Voluntarily initiated student verbal behaviors originating during classroom communication related to values awareness are identified, defined, and illustrated by examples. These behaviors are: (1) focus setting; (2) reporting course of action; (3) reporting value judgment; (4) reporting value; (5) reporting prediction; (6) reporting data; and (7)…

This report is intended for use by the Alaska Department of Education and other interested individuals in defining "basic need" as it relates to Alaska's Public School Foundation Program. The report is not intended to define basic need, but rather to present possible ways to define the term. It is based on ideas and suggestions from a…

The purposes of this handbook are to provide a comprehensive guide to standard terminology relating to property (sites, buildings, and equipment) used in education, a list of suggested data items useful in describing property, general data items useful in describing property, and general guidelines that can assist the reader in understanding and…

This annotated bibliography provides a framework within which questions and answers about the school desegregation process can be formulated and addressed. A glossary of terms dealing with school integration are included. Among these are the following: ability grouping, annexation, bilingual education, clustering, consolidation, de facto and de…

A study involving 1,337 students in Arizona was conducted to compare the classification of learning disabilities across several school districts, utilizing the then-proposed Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (BEH) formula. Three types of problems were apparent: the basic concept of learning disability varied across districts; the areas of…

This report discusses and analyzes federal policies and practices with regard to citizen participation and neighborhood representation in community-based federal programs. Material for the study was gathered through personal interviews with federal management personnel in the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Department of Labor, the Department…

Seeks to formulate a definition of imperativity based on extralinguistic rather than formal notions. (TL)

Discussed science education and how it must develop if it is to meet the needs of the individual and of society. (RK)

Stimulated by discussions concerning Women's Studies at Converse College, the author discusses distinctions between vocational training programs and career-oriented college education, suggesting that the former be played down, the latter stressed. (JT)

This article discusses various approaches to vocabulary selection for second language teaching. The criteria of availability, familiarity, coverage, and meaning are suggested as important in vocabulary selection. (AM)

To project national estimates of the incidence and severity of child abuse and neglect in the United States, data were collected on suspected incidents occuring in a sample of 26 counties located in 10 states. The sample included urban, suburban, and rural counties scattered across the nation. In each county, data were collected from the local…

The report analyzes the impact of the change from a categorical definition of developmental disabilities to one which emphasizes functional limitations and the accompanying need for services as mandated by the 1978 Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (P.L. 95-602, Section 502). Part I is an introduction with sections on…

This paper examines oral history as one of the main types of evidence available to people who are investigating educational concerns from an historical perspective. The first part of the paper describes existing oral history collections many of which deal with subjects related to education. For example, a history professor at Columbia University…