THE PURPOSE OF THE SEMINAR WAS TO ASSIST TEACHER EDUCATION STAFFS TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, AND RESPOND TO THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE VOCATIONAL ACT OF 1963 FROM WHICH SPRANG THE CONCEPT OF THE PROJECT PLAN OF INSTRUCTION. PAPERS DEVELOPED BY PRACTITIONERS AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS IN THE FIELD OF MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION ARE PRESENTED--(1) "AN…

The purpose of this program was to help disadvantaged preschool children overcome some of the handicaps which hindered their educational, social and emotional development, to increase the interaction between the home and school, and to make the teacher sensitive to the particular needs of his disadvantaged pupils. The program, which operated in…

The first half of this report is a description of the funding, the concepts, the programs, and the evolution since 1955 of the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education in Austin, Texas. The second half is concerned with the program of the center which, in 1968, was reorganized to focus on two areas within the framework of…

A one-year study evaluated the Human Development Program, or "Magic Circle," a project (conducted in the Tuscaloosa County (Alabama) School District) designed to explore student concerns and ideas in the areas of awareness, mastery, and social interaction and consisting of daily twenty-minute classroom meetings of teacher and pupils in a…

This revision of a previous edition discusses an approach to language teaching called the Silent Way. This method is based on the notion that learning a foreign language is in many respects radically different from learning the mother tongue. It can be learned in the schools by artificial methods and with materials designed for the purpose. The…

This study reports on differences in children's interactional behaviors in traditional and nontraditional classrooms. The Differentiated Child Behavior Observational System which provides for systematic recording of group behavior in ongoing classroom activities, was applied in two days of observation in each of 17 classrooms (grades 1 to 3, ages…

This bibliography presents listings in the following areas: assessment in dance education; attitudinal studies in dance education; dance certification, standards, status; dance curricula; dance education history; dance education and technology; dance education theory; dance teacher behaviors; dance teacher preparation; descriptions of dance…

This study examined the culture of the Hungarian English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom, using ethnographic methods, describing it in terms of teacher and student behavior and contrasting those behaviors with those of American students and teachers. The results are presented in an effort to help American teachers entering such instructional…

Four papers on second language learning are include. "Comparing Native and Nonnative Speakers' Error Correction in Foreign Language Writing" (Catherine A. Jolivet) examines differences between native and nonnative French speaking teachers in their error correction on students' compositions. "ESL Students' Opinions About Instruction in…

Examines the inherent dichotomy between the competing needs of maintaining emotional safety and exploring sensitive issues in social studies classrooms. Argues that an effectively safe classroom can serve as a necessary backdrop for addressing controversial issues even in the earliest of grades. Maintains that most teachers simply ignore these…

Asserts that, from a school administration point of view, empowerment through faculty cooperation and participation in work-related issues is quite different from actual control of the workplace. Discusses issues related to power, control, and authority in education, particularly in arts education. (CFR)

Reports on a study of Muslim children in physical education classes in a British secondary school. Finds areas of cultural conflict, such as physical education uniforms and regulations about showering after class. Calls for better preservice and inservice teacher education in a wider educational and societal context. (CFR)

Reports a case study that examined how one effective middle school teacher of primarily high-risk students created a classroom environment that enhanced learner outcomes. Analysis of data collected through participant observation and interviews indicated that the normative nature of this particular classroom was intimately entwined with academic…

Asserts that educators hold particular views about the nature of learning and its relationship to student assessment. Argues that educational objectives of education for meaning and life-long learning are unlikely to be achieved unless student assessment reflects the same theoretical principles. (CFR)

Asserts that social studies is an integrated field of study that calls for organizing the curriculum in a holistic manner. Maintains that the whole-language movement, which involves thinking about reading and writing as integrated, reciprocal processes, forms a natural partnership with social studies instruction. (CFR)