REPORTED ARE THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF FOUR CONFERENCES ON INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. HELD AT BARD COLLEGE ON JANUARY 25-28, 1967, THE CONFERENCE INVOLVED REPRESENTATIVES FROM TEN COLLEGES. THE LECTURES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS DEALT WITH THE TOPICS (1) SCIENCE AS A HUMAN ENTERPRISE, (2) THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE IN LABORATORIES…

AMONG THE POINTS OF CONSENSUS EMERGING FROM THE SECOND CONSULTATION ON CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR MINISTERS WAS THE DECISION THAT FINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMING RESTS WITHIN DENOMINATIONS, ALTHOUGH ECUMENICAL AID MAY STIMULATE IT. CENTRAL COORDINATION OF EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS BY COOPERATING DENOMINATIONS IS DESIRABLE, BUT CENTRAL…

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, INFORMATION DISSEMINATING ACTIVITIES, AND TRAINING IN RESEARCH ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION'S BUREAU OF RESEARCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE IV, SECTION 2(D), OF PUBLIC LAW 89-10 ARE DESCRIBED. THE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH ACT, PASSED IN 1954 (AMENDED IN 1966), BECAME OPERATIONAL IN FISCAL YEAR 1957…

THIS MONOGRAPH PRESENTS A VIEW OF EDUCATION FOR HOMEBOUND AND HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AND SHOWS ITS SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN RESPECT TO GENERAL EDUCATION. CHAPTER TWO FOCUSES ON THE TEACHER AS A PERSON, DISCUSSING PHILOSOPHICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND GENERAL EDUCATION PREPARATION ARE ALSO…

THIS REPORT DISCUSSES IN DETAIL A MINIMAL 4-YEAR, INTERMEDIATE 6-YEAR, AND IDEAL 10-YEAR PROGRAM PROPOSED BY A 1959 CONFERENCE AS THE TYPES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED LEARNER. BECAUSE THE PREADOLESCENT CAN LEARN EVEN THE MOST UNFAMILIAR SOUNDS BY IMITATION AND PRACTICE, AN IDEAL PROGRAM…

THIS IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES WHICH ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONCERNING DOCUMENTS ANALYZED AT THE ERIC INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION. REPORTED ARE OVER 120 CITATIONS TO SELECTED DOCUMENTS RELATED TO TEACHER EDUCATION IN SCIENCE EDUCATION. THE DOCUMENTS INCLUDED REPRESENT RESEARCH…

THE ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA IN THE EDUCATION OF THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED WAS ANALYZED BY A COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE, APPOINTED IN MAY 1965. BASIC FINDINGS INCLUDE--(1) MEDIA RESOURCES SEEMED TO BE BOTH LITTLE USED, AND INEFFECTIVELY USED, (2) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS SEEMED TO BE UNAWARE OF THE AVAILABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDIA RESOURCES,…

A MIGRANT WORKER PROJECT IN CALIFORNIA INVOLVED INDUSTRY, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, OEO, AND PARENTS OF MIGRANT CHILDREN IN THE FORMATION OF A SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. THE FOUR COMPONENTS OF THE SCHOOL WERE--CHILD CARE CENTERS, PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION, GRADES 1-8, AND ADULT EDUCATION. THE CHILD CARE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED TO…

THE PURPOSES OF A SURVEY OF 363 NONFARM BUSINESSES AND AGRICULTURAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WERE TO (1) COMPARE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WITH THE NUMBER NEEDING AGRICULTURAL BACKGROUND, (2) ESTIMATE ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE NEXT 5 YEARS, (3) DETERMINE EMPLOYEE JOB TITLES AND DIFFICULTY IN FINDING REPLACEMENTS, (4) DETERMINE EMPLOYEE…

THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENT STUDY WAS TO ASSESS THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY BIA SCHOOLS AS WELL AS IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SELECTED PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLING AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS. THE MAIN PROBLEM AREAS STUDIED WERE--(1) ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOLS, (2) THE PERFORMANCE,…

MAJOR ISSUES AND PROBLEMS FACING PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS WERE DEFINED THROUGH AN ANALYSIS OF CONFERENCES AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH 47 ADMINISTRATORS OF VARIOUS-SIZED DISTRICTS IN 22 STATES. ASSISTING THE RESEARCH TEAM WERE PERSONNEL FROM 11 STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION, SIX REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES, 36 COLLEGES AND…

A NATIONAL NETWORK OF EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES HAS BEEN CREATED TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH RELATED ACTIVITIES. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE LABORATORIES ARE--(1) REDUCE CULTURAL DISADVANTAGEMENT, (2) MODERNIZE THE CURRICULUM, (3) COMBAT REGIONAL ISOLATION, (4) IMPROVE THE TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO WORK, (5) RAISE EDUCATIONAL…

A PRACTICAL RATHER THAN A THEORETICAL REFERENCE GUIDE, THE BOOK DISCUSSES THE NEED OF THE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILD FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION. PAST AND PRESENT PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC AND RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS, RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES (A GUIDE FOR PARENTS), SPORTS AND INTERSCHOLASTIC COMPETITION, ACTIVE GAMES, CONTESTS, RELAYS, AND…

PROBLEMS IN THE EDUCATION OF MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS TEXT. LARGE POPULATIONS OF INDIANS, MEXICAN AMERICANS, AND SPANISH AMERICANS CONSTITUTE THE MINORITY GROUPS IN THE SIX SOUTHWESTERN STATES. A BASIC PURPOSE IN EDUCATING MINORITY GROUPS IS THE INCULCATION OF VALUES OF THE AMERICAN CULTURE. ONE MAJOR PROBLEM INVOLVES A LACK…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS IN ORAL INTERPRETATION IS A VALID OBJECTIVE IN THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH SERVED AS THE BASIC INSTRUMENT OF THE STUDY SOLICITED RESPONSES FROM COLLEGE PROFESSORS OF SPEECH AND OF ENGLISH AND FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL…