The Choctaw Adult Education Project is described in this annual report by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The report presents the following: (1) Summary of Class Sites and Staffing; (2) Curriculum (basic literacy, health education, menu planning, budgeting, income tax preparation, food stamp program, nutrition, and the Tribal…

Discusses the changing function of the modern zoo from its merely recreational role to its newly emerging role as preserver of species, educator, and center for research. Describes the San Diego Zoo as the model for the modern zoo and provides tips for planning field trips to a zoo. (JM)

The section on personnel preparation contains two articles--"Teachers-in-Training Conduct Field Trips for Special Class Students" by S. Squires and "A State-Wide, Inservice Project for Special Needs Personnel" by G. Markel and others. (SB)

Describes a three-week summer program in environmental education and field botany for inservice and prospective teachers at the University of North Carolina. Stressing that the aesthetic viewpoint is one often overlooked by educators and scientists, this article reasons that self-awareness is a positive outcome of this approach. (CS)

Describes a San Francisco, California, science museum whose design is based on the exploration of perception. The museum is arranged in sections on patterns, light color, eye logic, third dimension, sound, hearing, electricity, and the tactile gallery. Programs include teacher training, student learning experience, field trips and study projects,…

The three undergraduate schools of Columbia University work together to plan and finance free excursions with students, hosted by faculty and administrators, in and around New York City. An evaluation indicates that, although the program does not generate substantial student-faculty interaction, it is well received by students and faculty, for…

Describes some of the informal marine education programs offered by Sea Grant through workshops, field trips and aquarium programs, satellite telecast, and Internet Web pages. (PVD)

Fostering undergraduate research has increasingly become a focus of four-year institutions. Thus, given the maturity and capabilities of a substantial number of community college students, Virginia Community College System (VCCS) faculty can help students prepare for the baccalaureate by providing them with opportunities for actual research. With…

The TeleMedia Production facility at Golden West College (California) was created to provide non-broadcast video instructional programming. Because of cost considerations, the college chose to use a portable video system. The portable system requires only a small crew, can go on location almost anywhere, and includes an editing capability. Three…

Focused on early childhood development, this "UNICEF Intercom" asserts that developmental programs should aim to give children a fair chance at growth beyond survival. First presented are moral, scientific, social equity, economic, population, and programatic arguments for looking beyond the fundamental objective of saving young lives.…

The Midwest Center for Off-Campus Studies offers students the opportunity to learn in a holistic manner by inserting them into a new community, either domestic or foreign, so that they can not only see the physical characteristics of the site, but can experience learning. Although the Center is at present an association of five Illinois two-year…

The report describes the Roosevelt High School (Portland, Oregon) demonstration project designed to integrate health career education into an existing State-required health education program. The report's first section briefly presents background project information. Section 2 assesses the project's accomplishments with respect to staff…

Operation TACT (Toward an Allied Health Career Today), conducted in Hartford, Connecticut, was a cooperatively planned program integrating allied health education into the secondary level curriculum and offering educational opportunities to minority and disadvantaged students. The evaluation report opens with a historical summary of the project, a…

QUEST/Inner City Catholic Youth Organization has developed the Career Guidance Field Experience (CGFE) program, designed to serve Black and Latin inner-city youth. Emphasis is on personal development, self-awareness, understanding of external systems, and the exploration of realistic career choices. The program is described. (KC)

Profiles the director of a school-age day-care program that features a "leaders' group," composed of older children, who are given considerable responsibility in making decisions about program activities, curriculum, and field trips. Describes some of the student-initiated activities undertaken in the past, such as a summer camp, a…