Technical reports of individual Title I project evaluations conducted during the 1974-75 school year are contained in this annual volume. It presents information about each project's rationale, expected outcomes, mode of operation, previous evaluative findings, current implementation, and attainment of its objectives. Projects included are:…

The Navajo Health Authority (NHA) was created by the Navajo Tribal Council to guide and assist the Navajo people to improve their health and well-being. Its goals are to: (1) develop health manpower training programs appropriate to support the development of the American Indian Medical School and to meet the needs of the American Indians in…

These Proceedings include 26 addresses and papers on culture and civilization in German-speaking countries. Papers on politics and culture in Switzerland, East and West Germany, and Austria begin the book. These papers were written by Gerhard Weiss, Franz Lehner, Eduard Adler, Sonja Elm and Karl Borchard. Three sections on teaching culture and…

This project report describes the Utah Natural Resources and Land Use Information System, designed and implemented to establish a systematic process for the collection, organization and subsequent availability of land use planning sources and pertinent materials for use by citizens, planners and elected officials. It presents the general system…

This is a report on the second year of an experimental study of a cognitive curriculum developed for the I.V.Y. (Involving the Very Young) Programs and a description of the evaluation of the day care staff training program of the Baltimore City Public Schools. The social factors which influence intellectual style, and the different systems of…

Separate papers address the following topics in the proceedings of this Regional Civil Rights Conference: impacting equal opportunity in public employment; strengthening state and local agencies, and improving relationships among those agencies and between them, the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights, and other federal agencies; strengthening the…

The development and implementation in a psychology department of a set of student rating-of-instruction items was discussed. The results of item descriptive statistics, correlational, and principal component analysis supported the construct validity of the items. (Author)

This article summarizes the content of the discussions at the 1977 M.L.T.A.V. Congress. The main issues were the relationship between language and culture, the aims and objectives of language teaching, problems of motivation and individualization, school language policies, examinations, and teacher training. (CFM)

The complete report of Committee Z of the American Association of University Professors on the economic status of college faculty is presented. The average salary level of college and university professors rose by 6.6 percent. (MLW)

National reports on higher education are seen as a form of democratic propaganda whose aim is participation. Their progress is described through content analysis of media responses. "Aesthetic judgment" is seen as the key to participation in reform by college faculty and administrators. (Author/MLW)

The higher education reports fail to put education in a social context and ignore the main finding of 50 years of research--that the problems of education are caused by the outer society and cannot be solved until changes are made in basic economic and political institutions. (Author/MLW)

Explores theoretical reasons for consistent relationship between successful self-paced teaching methods and adequate opportunities for student/instructor interaction and the incorporation of group activities within individualized training. Practical ways in which critical instructor and group process roles can be integrated within an…

This review of the educational research literature considers issues and problems relating to use of microcomputers with word processing software to help reluctant basic writers revise and edit their writing. Studies cited expound the advantages and disadvantages of using microcomputers and word processing at all educational levels. (MBR)

Summarizes findings of a collection of research studies at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland) aiding fundamental understanding of knowledge representation and its applications. Issues arising when a knowledge representation system is incorporated into an authoring language are discussed, including the problems of exteriorization, metacognition,…

Analyzes a research model entitled "The Professional Communications Network" and shows a step-by-step approach to implementing this model in writing courses that require technical research. Shows logical development of an average technical research paper and ends with an evaluation of the network by students. (EL)