectives, purpose; (7) evaluation; (8) organizations for and against sex education;...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Sex Education, Surveys, Dusseau, Joanne, And Others
Designed to provide general access to collected research literature in reading, Indexes to ERIC/CRIER Basic References contains references to more than 3,500 documents published since 1950. References are listed in 45 broadly defined subject areas, the contents of which are described by the descriptive terms which were used for classification. Subject areas are subdivided by grade level. ERIC/CRIER basic references indexed are Published Research Literature in Reading, 1950-1963 (ED 012 834);...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Indexes, Reading Research, Summers, Edward G., And Others
It is indicated that the workshop was prompted by uneasiness among nurses about the impact of what they were doing (including the detection of symptoms as psychosomatic or real) by their requests for aid in improving their interviewing and counseling skills. The report states that the emphasis was on modern concepts in psychiatry and psychiatric nursing and in supervised field experience with school-age children. There are five chapter divisions. Chapter I is the introduction. Chapter II...
Topics: ERIC Archive, School Nurses, Workshops, McKevitt, Rosemary, And Others
THIS REPORT LISTS AND DESCRIBES THE BOREO-ORIENTAL LANGUAGES WHICH INCLUDE ALL NON-CAUCASIAN, NON-INDO-EUROPEAN, AND NON-SINO-TIBETAN LANGUAGES SPOKEN BETWEEN THE LINE THAT SEPARATES EUROPE FROM ASIA AND THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. (THE REPORT IS PART OF A SERIES, ED 010 350 TO ED 010 367.) (JK)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Languages, VOEGELIN, C. F., AND OTHERS
One of a series of four, this report presents the abstract and summary of the technical report of a project which investigated the impact of Head Start parent participation on the program's quality, on institutional changes inthe community, on the Head Start children, and on the Head Start parents themselves. Two types of parent participation were investigated: (1) parents in decision-making roles, and (2) parents in learner roles. Another type of involvement, parents as paid employees in Head...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Self Concept, Bromley, Kathleen C., Ed., And Others
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This study was designed to investigate whether a student's responses to test questions about natural selection were influenced by the extent of the student's identification with the organism. The hypothesis was that a student would be reluctant to invoke the ravages of natural selection upon species with which they possessed a greater empathy than upon species about which they cared less strongly. College students (n=130) in a general biology course at a major research university were...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Animals, Biology, Higher Education, Jensen, Murray, And Others
The purposes of this study were a) to investigate the relationship between grip strength and the measures of age, height, weight, and the personality traits revealed by the Comrey Personality and Attitude Factor Scales and b) to assess the influence of heredity on height, weight, and grip strength. Fifty-eight pairs of twins (MZ, 30 and DZ, 28) served as subjects. Pearson product moment correlations revealed that weight appeared to be the best predictor of grip strength. When age was partialed...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Weightlifting, Fisher, A. Craig, And Others
The estimate of the income distribution of the Jewish population of New York City is based on the main on data from the Current Population Survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census on the 1970 income distribution of the city's population. While the methodology used probably results in an underestimation of Jewish income and, therefore, an overestimate of the Jewish poor, the data describe with some reality the economic situation of the Jewish community. Some major findings are as follows:...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Urban Population, Working Class, Bernstein, Blanche, And Others
THIS CATALOG, PRINTED BY COMPUTER UNDER THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AUTOMATED CATALOGING PROJECT, CONTAINS AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF ALL FILMS AVAILABLE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FILM LIBRARY. (MS)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Automation, Catalogs, Computers, Films, MCMURRY, GLENN, AND OTHERS
While sequencing of speaking turns occurs in both adult and child systems, the adult system is elaborated by nonverbal signaling of speaker/listener roles and is constrained by expectations of speaking turns responsive to a shared topic. Children's speaking turns are not accompanied regularly by nonverbal signals; the speaker role does not require a listener role. Monologue speech elements may occur within the child's turn taking system or outside of it as simultaneous talk. In encounters...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Children, Cues, Language Fluency, Language Patterns, Language Skills, Nonverbal...
Seniors of 4 Eastern Kentucky high schools (166 boys; 149 girls) were administered semantic differential scales by which they rated first themselves, then their schools. The form used listed 9 pairs of terms, each representing a polarity scaled in 7 intervals. Results inferred that the student who had a high regard for himself also had a high regard for his school. The boys tended to regard the school less highly than themselves. Although girls did not do so at an acceptable level of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Environment, High School Seniors, Improvement, Rural Schools, School...
This study of campus laboratory schools presents their development, status, problems, and future through an inventory of the nine schools associated with the state universities of Wisconsin. Information contributed by a survey of university faculty, campus school teachers, administrators, and public school personnel through questionnaires, discussions, and conferences as well as a review of recent national surveys and trends are presented. Six implications emerged from the study: the campus...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Change, Laboratory Schools, McGeoch, Dorothy M., And Others
Arguing that it is difficult to discuss the student's role in faculty selection, evaluation and retention outside the broader context of the student's role in decision making (see Jenks, HE 001 251), the author describes the new unicameral system at the University of New Hampshire and some of the processes the institution went through in achieving the reorganization. The Committee on Government Organization found that most institutions that had recently included students in the governance...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Faculty Evaluation, Governance, Governmental Structure, Higher Education, Student...
The potential relevance of community development in the development of a teacher training program is discussed. The discussion is comprised of: (1) the deliberations of a Community Development consortium; (2) a condensed version of the material abstracted in a literature search; (3) a conceptual mapping of the field, with brief listings of relevant facts; and (4) a final summation. The format of the abstracts is as follows: author, bibliographical data, a descriptive statement as to the nature...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Development, Educational Programs, Teacher Education, Urban Areas, Adams,...
