In order to encourage the professional instructional staff to develop innovative teaching strategies and techniques, the Los Angeles Community College District established an Instructional Development Grant Program (IDG) in 1973. This evaluation is based upon a variety of data sources: campus visits, surveys, telephone interviews, and data…

Because of an increasing interest in sociology at the high school level, this publication was developed as an aid to teachers, department heads, and supervisors to incorporate sociology into the secondary curriculum. The introduction defines sociology as not merely a study of society but specifically as the observation of social relationships, a…

Three ways to develop curriculum materials dealing with controversial political issues are described. Currently the two most popular approaches are the general theoretical discussion of important concepts and case studies. Whereas the theoretical approach may be too abstract and the case study approach too brief, a third approach combines the…

This paper discusses ways in which the programmed materials in foreign languages developed by the Behavioral Research Laboratories of Palo Alto, California, can be used. Programmed instruction is recommended here as offering guaranteed comprehensibility, tested efficiency, built-in self-correction, and automatic encouragement. Programmed materials…

The major purpose of this study was to design and evaluate a programed instructional unit for a first year college chemistry course. The topic of the unit was the categorization and solution of acid-base equilibria problems. The experimental programed instruction text was used by 41 students and the fifth edition of Schaum's Theory and Problems of…

The advent of microprocessor technology requires that the teaching of computer basics become a part of undergraduate digital electronics courses. This paper describes a laboratory-oriented approach to basic instruction requiring less than 10 hours student study time. The technique utilizes a programmed text and a small 4-bit computer,…

Reconstructionism is an extension and elaboration of the progressivist philosophy of education developed by John Dewey and his intellectual associates. Thomas Brameld also views reconstructionism as the beginning of a new philosphy of education, and this dissertation develops an approach to teaching literature that functions with Brameld's views.…

The Medical Library Association's (MLA) guide for developing continuing education courses for librarians contains three main parts: a checklist, the text, and appendixes. The checklist provides questions to be considered in determining the scope of the course, designing learning activities, choosing methods and techniques, evaluating instruction,…

The possible relevance linguistics could have for curriculum development in native language teaching is explored. The discussion focuses on three question: (1) Does the study of linguistic theory in school contribute to the development of the students' language competence? (2) Is the study of language a subject worth teaching? (3) Can linguistic…

The visual media, particularly film, has challenged today's educators by competing for students' time and interests and by providing a relevancy that books designed for school use do not have. Using film study to combat the supposed immorality of theatrical films and employing instructional film to transmit information has provided a negative…

The growing complexity of urban industrial society necessitates adequate planning techniques to insure future livability, but traditional methods of training planners have emphasized technology and ignored the human element. To remedy this deficiency, training programs should be expanded to include the social and political aspects of planning.…

Six bulletins which were developed for teachers as a part of a research and curriculum development project to improve the teaching of migratory pupils are presented in this document. Conclusions about the education of migrant students, characteristics of the disadvantaged child, improving the migratory child's self-image, helping the migratory…

The bibliography of 27 abstracts with their descriptive terms presents documents concerning program descriptions, teaching techniques, and curriculum information for the emotionally disturbed and socially maladjusted. No research reports are included. Author and subject indexes and information for ordering the total document or individual…

Two projects of individualizing spelling instruction utilizing different methodology are reported in this document. The program for students in grades 2-6 was based on the "Brigham Young University Laboratory Guide," and the program for junior high students was developed by the instructor of the program. The project reports present…

Intended for the use of the reading teacher and principal in the local school in setting up the program for the reading teacher in the school, this document presents guidelines for the current functioning of the program, describes the developing role of the reading teacher, and details steps that must be taken on a county level and building level…