In 1974, the Ethnic Heritage Studies Branch of the Office of Education granted awards to 42 institutions throughout the United States. A questionnaire was developed and completed by all projects to detail the component activity and goals of each individual project. This report summarizes those questionnaires, providing ready reference to the…

This publication contains two separate reports. Part I, the report of the Anthropology Curriculum Study Project (ACSP), is an accounting of the time, money, and human endeavor involved in curriculum development efforts toward a course in anthropology for the high school curriculum. The document includes four reports of ACSP staff members and nine…

Objectives of this program were (1) to develop aural sensitivity, (2) to discover basic concepts of musical elements and structure, (3) to acquire simple musical skills, and (4) to develop positive attitudes toward music and self. Participants were 689 students from all socioeconomic levels, ranging from 2 to 13 years in age. Following a workshop…

Describes the West German Curriculum Research Project for the Spatial Sciences, its chronology, organization, content, evaluation, and dissemination. Also discusses influences and implications of the project. For journal availability, see SO 507 291. (Author/CK)

This report summarizes the activities and accomplishments of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title III Project No. 2635 for the school year 1968-69. While the basic project goals continue to be to develop common measurement procedures and a complementary program of inservice education that interrelates the process of instruction…

This final administrative report describing seven language-related programs in the Foreign Language Innovative Curricula Studies (FLICS) project includes program description and objectives, evaluation reports, testing materials, and program costs. A Bilingual Curriculum Development Program was to develop materials in the teaching of standard…

Described in this document is a three year project to determine the feasability and effectiveness of philosophy as a high school subject. Experimental problems are: 1) can philosophy be taught as a regular subject; 2) if so, how; 3) what are the problems; and 4) what objectives, methods, materials, and evaluation processes are valid and useful for…

Documenting the processes and procedures, this report reviews phases of development, testing, and revision of 100 modules in a set of performance-based teacher education (PBTE) curricular materials. The first of two chapters discusses the need to develop a professional development program for vocational education teachers. A two-phase process is…