Project Success Environment was funded under Title III of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act to help alleviate the behavioral and academic problems of economically disadvantaged inner city students by providing them with the opportunity to experience, on an individual basis, success in school. The program that was developed during the…

The Afro-American Curriculum Office and Resource Center, funded under Title III of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, had the general purpose of upgrading the instructional level and the material resources concerning the black American's contributions to this country's past and present life. Although the project was directly administered…

This study attempted to describe current trends in the teaching of English to college freshmen and to use that description to formulate a series of suggestions for improvement. Findings from 160 responses to a questionnaire sent to college and university English departments indicated that a wide degree of variation existed between freshman English…

The first phase of this Special Vocational Teacher Education Project studied methods of updating the vocational and applied arts education program at Wayne State University. This included the classification of goals for divisional offerings, assistance in establishing divisional policies, and the development of a model for an undergraduate…

Career Education has recently emerged as a dominant theme in American Education, with its main thrust to prepare all students for a successful life of work by increasing vocational options and enhancing skill development. This report is one of a series developed to assist educators and administrators charged with the task of coordinating these…

The Edison Project is an ESEA Title VIII dropout prevention program for 250 tenth grade students who were identified as potential dropouts on the basis of previous attendance, grades, and grade level retention. Some of the problems that affect student attendance have been found to be gangs, money, race, and relevance of education. The project was…

The multiple activities funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act had two purposes. First, they supplemented the instructional program for educationally disadvantaged children by developing a curriculum and techniques which would raise their achievement level commensurate with their ability. Second, they supported this…

Efforts of the State of Idaho in meeting the educational needs of children of migrant workers are described in this evaluation report. Educational activities implemented under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (as amended in 1966 by Public Law 89-750) are discussed; these include 27 local projects that served a total of 5,758…

The Human Relations Unit, in cooperation with the Bureau of Radio and Television, WNYE-TV, televised a teacher training workshop series. The overall aim of the course was to bring to the attention of the teacher the rich and relatively untouched resources to be found in the literature of minority groups of the United States. The course was…

Evaluation of this ESEA Title III project was based on four procedures: parent evaluation, student evaluation, teacher evaluation, and evaluation of a report by the visiting committee from the state department of public instruction. Two elementary schools in Surry County, North Carolina, have been operating under the Title III Grant since its…

Using a previously validated competency pattern for the teacher coordinator, this research designs a distributive teacher education curriculum to serve as a model that can be modified for individual programs. The design includes a philosophy of distributive teacher education, curriculum planning, and a curriculum design. Also included are: (1) a…

Project Stay is a demonstration project of the St. Louis Public Schools, funded under Title VIII of Public Law 90-247, with several programs concentrating on reducing the number of dropouts. The project has the purpose of identifying students who are potential dropouts, determining their individual needs, and developing programs to meet those…

This evaluation report investigates the effectiveness of the Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) program during the academic year, 1973-74. USMES is a curricular program designed to develop the problem solving abilities of students attending grades one through eight. The goal of the program is the development of 32…

This presentation, through examples and practical suggestions, shows how systematic design can make instructional telecommunications more effective and efficient. There are several approaches to the design of systematic instruction; one example is the system used by Kentucky Educational Television in an instructional series preparing adults for…

Focuses on the following issues in music education: recognition of successful career music teachers by professional associations; increased enrollments; improved evaluation of music education programs; educating the public about the music programs; inclusion of music education in basic curriculum; mobilizing parents to support the entire music…