Implementing the concept that there are two unchangeable factors of economic society (the dignity of the worker and the dignity of work), the handbook is designed for professional personnel concerned with elementary education in Department of Defense Dependent Schools in the Pacific Area and is to be used in all educational programs. Written by a…

A study was conducted to: (1) ascertain the nature and extent of continuing education for nurses in the Genesee Region of New York State, (2) determine if an interest exists among health care and educational agencies for a cooperative effort to plan, develop, and produce continuing education activities for nurses, and (3) provide one data source…

Over 6,000 educators in the Merrimack Valley responded to a questionnaire conducted in the fall of 1972 that one of their prime needs for information is in the area of curriculum materials. The Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, in association with Merrimack Education Center, has recently prepared a response to…

A large amount of discussion during the hearings of the National Council on Indian Opportunity during its 1968-69 visits to 5 major cities was concerned with education. This report organizes the urban Indian concerns and characteristics about education evidenced during the hearings. Much is included in the way of direct quotations from Indian…

Phase III, Volume II of Project NECESSITIES is a curriculum-development manual designed to increase teacher skill in developing curriculum by using a systems approach. The 4 research steps presented are assessing student resources, choosing a concept focus, choosing a skill mix, and selecting content. Instruments are provided for gathering and…

Phase III, Volume IV, Part A of Project NECESSITIES consists of 10 activities intended for kindergarten-aged American Indian (including Eskimo) children. Some of the supplementary materials needed to teach these activities ("Symbol Formation" and "An Animal Alphabet") are appended. The unit, entitled Learning to Communicate, begins with non-verbal…

This volume consists of papers presented at a meeting of scientific and technical personnel who examined and evaluated applications of systems analysis and operational research, and who related techniques to practical educational planning. Topics represent a variety of new management techniques available to educational administrators including…

A list of sources of information and material relating to aviation education is presented in this pamphlet issued in May, 1972. Following a brief description of the mission of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), reference materials mostly appropriate for school use are incorporated under the headings: Aviation Education Workshops, Careers…

Twelve authors offer initiative and creative ideas for using museums to further world-wide education in a broad sense. Rather than viewing the museum as a preserver and storehouse of works and objectives, the authors see the museum as a place where direct involvement in process education occurs. International trends in museum education are focused…

This volume, the final one in the series, presents about 400 ideas which teachers can use to teach creative thinking. The ideas are classified according to teacher behavior (strategies or modes of teaching) and by types of pupil behavior, as described in the rationale for the cognitive-affective instructional (CAI) model presented in volume 2. The…

More than 1,000 films, filmstrips, audiotapes and other media that are available without charge to schools and guidance counselors are listed in this 270-page catalog. Listings are classified into one of four categories: career planning, including occupational and educational information; social and personal, including interpersonal relations and…

On March 3, 1971, a symposium was held at Oklahoma Christian College in order to discuss learning centers at the higher education level. For the purposes of the symposium, a learning center was defined as: (1) having a variety of audio and visual learning paths; (2) containing both print and nonprint resources; (3) affording opportunity for…

In preparation for the Third World Conference in Adult Education, the chaptrs of this report are based on Unesco's questionnaire. It is, therefore, not an exhaustive account of the period 1960-1970. The report discusses the following topics: National Education System; The Board of Adult Education; Financing; Methodology; and Personnel for Training…

This document is comprised of two appendixes that provide a portion of the materials utilized in the project to test the feasibility of adapting business management practices to educational institutions. Included are the educational planning process documents for two of the eight participating management teams. Each planning process document…

This document is comprised of two appendixes that provide a portion of the materials utilized in the project to test the feasibility of adapting business management practices to educational institutions. Included are the educational planning process documents for two of the eight participating management teams. Each planning process document…