In the field of teaching, one of the interesting subjects is the research of the fact which didactic methods are good for learning the current curriculum for the students who show a wide range of age, interest, chosen courses, previous studies and motivation. This article introduces the facilities that support the learning process: the…

This paper argues that the implications of the concept of situated learning are important when developing a curriculum for initial teacher education (ITE). It describes and analyses the use of a model of ITE designed to stimulate discussions promoting the development of professional craft knowledge situated mainly in schools and to connect these…

The Algebra Project DR K-12, funded by the National Science Foundation as a Research and Development Project, addressed the challenge of offering significant STEM content for students to ensure public literacy and workforce readiness. The project's primary purpose was to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a model for establishing four-year…

In response to criticisms of the guidance profession, the American School Counselor Association sponsored a project to identify exemplary guidance programs throughout the United States. The project yielded a set of standards and distinguished the characteristics and functions of effective counselors. (Author/WD)

A curriculum was developed to help young tribal women develop their potential and abilities, and plan realistically for their years as members of the world of work. A model was developed which demonstrated that the curriculum can be used in tribal communities. An advisory committee of tribal women planned the program and reviewed the curriculum.…

Presented is the final report of a 2-year project to develop an examplary model classroom program and curriculum for the secondary learning disabled student. Section I consists of completed forms entitled Project Completion Report, Termination Report, and Equipment Inventory. Outlined in Section II is information on the following project…

The main focus of the Minneapolis component third year's activities (1976-77) was to expand the inservice programs to teachers and counselors district-wide. (The district includes twenty-four secondary schools, fifty-five elementary schools, and a number of alternative locations.) A career education conference in August and a television program in…

The Samoan Demonstration Program had the objectives of: (1) reaching disadvantaged Samoan immigrants to Hawaii to help them compete for vocational and apprenticeship programs; (2) integrating the program's services with other resources to reach the total family unit; (3) instituting peer instruction as a curriculum innovation; (4) teaching basic…

Conducted to determine priority areas for program improvement activities in Alabama's vocational education system, the specific objectives of this study were to develop a list of areas that are in need of vocational education research and that should be addressed through exemplary programs; develop a list of needs for curriculum development…

A 2-year demonstration project funded by the Carnegie Corporation investigated combined effects of interventions involving teachers, students, and parents in a small northeastern district with an increasingly diverse population. Teachers examined racial identities and attitudes toward other groups, and designed effective antiracist curricula…

As part of research on 48 programs funded through the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) of 1977, this study addresses two issues behind the creation of viable work experience programs: design and implementation. The purpose of the study is to help those responsible for organizing youth employment programs to identify points…

The report presents the results of a study conducted by the Memphis City Schools/Hearing Impaired Program (MCS/HIP) to determine the characteristics and needs of graduates, to investigate, describe and evaluate existing prevocational material, to visit sites currently serving hearing impaired students in an exemplary manner on the secondary level…

The 1975 evaluation report for the Career Education Instructional System's exemplary project at Newark School District, Delaware, describes the evaluator's activities in accomplishing four tasks. In the first task, each of the 155 curriculum units developed by the project was classified according to instructional goals by school, grade level, and…

This summary report presents information regarding the 899 research, innovative and exemplary, and curriculum development projects conducted under the Education Amendments of 1976 during fiscal year 1981. Following an introduction, the methodology used to compile the data is described. The findings section presents the data in six tables: (1)…

One aspect of the State/Federally funded project VO-ED COMP (Vocational Education Curriculum Operation-Management Plan carried out in Alabama during 1978) was the determination of priorities for curricular development and management functions in Alabama's vocational technical education programs. A needs assessment study was made at the 1978…