This is a report of a pilot study conducted by the Department of Romance Languages of the University of Michigan to assess the feasibility of a multiple-track foreign language program for second-year language students. The multiple-track system was used during the winter semester of 1969. Three types of French classes were offered. One type was…

This study is part of a program initiated by the Business Administration Division of El Paso Community College (Texas), in 1973 to evolve a curriculum with supporting instructional techniques which will meet the special needs of evening and part-time students in a student body which is nearly 60 percent Mexican-American. Evening students from this…

The purpose of this book is to review the place of economics education in the curriculum and to investigate the significance of developments in educational theory and practice for the teaching of economics. It consists of a collection of studies on different aspects of economics education, prepared by 24 contributors from British and North…

This document examines contextual variables and how they affect instructional processes and educational outcomes. One contextual variable which has not received enough attention is the curriculum-material package. Curriculum packages represent potential experimental treatments. Possible research questions are whether these materials and…

The material presented in this publication is an outgrowth of an inservice program focusing on multi-ethnicity which was presented for teachers and administrators. The paramount emphasis was two-fold: (1) to provide teachers with an indepth exposure to the methodology utilized in the inquiry process via lectures and demonstration lessons, and (2)…

Arguing that new strategies can improve upon traditional college and university geography teaching, based on a "feeding-in-of-information" model, selected assumptions of the High School Geography Project (HSGP) strategies are presented. The HSGP has utilized new findings in learning theory and studies of the structure of knowledge. (1)…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the operation and effects of Title I ESEA programs operative in selected school districts in Michigan in relation to change in their respective elementary curricula as perceived by elementary school teachers. A total of 87 teachers took part. A questionnaire was developed and administered. In addition,…

The text presents a collection of articles dealing with new research and developments relevant to special education. Discussions include automation, teaching machines, programed instruction, psycholinguistic testing, differential diagnosis, language development and testing, and remediation techniques. Other topics consider measurement of behavior,…

A series of discussions are reported concerning the applicability of Piaget's ideas to special education. They are contrasted and compared with other approaches to educating the exceptional child ranging from behavioral modification to the Montessori classroom. Participants included Joachim F. Wohlwill, Francis P. Connor, Donald S. Baer, Thomas J.…

The objectives of this model program are (1) to develop language competence, (2) to acquire skills necessary in the process of learning, (3) to acquire attitudes and behavioral characteristics related to productive social involvement, and (4) to learn arts and skills associated with social interaction, transmission of information, and scientific…

A program for coping with the needs of functionally illiterate persons that focuses on the rural population of seasonal farm workers is described in this handbook. The program starts with emphasis on satisfying life's basic needs and annihilating the fear of want while exposing participants to new techniques to prepare them for the labor market.…

A review of the innovative and comprehensive educational programs in Alaska, funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, is featured in this document. A brief sketch of the State of Alaska provides a basis of understanding of the rural education problems encountered in this large state. Each program instituted is discussed…

This revised edition of the author's 1958 publication, aimed to "help teachers or language specialists make the transition from linguistic and educational theory to actual teaching practice," includes the following units: (1) Planning for Language Teaching and Learning, (2) Teaching English as a Second Language, (3) General Methods of Teaching,…

This guide for French teachers was prepared with the help of teaching professionals who responded to a questionnaire administered in April 1973. It gives suggestions and information on: (1) curriculum planning, achievement levels, and sample programs; (2) teaching materials; (3) testing; (4) teacher aids such as workshops, professional…

The task of a conference on social science education in the sixth form was to explore the problems and possibilities of establishing an integrated social science course. Conference papers and discussion deal with the nature of the social science disciplines and the meaning of their integration; the principles--knowledge, skills, problems,…