Large classes on sustainable development present certain challenges. Often high student to instructor ratios encourage passive learning pedagogies. However, because sustainability education seeks to increase awareness and help students shift to more sustainable behaviors, more active learning is often prescribed by pedagogical experts. This study…

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE HISTORICAL EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN FIVE MAJOR CITIES CONDUCTED SURVEYS TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY INSTRUCTION. IT WAS FELT THAT THE LACK OF IDENTIFICATION WITH THE AMERICAN PAST AND THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ISOLATION OF MANY URBAN, DISADVANTAGED MINORITY GROUP CHILDREN…

THE METHODOLOGY USED IN DEVELOPING EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM MATERIALS (ED 010 626) FOR AN INNOVATIVE GUIDANCE PROGRAM IN CAREER PLANNING WAS PRESENTED. RESEARCH DATA, GATHERED DURING A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF STUDENT ATTITUDES AND INTERESTS RELEVANT TO CAREER PLANNING, WERE USED FOR THE CURRICULUM CONTENT. THE CONTENT FORMAT WAS ORGANIZED TO…

EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS THAT WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE PRESENTED IN THIS APPENDIX TO ED 010 625. THESE MATERIALS WERE PLANNED TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO THOROUGHLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY EXPLORE THEIR OWN SELF-PERCEPTIONS, ATTITUDES, PERSONAL VALUES, ACHIEVEMENT, ABILITIES, AND DIVERSE CAREER…

THE DESIGN OF A SURVEILLANCE AND DETECTION SYSTEM WAS PRESENTED FOR APPLICATION TO THE CONTINUOUS PROGRESS SCHOOL, DEVELOPED BY DR. EDWIN READ OF BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYSTEM, PART OF AN INFORMATION PROCESSING CENTER, WAS (1) TO MONITOR AND SURVEY THE STUDY ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS, (2) TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF REAL AND…

An elementary school in a poor neighborhood in San Francisco has confronted the problem of at-risk students through the turnaround strategy of accelerated education. The Daniel Webster School and schools in Redwood City have used cooperative learning, parent and community involvement, and increased student expectations to challenge traditional…

This paper reports an attempt at re-education for mono-cultural teachers conducted in the Palo Alto-San Jose area of Northern California in 1968-69. The program ultimately involved three elementary school districts and provided cultural awareness education for more than 90 teachers. In addition there were a number of administrators, special…

This speech provides an outline of the planning procedure and framework for the curriculum used in the bilingual education program, Project Frontier, at Chula Vista, California. It explains the goals of the project which is gradually being expanded to all grade levels, and it describes how the goals are interwoven into a framework made up of units…

THE APPLICATION OF SYSTEM ANALYSIS TO EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRESS PLAN HIGH SCHOOL WAS DESCRIBED. THIS SCHOOL SCHOOL PLAN INVOLVED A RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM THE TRADITIONAL CURRICULUM AND AN EXTENSIVE USE OF NEW MEDIA. ALTHOUGH NO FULLY IMPLEMENTED CONTINUOUS PROGRESS SCHOOL EXISTED AT THE TIME OF OF THIS REPORT, THE BRIGHAM YOUNG…

THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS CENTER (IMC) OF THE CONTINUOUS PROGRESS SCHOOL WAS DESCRIBED. THE CONTINUOUS PROGRESS SCHOOL PLAN WAS DEVISED BY DR. EDWIN READ AND WAS BEING DEVELOPED AT THE LABORATORY SCHOOL OF BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY. THIS REPORT DESCRIBED HOW AN IMC MIGHT OPERATE RATHER THAN HOW ONE IS OPERATING OR IS PLANNED TO OPERATE. AS…