Ten one-hour videotapes have been developed to aid in a two-year vocational course in nursery school child care. The goals and production of videotapes on three subjects are described: organization and planning schedules, examples of direct and indirect guidance methods, and preparing materials for children's activities in the nursery school. (RH)

This document presents background papers prepared for the eight regional conferences sponsored by the Midwest Regional Council of the American Association for Higher Education. Following an introductory paper concerning new approaches to undergraduate education, each paper examines a new approach. The approaches reviewed include time-shortened…

Papers presented at the Third Annual International Institute on the Community College are provided. In these papers, many facets of accountability are discussed: goal-setting, assumptions about learning, instructional modes, educational management practices, student development, instructional resources, and the systems approach. In addition, panel…

This annual report for fiscal year 1972 describes the major activities and accomplishments of the Mississippi Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational-Technical Education. During the report period special effort was given to assisting local school systems in implementing programs of career education. Other major programs are summarized and…

A national feasibility study of multiple alternatives for the training of adult basic education teachers and administrators is described in this report. This report, the second of 4 documents, presents the current state of the art in adult basic education teacher training. This document contains results of a survey of State Directors of Adult…

The purpose of this program is three-fold: (1) training selected administrative, supervisory, instructional, and support personnel to implement systems of adult basic education in correctional settings; (2) developing and testing a conceptual model of adult basic education in corrections; and (3) designing and implementing management and…

The proceedings of a special study institute on the preschool handicapped child include staff and participant lists, opening and closing remarks, and six papers. Topics discussed in the papers include teacher clues for identifying learning disabled students, directions for teacher identification of speech and hearing handicaps, the concept of…

In a recent study by Shiffrin (1970) where list N was not recalled until after list N+1 had been studied, the length of List N was considered to be a variable that affected forgetting from long-term memory (LTM). However, due to a confounding in Shiffrin's design, recall failures could have been due either to forgetting from LTM or to lack of…

Technological, social, economic, and political changes have increased the rapidity of changes in the pattern of living in small towns and rural areas. As a result, a large percentage of rural Americans who live at or below the poverty level are not provided adequate medical care. After realizing the shortage of physicians in North Carolina and…

The syllabus prepared by the Scottish Working Party on Secondary School Science for the first two years of secondary education, when all pupils study science, is given in detail in the Working Party's report. The broad objectives for science components of courses designed for students in the third and fourth years (approximately grades 10 and 11)…

A total of 96 nurses who are conducting or teaching research attended a 2-day conference designed to increase competencies of nurse researchers in scientific investigations and in critically evaluating research. Some of the papers presented during the conference were: (1) "Appraising the Quality of Nursing Care" by E. Hagen, (2)…

An outgrowth of a conference, this book defines issues, identifies problems, and suggests courses of action that will lead to the full utilization of women in the work force. Chapters are: (1) "The Current Status of the Employment of Women" by C. East; (2) "Women's Liberation Means Putting Sex in Its Place" by W. S. Heide; (3) "Employment…

The report discusses the need for: housing management; a new doctrine of management; trained people; and incentives. Management recommendations are proposed. (For related document, see AC 014 028.) (Author)

Twelve papers were presented at the first student summer conference of the ICA. The introductory paper reviews contemporary approaches to teaching communication theory and research and its application. The papers in Part I, "New Directions in Theory and Research," focus on the following topics: (1) redirection of the focus of…

This document presents summaries of speeches and discussions held at the conference on changing patterns for undergraduate education sponsored in May 1972 by Harvard University and the College Entrance Examination Board. Participants from more than 100 colleges met at the conference to discuss the following questions: What is the perception of…