This document contains the first three volumes of the Junior College Research Review. Topics relate to various aspects of the junior college including students, faculty, instructional programs, institutional research, guidance, testing, administration, and facilities. For the remaining volumes of this publication, see JC 720 156 and JC 720 157…

This bibliography is an annual supplement to the first bibliography on human relations in the classroom (ED 051 315), covering the period April through December 1971 for items announced in RIE, and the period May through December 1971 for journal articles cited, and contains references to published books, documents, journal articles, and…

Because the meanings of "process" and "education" are extremely connotative and ambiguous, this book was designed to develop an explicit set of goals, definitions, assumptions, justifications, and a rationale for the practice of process education. It is concerned with the practical, logical, and philosophical foundations of process education…

Data on two preschool intervention programs for children from low-income families are discussed. The first program, the Karnes Preschool Program for the amelioration of learning deficits, is characterized by a structured format based on psychological theories. Its curriculum is designed to develop the basic language processes and to teach content…

The quinmester behavioral studies course for grades seven through nine focuses on factors influencing the young teenagers' attitudes, behavior, and relationships with others. A major objective is for the teenager to examine his own values and behavior, and those of his peers, preparing him for the changes and challenges that will confront him and…

Junior high students taking the elective American studies quinmester course, "The American Indian", will study Indian culture and history, and United States government policy toward Indians. It is hoped that students will learn to appreciate the contributions that Indians made to this nation and will avoid the kind of stereotyping that…

This elective course in American Studies, one of a series revised to fit the quinmester organization of schools, is intended for 10th through 12th grade students. The aim of the course is for students to develop their capacity to examine and make judgements about controversial issues of the past and present. Emphasis is on an analysis of selected…

This curriculum guide, designed for the quinmester system, is an aide to secondary grade teachers as they plan instructional programs, and takes into account students' needs, available resources, and other factors. Objectives of this course of study are for the student to understand the causes and issues that led to the Civil War, the course and…

The quinmester course described in this guide is intended as an elective for grades 10-12. The student should have considerable background in the social studies and be considering a career in this field. The course emphasizes methods of the social scientist, including research techniques, statistics, historiography, social sampling surveys, case…

This unit of the Flexible Learning System (FLS) is designed to give teachers and other adults insight into and practice with oral and written communication with parents. The ten sessions in this unit have been designed as workshops. Each session has a central theme, and builds upon the preceding sessions. Themes include perception and feedback in…

This unit of the Flexible Learning System (FLS), the third of a 3-volume series on children's thinking focuses on the development of quantitative relations in children between 3 and 8 years of age. The series is based on the application of Jean Piaget's work to early childhood education. Quantitative relations concerns all notions of units and…

Design implementation and classroom instruction of the Alberta, Canada, social studies curriculum master plan are assessed in this report. The objective of the study was to synthesize findings of investigative activities into a set of general conclusions from which recommendations could be developed. It was concluded that internal inconsistencies…

This annotated bibliography lists 101 entries of selected educational materials published in Pakistan during the period April through June 1975. Pakistani journals, newspapers, and government publications provide the source of the materials. They are organized into 28 categories: administration, organization, and financing of education; adult…

The material-tool approach of the statewide program, Technology for Children, for grades kindergarten through six (K-6) is described in this teaching guide. This approach, which encourages a workshop-laboratory-classroom learning environment, is integrated among subject areas and is thematic in nature. The program operates under three goals: (1)…

Curriculum materials presented in this Spanish-English guide, one of five developed as part of the vocational strategies project, are intended to provide vocational services to mildly handicapped special needs students mainstreamed into regular high schools. Material is sequentially arranged, emphasizing those skills which a student needs to know…