THE ROLE OF TESTING AS A SPECIAL MODERN TECHNIQUE OF ASSESSMENT IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS IS EXAMINED. THE EMPHASIS IS UPON THE USE OF TESTS AS PREDICTORS OF SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, THE CLARIFICATION OF CRITERIA USED TO EVALUATE HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THIS SETTING, AND THE BROADER IMPLICATIONS OF CULTURAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TESTING AND TEST USAGE.…

The purpose of this booklet (written in English and Spanish) is to present, to North Americans, basic cultural differences between North American and Hispanic peoples. Following an introduction to general concepts about Hispanic peoples, the cultural contrasts are presented, with cartoons which graphically illustrate the ideas put forth. The…

A followup study of high school students graduating in 1970 from Cleveland, St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Edmonton (Alberta) area schools, investigated protest activity involvement during high school and present political/social activities and concerns. Educational targets of student unrest at the time are indicated as being (1) curriculum…

John Bowlby's theory of attachment is examined in the cultural and historical context in which it was developed. Bowlby trained as a psychiatrist in England during the 1920's and published the WHO report in 1951. Thus the origins of his theory can be related to events set in motion by the First World War and occurring during the interwar period…

IT IS FELT SOCIAL WORK THEORY NEEDS CONCRETE AND SYSTEMATIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE "CUSTOMARY," PATTERNED WAYS OF HUMAN INTERACTION, AND PROFESSIONALS SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL-CLASS TRADITIONS AND RELATED FACTORS ON BEHAVIOR. WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK, A DESCRIPTION OF A LOWER-CLASS URBAN COMMUNITY IS OFFERED AS A GUIDE. DISCUSSED ARE…

Questions involved in determining the content, timing, and relevance of classical curriculums in secondary schools and college language programs are raised here. A recommended type of classics program, designed to present Latin as a tool in understanding and enriching literature, culture, and civilization, is outlined. (JH)

Intended for the nonnative, audiolingual-oriented Spanish teacher, this guide discusses the role of nonverbal behavior in foreign language learning with major emphasis given to an inventory of peninsular Spanish gesture. Gestures are described in narrative with line drawings to provide visual cues, and are accompanied by illustrative selections…

Educators can help students recognize the value of the motion picture as a social influence by exposing them to film stereotyping and the effect of this distortion on society. A historical study of the film image of the Negro will show him emerging from a humorous, fearful, "perverted" character in early films to "an unfortunate member of society"…

This 10th-grade unit on language introduces the major ways in which people learn language. Primary source materials used are Roger Brown's "Words and Things" and selected writings of Francis Nelson, Cathy Hayes, and Charles Hockett. The linguistic and nonlinguistic "worlds" in which people live and the need for people to…

THE USES OF MYTH, ITS RELATION TO TRANSLATION, AND THE RELATION OF BOTH TO THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH FORM THE SUBJECTS OF THIS DARTMOUTH SEMINAR STUDY-GROUP REPORT. PAUL OLSON'S INTRODUCTION ON THE BASIC ISSUES OF DEFINITION AND SYSTEMATIC INTERPRETATION IS FOLLOWED BY THE POSITION PAPER, "SOME MEANINGS AND USES OF MYTH" BY ALBERT LAVIN,…

A university Latin instructor demonstrates the use of motivation techniques in teaching Caesar's account of the Gallic wars, the "Bellum Gallicum." Brought into play in order to show the work's sense and balance, its structural analysis, and its literary and historical context, are literary masterpieces of other periods, the essentials of literary…

The author attempts to describe life in contemporary Appalachia on the basis of his service as a minister in the mountain region of the area for thirteen years. Included is an interpretation of the individualism, traditionalism, fatalism, and personal orientation which characterize the mountaineer population of Appalachia, as well as extensive…

This paper discusses a procedure for diagnosing adult educational needs, which the author developed and tested for her doctoral dissertation to study the work performance of attendant supervisors at a mental retardation facility. She describes the methodology used as ethnographic research, which entails an analytic description of a culture by…

Primarily the result of observations made during an eighteen-day tour of the People's Republic of China (conducted by Professor Eugene Gilliom at Ohio State University), this paper examines working conditions and attitudes toward work in China. Focus in the first half of the paper is on motivation to work in China and how it differs from U.S.…

This annotated bibliography lists eight books, all available in English, dealing with cultural and literary material about Vietnam and the Vietnamese. All items are intended for students at the elementary (K-6) level and include fairy tales, children's stories, descriptions of life in the country, history, folk tales, and geography. Those…