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Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Curriculum Development. – 1975
Guidelines are provided for developing a high school course on the fundamentals of the free enterprise system. The course goal is to promote an economically literate citizenry with a positive attitude toward its economic responsibilities. A one-semester course is described in detail, with special comments about the roles of school administrator…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Capitalism, Cognitive Objectives, Consumer Education
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Ostrander, R. H. – College and University, 1971
A compact of universities could stimulate a coordinated effort by all higher education institutions to make a reexamination and reestablishment of our nation's goals to provide world leadership. (IR)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Democratic Values, Governance, Higher Education
Lawson, Tom E. – 1974
A compilation of validated and non-validated instruments and evaluation strategies is presented. These are designed to elicit data regarding: 1) the sources of information utilized concerning the evaluation of instructional materials; and 2) categories or classifications of different types of evaluation activities employed in assessing the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Gotwald, Karen L. – 1976
The fifteen lesson plans compiled in this document were developed for elementary teachers to help them assist students to prepare for their own aging and increase awareness of decision-making affecting that aging. Each of these plans includes a name (i.e., title), purpose, behavioral objectives, a list of materials (including some pages for…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavioral Objectives, Community Involvement, Decision Making
Tadlock Associates, Los Altos, CA. – 1972
This study is the first statewide effort in California to evaluate the effectiveness of Vital Information for Education and Work (VIEW), which are occupational awareness materials available at 10 designated VIEW centers in the state. To determine factors affecting the utilization of VIEW, to better use VIEW as a guidance tool, and to develop a…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Otero, George G., Jr.; Moeller, Carol – 1977
The guide is designed as an activity supplement for social studies teachers interested in helping students in grades 6-12 improve their ability to critically read social studies materials with a global focus. In addition, teachers are provided with basic tools to use in assessing the readability of social studies materials. The activities are…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading
Lewis, James P.; Dittenhafer, Clarence A. – 1973
The study evaluated five career resource centers (CRC) in Pennsylvania. The centers were located in two area vocational-technical schools and three senior high schools. The results showed the CRC's to be successful in organizing and maintaining all the necessary hardware and software; however, keeping career software materials up to date and…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Opportunities, Evaluation
King, Edith – 1977
The document presents background information and activities for use by elementary school classroom teachers as they develop and implement programs on multiethnic education. Multiethnic education is interpreted as the inclusion in the curriculum of study about the heritage and contributions of the culture and ethnic groups that comprise American…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education
Hammond, D. Rosalind, Ed; Garcia, Jesus, Ed. – 1985
Resources to help K-12 social studies teachers lessen the problem of prejudice in the classroom are provided in this teaching guide. A rationale for prejudice reduction is presented. An overview of prejudice research is then provided. Most of this research indicates that prejudice is quite prevalent in society but that under certain conditions it…
Descriptors: Activism, Age Discrimination, American Indians, Attitude Change
Williams, Robert L. – 1977
The report offers practical suggestions, organizational strategies, and educational concepts to classroom teachers and curriculum developers for designing and implementing polycultural programs. Polycultural education is defined as experiences provided by the school which enable students to appreciate their own and other people's ethnocultural…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
Greenville County School District, Greenville, SC. – 1977
The first year of a demonstration experience-based career education (EBCE) project implemented to provide realistic career information to J.L. Mann High School (South Carolina) students was evaluated. The project was intended to provide the EBCE students with community-based career experiences structured to reinforce academic instruction, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Career Development, Career Education
McBain, Susan L.; McKay, Joyce – 1978
This description of career education activities in Pima County, Arizona, was prepared as part of a study conducted to identify evaluated, exemplary career education activities which represent the best of the current career education programs and practices referred to in Public Law 93-380. (See CE 018 212 for the final report of this study.) This…
Descriptors: American Indians, Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Development