This study examines what the effects would be of making public schools part of a general-purpose local government, rather than an independent governmental unit, as is now usually the case. Chapter 1 discusses general trends in local government reorganization and their implications for the school-local government relationship. Chapter 2 summarizes…

An examination of the nine institutions that comprise the State University System of Florida attempted to: (1) determine the instructional and instructional-related productivity and the overall utilization of faculty resources as influenced by the size, mission, and complexity of individual institutions, and by the level and discipline of the…

This State of Mississippi annual evaluation report on programs, projects, services, and activities funded in whole or in part under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I is organized into 10 parts. Part 1 is an "Introduction." Part 2 specifies the "Number of School Districts and Participants.""Total Allocation and…

A. Craig Phillips, superintendent of public instruction of North Carolina, declares that a major priority of the National Institute of Education is to collaboratively develop with state education agencies an adequate system of dissemination, diffusion, and adoption of improved practices. The NIE Advisory Panel on Dissemination and Utilization and…

Two units of Asian materials for secondary students comprise this document. The first unit presents a brief history of Asian man and his environment, including geography, climate, ethnic groups, resources, food, and population. Following the historical narrative are community references and various learning experiences and activities which further…

To assist media-center personnel in planning their centers, and to help them develop more effective use of learning resources, a number of school media centers said to be of unusually high quality are listed and described. Generalizations said to promote quality are highlighted and examples given. Each school is identified by name, address, size…

Based on the assumption that career education can unify the entire educational plan through progressive learning experiences based on the developmental level of the students, the publication was produced to serve as a guide to local educational personnel and is limited in scope to examples of activities for program planning, implementation, and…

This paper briefly discusses relevant issues related to teacher education in New York State from a viewpoint consistent with the purpose of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in New York State (AACTE/NYS). The introduction describes the purpose of the AACTE/NYS and states that teacher education should be multiform rather…

This extensive bibliography was developed by staff members of Project Simu School during their research into techniques for providing information to educational decisionmakers. For the most part, only currently available publications are included; out-of-print works are included only when they are a valuable source of information and are available…

Compiled for school administrators, teachers, researchers, information specialists, professional organizations, students, and others interested in locating and using educational resources on the American Indian, this bibliography is a supplement to five previous publications by the Educational Resources Information Center/Clearninghouse on Rural…

The need for the use of multi-media in school art instruction is described and analyzed. A multi-media kit for teacher use is proposed and detailed, with descriptions of films and slides. Methods of classroom utilization of the kit are suggested. (SK)

Documents on American Indian education have been compiled in this 2-part bibliography, which is a supplement to ED 030 780. Part I of the supplement contains abstracts of 176 documents cited in "Research in Education" from September of 1969 through September of 1970. Part II contains 81 citations (some annotated) which have appeared in "Current…

This 9-item questionnaire surveyed past, present, and projected media use in the Illinois junior colleges. Data were provided by the audio-visual or learning resources director of each responding institution. Some of the more important findings follow. In the past, opaque projectors (58 per cent), silent filmstrip projectors (46 per cent),…

The highlights of the Navajo Area education program and activities are described in this progress report for the 1969-70 school year. Brief descriptions of programs, activities, and events are classified by 4 goals set by the Tribal Education Committee in 1966: (1) to attack the unique problems of Indian students by the provision of unique…

This book presents a wide discussion of the educational and administrative tasks of the instructional media program director. It includes guidelines, principles, case studies, and examples of advanced media use, with emphasis on audiovisual media, the area in which innovation has occurred most. Strong leadership, technological competence, and good…