The results of a critical survey of research on educational effectiveness, performed to assess the current state of knowledge regarding the determinants of educational outcomes, are reported. An input-output approach was used to analyze the relationship between the amounts of various resources provided to students and the educational outcomes.…

This annotated bibliography on the teaching of modern foreign languages was prepared by the West German documentation center dealing with foreign language research, a center similar to the clearinghouses in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). Most of the 230 entries appeared in 1971. The sections of the bibliography include: (1)…

Designed to accompany a set of curriculum guides, available as VT 020 339 in this issue, these appendixes contain teaching strategies and resources suggested in the curriculum modules developed for four levels of performance in an occupational therapy program. Included are: (1) a discussion of interactive teaching strategies and suggested teaching…

The purpose of this report is to try to identify some of the characteristics of those teachers most successful in providing a learning environment for their classes, and to describe some of the things which seem to be effective in motivating children to learn and enjoy both the process and the achievement of learning. To find a qualified group of…

This annotated bibliography on the teaching of modern foreign languages was prepared by the West German documentation center dealing with foreign language research, a center similar to the clearinghouses in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). Most of the 266 entries appeared in 1971 and 1972. The sections of the bibliography…

The "Eager to Learn" inservice training television series was designed to help teachers use, as part of their individual teaching strategies, seven enabling behaviors: structuring, problem focusing, accepting, clarifying, facilitating, deliberate, silence, and modeling. Over 200 elementary school teachers participated in the series which…

This study gives a general description of the phenomena by which immigrants enter Canadian society, the culture they bring with them, and the degree to which they become acculturated through Canadian institutions, namely employment, and more particularly education. Canadian society is seen as a mosaic of various ethnic and minority groups in…

The services of the National Reading Center are discussed from the point of view of its efforts to encourage literacy campaigns in business, industry, in health, welfare and correctional institutions, and in a wide range of voluntary and community organizations. An introduction to the work of Literacy Volunteers, Inc. (LitVol), is presented; this…

The seventh publication in a series of subject presentations in the field of administrative management for use by educators and businessmen who teach management courses is presented. These presentations are intended to be particularly useful to Distributive Education in the smaller community where library research facilities are limited and…

A discussion of adult education programs for blacks is presented. Six state directors of adult education started a program of staff pre-service and in-service training. Basic problem areas in this endeavor are two: (1) the need for restraining and guiding program growth and (2) the need for an examination of the content and form of training to be…

The development of certain concepts of music in kindergarten, first, and second grade children was researched. Objectives of the study were: (1) To measure the effect of four instructional modes on the performance of tasks which embodied certain musical concepts; (2) To measure the performance differences between age levels; and (3) To measure and…

A proposal for Project Step-Up, an endeavor to facilitate upward economic mobility, was submitted, based on the results of a feasibility study. These results indicated that 10 employers of the San Diego Area were prepared to participate in a program to provide adult basic education skills to educationally disadvantaged employees. Participating…

This annotated bibliography on the teaching of modern foreign languages was prepared by the West German documentation center dealing with foreign language research, a center similar to the clearinghouses in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). Most of the 242 entries appeared in 1971. The sections of the bibliography include: (1)…

This annotated bibliography on the teaching of modern foreign languages was prepared by the West German documentation center dealing with foreign language research, a center similar to the clearinghouses in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). Most of the 233 entries appeared in 1971. The sections of the bibliography include: (1)…

A study to compare the effects of reading achievement of informal and formal British infant schools is discussed. The informal school, for children from 5-8 years old, utilizes one or more of the following: integrated day, family or vertical grouping, open planning, and team teaching. The formal schools follow a prescribed curriculum and group…