This manual provides program and instructional objectives as guidelines for a human ecology/home economics program in Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). Four sections are inlcuded in the manual: (1) Human Ecology/Home Economics Program Objectives; (2) Human Ecology/Home Economics, Grades 6-8, Exploratory; (3) Fundamentals Level…

Emphasizing that media skills are an integral part of the school curriculum, this product provides a guideline for the planning and implementation of media skills in the middle school. A number of activities are outlined for reinforcing the following objectives: media center orientation (coordinatd by media specialists to be carried on throughout…

Resources in Education (RIE) is a monthly abstract journal which announces (catalogs, indexes, abstracts) documents of interest to the educational community (including researchers, teachers, students, school board members, school administrators, counselors, etc.). Each issue announces approximately 1,500 documents and provides indexes by Subject,…

This revision reviews resources published between late 1975 and September 1977. Areas which received only passing comment in past editions of the bibliography have become significant in their own right in this edition. Examples are linguistic differences, occupational segregation, mathematics achievement, and teacher-student interaction. The…

Based on cooperation of public and academic libraries, the basic plan for library support of off-campus continuing education credit courses presented in this report provides for outright donation or long term deposits of library materials by libraries of teaching institutions to host libraries, usually public libraries located in areas where…

Curriculum materials from 17 states are arranged in three sections in this annotated bibliography: general speech communication, mass communication, and drama/theater. These sections list a total of 53 resource bibliographies, handbooks, curriculum guides, materials listing educational objectives and activities, course outlines, and resource books…

This selected annotated bibliography was prepared for the use of teachers, counselors, and other educators interested in career counseling for grades K-college as well as adults wishing to make mid-career changes. The entrees are divided into six sections varying in length (from two to eight pages) as follows: (1) sixty-six books including…

This report describes the conceptual framework of a study examining the feasibility of developing, on a nationwide basis, a system of statistical indicators of educational knowledge outputs, dissemination structures, and knowledge utilization settings and outcomes, along with their contextual indicators. Using the notion of social indicators to…

Instructional materials covering the major topics on mental health include 266 films, filmstrips, videotapes, slides, books, pamphlets, and other media. Of these, 118 references are appropriate for high school students, 80 for elementary students, and 68 are reference books and curriculum guides for professional use. Topics covered include general…

An overview is presented of school programs that utilize the resources of the local community as an educational tool. Examples are presented of ways in which successful field trip programs have been organized and administered. Included in this report are citations of articles and documents available from the ERIC information system. (JD)

This tobacco education curriculum for junior high contains a sampling of teaching methods, concepts and objectives for the course, and instructional units. Each unit, designed to reinforce a major concept in regard to smoking, lists suggested learning activities as well as instructional materials to be used and resources available to the teacher.…

Resources in Education (RIE) is a monthly abstract journal which announces (catalogs, indexes, abstracts) documents of interest to the educational community (including researchers, teachers, students, school board members, school administrators, counselors, etc.). Each issue announces approximately 1,500 documents and provides indexes by Subject,…

THIS IS A SERIES OF WORKING PAPERS AIMED AT AUDIOVISUAL SPECIALISTS. THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS, COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND CONFERENCE SUMMARY CONCERN LEARNING SPACE AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA IN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. REPORTS DEAL WITH A BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS APPROACH TO CURRICULUM AND SPACE CONSIDERATIONS, SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND RESEARCH ON LEARNING SPACE,…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER WAS TO EXAMINE THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE ERIC PROGRAM, AFTER TWO YEARS OF OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, WAS REACHING THE OBJECTIVES SET FORTH FOR IT AT ITS INCEPTION IN 1965. DATA FROM VARIOUS SOURCES INDICATE THAT ERIC HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ATTAINING ITS FOUR MAJOR OBJECTIVES--(1) TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT, BUT PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE…

This publication is to introduce vocational educators and others interested in occupational education to research and writings on the economics of vocational-technical education. Research pertaining to cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis of vocational education and manpower training programs is emphasized. Major sections are devoted to a…