Based on the belief that affective education cannot be left to an informal process of "warm fuzzies," the system described here is a structured instructional program with specific affective objectives and a scale for monitoring achievement. (Author/JM)

Describes educational practices in the Cameroon related to moral and civic education with an international orientation. Learning activities involve students in research on the United Nations and UNESCO, celebration of international festivals, and collecting folk tales from senior citizens. (Author/DB)

A preschool program, concerned with the affective component of the educational process for infants and toddlers, has adopted specific educational objectives as well as guides for interactions. Examples of preschool situations illustrate implementation of program. (CS)

"Project Assist," conducted in two elementary schools and one junior high school, tested the hypothesis that students in schools with trained instructional reading aides will read better than students in schools with either untrained aides or no aides. This report presents data on the project gathered during the 1974-1975 school year.…

Provides some facts about humanistic education programs and suggests parents and critics be aware of them. Discusses benefits including preventing drug abuse and improving academic achievement. Cites several studies which show benefits to both students and school personnel. (JAC)

Man answers a natural call for adventure in many ways including escape into fantasy, vertigo seeking, kinetic euphoria, and by exercising the pioneer spirit. Adventure education can help equip people to satisfy their need for adventure in meaningful, enriching ways. A reaction to unsatisfactory educational milieus, adventure education has emerged…

Learning factors that are improved by K-12 arts programs include perception, awareness, concentration, uniqueness of thought style, expression, inventiveness and problem solving, confidence and self worth, and motivation. The arts have been taught as an addition to the basic curriculum, not as part of the basic curriculum. This will continue…

The paper focuses on development and implementation of the curriculum phase of an urban environmental studies program entitled Project Environmental Action Community Education (P.E.A.C.E.) The curriculum model developed for P.E.A.C.E. was based on the premises that it should be created by relevant consumer groups as well as educators,…

The report details a project at the University of Iowa to introduce significant cultural materials into French and German second language courses through multimedia instruction. Project accomplishments include: development of cultural fluency objectives for intermediate-level language programs; development of multimedia interactions for teaching…

The book explores objectives, needs, and practices in the area of global education in elementary and secondary schools. Major purposes of the volume are to present a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of existing programs, characterize components of an ideal global education program, and provide advice to educators as they develop and implement…

This document contains papers and proceedings from a colloquium in May, 1978, on citizen education objectives. The first paper, by Judith V. Torney, stresses the need to relate global concepts to citizenship and to objectives for citizen education. Torney also suggests that a citizenship education program should consider average ages at which…

Focusing on skills and attitudes necessary for responsible action, the handbook describes responsibility education programs for students and suggests resources for promoting program development. Responsibility education is defined as a process which gives students enriched school-directed citizenship experiences. Responsibility education…

Developmental education can help college-level curriculum planners identify competency objectives in social sciences, humanities, and the natural sciences. Developmental education is interpreted as learning that helps an individual develop the abilities necessary for pursuing personal and social goals. Abilities, differing at each stage of human…