The sixth volume of a compilation of all documents relating to English teaching which have been processed into the ERIC system is presented. This volume brings the index through June 1971. (CK)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, English Curriculum, English Education, English Instruction, English...
"Humanizing our schools--preparation for development of integrated environments for learning" was the theme of this workshop conference for more than 250 Minneapolis Public School administrators. The goals of the conference were open communications on the topic of desegregation, discussions relevant to this topic, active involvement of participants, and the acquisition of useful knowledge about steps to be taken toward integration. The conference was evaluated by use of a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrator Attitudes, Conference Reports, Participant Characteristics, Program...
A study was conducted to test the effectiveness of center vs. noncenter student teacher training. Effectiveness was defined as the degree to which student teachers accomplished goals in one term of student teaching. Comparisons were made using four self-report inventories administered to student teachers and cooperating teachers at the beginning and end of a practice teaching term. The preterm inventory asked the student teacher and the cooperating teacher to rate what each expected the student...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Teaching, Teacher Centers, Teacher Education, Teaching Experience, Burns, W....
The major goals of the Responsive Environment Program for Spanish American Children (REPSAC) are early intervention to prevent placement of Spanish American children in special education classes, provision of media and learning activities which enhance and develop a favorable self-concept and attitude toward his own and other cultural groups, and formulation of activities that increase parental interest and involvement in the program and in their child's education. During 1972-73, 30 three-,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Spanish Speaking, Tables (Data), Askins, Billy E., And Others
GRADES OR AGES: Grade 8. SUBJECT MATTER: Geography and Anthropology. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The introductory material includes descriptions of geography and anthropology as disciplines, the basic course objectives, techniques for evaluating objectives and a student self-evaluation form. The guide covers six units: 1) "What Kind of Questions Do Geographers Ask?" 2) "The Growth of Cities"; 3) "In What Ways Does Man's Physical Environment Affect His...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Anthropology, Curriculum Guides, Geography, Grade 8, Social Studies, Hanson, James,...
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In this bulletin are an article, "Restriction of Range: Questions and Answers" BY Alan S. Kaufman and book reviews. Answers to the following questions are given in the article: What exactly is meant by "restriction of range"?; What effect does it have?; Why are correlation coefficients lower for restricted than for widespread groups?; How important in a practical sense is the fact that a test's validity coefficients may be lower for groups with wide variation on the test?;...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bulletins, Correlation, Literature Reviews, Predictive Validity, Scoring, Statistics,...
AURAL-ORAL METHODS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE WERE COMPARED AND CONTRASTED. JAPANESE LANGUAGE LESSONS WERE PRESENTED ENTIRELY BY TAPE, WITHOUT THE CORRECTION OF A MONITOR, TO TWO GROUPS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS. ONE GROUP USED A TEXT OF TRANSLATIONS THE OTHER DID NOT. EACH OF THESE GROUPS WAS FURTHER DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS AND EACH SECTION RECEIVED A DIFFERENTLY ORDERED PRESENTATION OF THE SAME MATERIAL. WHEN THE RESULTS OF THE TWO GROUPS WERE COMPARED, NONE OF THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Students, Language Instruction, Language Skills, Learning Processes,...
THE 1ST YEAR OF A 5- TO 6-YEAR PROJECT TO REPLICATE A BOSTON STUDY OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN PUERTO RICO WAS REPORTED. THIS FINAL REPORT COVERS ONLY THE PILOT PHASE OF THE PROJECT. THE PROBLEM ON WHICH THE RESEARCH IS FOCUSED IS TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THE FINDINGS OF "UNRAVELING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY," AS THE STARTING POINT FOR THE PUERTO RICAN INVESTIGATION, WOULD TURN OUT TO BE ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR FOR THE SAN JUAN AND THE ORIGINAL BOSTON STUDIES. THE AIM IS NOT MERELY TO ANALYZE THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Crime, Delinquency, Identification, Pilot Projects, Statistical Data, GLUECK,...
Recently, academic and vocational educators, as well as most of those charged with custody, have begun to help rehabilitate prison inmates through such preparation as the development of trade skills, high school completion, and literacy training. There exist correctional institutions which provide excellent programs in many skills needed by the "free world" such as auto mechanics, electronics and carpentry. This bibliography is an attempt to simplify the job of those who seek to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional...
This study was to evolve a new model for inservice training of teachers and administrators in rural and urban areas of California. Initially, 1,600 individuals were surveyed regarding their inservice activities. The data were then evaluated using "Filep's intersect theory of assessment" which employs an analysis of consensus as well as disagreement overlap. The model that emerged was constructed utilizing both the survey data and the assistance of a task force representing the 13...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Inservice Education, Models, Program Design, Program Development, Teacher Education,...
PROVIDED IN THIS REPORT ARE COMPLETE TEXTS OF THE PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE THIRD RESEARCH PLANNING CONFERENCE OF "PROJECT LITERACY." THE CENTRAL THEME OF EACH PAPER IS BASIC RESEARCH AND/OR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS OF EDUCATION RELEVANT TO THE ACQUISITION OF READING SKILLS. TITLES OF THE 10 PAPERS PRESENTED ARE (1) "THE CHILD'S ACQUISITION OF GRAMMAR," (2) "THE READING READINESS NURSERY SCHOOL," (3) "SOME OBSERVATIONS OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Literacy, Reading, LEVIN, HARRY, AND...