Folklore, a body of traditional beliefs of a people conveyed orally or by means of custom, is very much alive, involves all people, and is not the study of popular culture. In studying folklore, the principal tasks of the folklorist have been defined as determining definition, classification, source (the folk), origin (who composed folklore),…

This is a description of a training course for human services personnel which covers a major function of comprehensive manpower development programs. Seminar in Substance Abuse provides an overview of methods for delivering services to substance abusers. The course is designed to assist persons experienced in working with substance abusers by…

This gaming-simulation is designed to give undergraduate students an improved understanding of the dynamics of urban development. The players make a number of decisions representing the business, government, and residential factions of the population. Winning or losing is not the most important function of the game, but rather, interaction with…

During the past three years these questionnaires have been sent by Temple University to elementary education majors asking them to evaluate their undergraduate education courses and student teaching experience. Overall, student teaching was rated most helpful, and foundations and curriculum were rated least helpful. They also evaluated other…

This document discusses recommendations of a workshop-seminar concerning undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs, programs for those with degrees from outside the U.S., and teacher certification for bilingual teaching in Illinois. Three general administrative recommendations are made that are applicable to undergraduate and graduate…

This document presents a comprehensive picture of minority status in higher education. Part 1 presents background data on the proportion of minority groups in the country and in five selected states. Next, undergraduate enrollment data are presented, followed by graduate and professional school data. Finally, information on relationships between…

This study was concerned with the effect of subsuming concepts on student achievement and the interaction effect of subsumers with high and low organizing ability. One hundred forty-three subjects (Ss), enrolled in six sections of a class in undergraduate chemistry, were administered an organizing ability test and rank ordered according to the…

The purpose of this study was to determine which colleges and universities were offering, planning to offer, or considering the possibility of offering the Doctor of Arts degree and/or sixth-year degree programs especially designed to prepare junior college and college teachers. Questionnaires were sent in February 1970 to the graduate deans of…

This report on the conference on the graduate preparation of scientists for undergraduate teaching in liberal arts institutions presents: (1) the highlights and recommendations of the conference; (2) the conference and background papers which include: "Alternatives to the Ph.D.," by R. D. Anderson; "Teaching Versus Research," by Horace W.…

This special report is a bibliography and listing of many of the resources available for the study of undergraduate learning, curriculum and instruction. The headings are: (1) Bibliographic Aids, (2) Periodicals and Newsletters, (3) Books, Articles, Reports, Surveys, (4) Learning-Teaching Approaches, (5) Individualized Learning, (6) Learning…

James Madison College of Michigan State University provides a 4-year, residentially-based program devoted to the study of major social, economic, and political policy problems. It offers 5 fields of concentration: (1) Ethnic and Religious Intergroup Relations Policy Problems; (2) International Relations Policy Problems; (3) Justice, Morality and…

The major objective of the Project in African Music at Howard University was to develop materials for a course in African music designed for General Education curricula in institutions of higher education. The project was expanded to include the development of materials on African-derived music and to make the materials adaptable for use in…

Presented are position statements for the support of the mathematical sciences and a description of the present state of both research and education in mathematics and related disciplines. The report calls attention to the penetration of mathematics and mathematical modes of thought into many new areas of scholarship and the resultant increase in…

The College Student Questionnaire (CSQ) has been used in numerous studies to analyze and explore attitudes, expectation, and backgrounds of students classified according to their academic performance or program. Many studies are mentioned, most briefly, with little or no description of methods or procedures. Significant results are reported with a…

Ninety-four colleges administered the College Senior Survey, a machine-readable questionnaire, designed to investigate the educational plans of seniors (class of 71), attitudes toward work, the college, student backgrounds, feelings about academic performance, college careers, accomplishments outside the classroom, and perceptions of various…