Presented is a report of a conference designed to explore ways of enhancing humanities education throughout Wisconsin. Five discussion groups explored humanities issues in relation to the following: the school curriculum; basic college education; careers; life-long learning; and economic development and the quality of life. The deliberations and…

This report is a model to assist the planning, managing, and evaluation of all phases of projects funded under the ESEA Title III Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) program. Section 1 outlines a formula for successful proposal development. In addition to spelling out variables to be considered in forming a task force, assessing…

In the proposed integrative competence-based counselor education model, the four major areas of counselor training are defined as theory education, skills training, experiential activity, and practicum experience. Each area has specific objectives, possible courses, appropriate methodologies, and directions for evaluation which are discussed.…

This paper describes a new Head Start demonstration project which will focus on the acquisition of basic educational skills at the preschool level (e.g. positive attitudes toward learning, attention control, language skills) and at the elementary school level (e.g. basic academic skills, attention, memory). The first phase of the project,…

This proposal for a model curriculum based on conceptions of performance criteria (behavioral objectives) consists of nine sections: (1) the rationale for a new professionalism in education; (2) the general structure, function, and assumptions of the proposed program; (3) performance criteria as a planning principle for developing teaching skill…