The author of this paper considers the influence of Paulo Freire's pedagogical philosophy on educational practice in three different geographical/political settings. She begins with reflections on her experience as a facilitator at Freire's seminar, held in Grenada in 1980 for teachers and community educators, on the integration of work and study.…

The SCWT (Stroop Color-Word Test) is a quick and frequently used measure for assessing selective attention and cognitive flexibility. This study determines age, sex and education level influence on attention and cognitive flexibility by CSCWT (Computerized Stroop Color-Word Test) among healthy Iranian children and adults. There were 78 healthy…

In an effort to promote cultural literacy in children and young adults, the Racism and Social Justice Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies created the Carter G. Woodson Book Award. The purpose of the Woodson Award, given annually since 1974, is to promote the writing, publishing, and dissemination of sensitive and accurate…

This paper explores how principles of self-determination apply to individuals who are deaf-blind and how it affects families, educational programming, and service delivery. Five underlying principles are identified including: all persons desire self-determination and are capable of achieving it; self-determination is a continuum; and…

Promotes the concept of serious play and discusses its role in learning, from early grades to graduate level. Provides guidelines for integrating serious play across the curriculum and includes sample primary and intermediate grade curriculum charts. (ET)

This article examines the deafness and hearing perspectives concerning people with deafness and English literacy. Because literacy is important for people with deafness, it is suggested that carefully developed bilingual-bicultural programs could facilitate the development of English literacy skills in individuals who are deaf. (Contains…

Presented in written form are nine workshops given at the 1980 Institute on Innovations in Camping and Outdoor Education With Persons Who Are Disabled held at Bradford Woods, Indiana. Topics of presentations include: an overview of efforts in outdoor education for the disabled; a description of the Sunrise Model, a curriculum for outdoor education…

This research project was designed to develop and test empirically a new integrative model of cognition and to determine whether doing so would shed new light on why African American students continue to perform poorly in U.S. schools. The model is based on an integration of anthropology, psychology, and theology, with the understanding that human…

This article describes the types of preference assessment procedures that have been used with individuals with profound multiple disabilities (PMD). It provides a rationale for conducting preference assessment to assist in curriculum development and describes a process for conducting preference assessments and targeting social, affective, and…

Preparatory to developing a curriculum for parents to use in teaching children how to evaluate the reality and applicability of television in their lives, interviews were held with 13-year-olds and 16-year-olds and adult whites, blacks, and Puerto Ricans around Boston to determine the processes they used to make such discrimination. The…

The purposes of this study are to: (1) design an Instrument that assesses children's attitudes toward the elderly (CATE) and the aging process; (2) employ this instrument; and (3) use the information obtained to develop a curriculum guide. The CATE was developed to examine the cognitive, affective, and behavioral components of children's…

Papers were given at a conference sponsored by the National Science Foundation on present and future use of the museum as an educational resource. Science education, media use, museum-community relationships, and museum-school relationships engaged the attention of the speakers. The educational programs of particular museums were reported on by…

This annotated bibliography lists 111 entries of selected educational materials in Pakistan covering the period from January through March 1971. Thirty-one categories include: (1) administration, organization, and financing of education, (2) childhood education, (3) comparative education, (4) curriculum, (5) development of education, (6)…

This annotated bibliography lists 111 entries of selected educational materials in Pakistan covering the period from April through June 1971. Thirty-two categories include: (1) administration, organization, and financing of education, (2) adult education, (3) agricultural education, (4) childhood education, (5) comparative education, (6)…