The purpose of the study was to assess non-intellective correlates of achievement in a lower-class, all black, urban elementary school. These students were compared with a University school population which was different in many dimensions. There were residual similarities relative to the general role of the elementary school student. In neither…

Because student participation in the affairs of higher education has metamorphosed from a discussion level of expression to one of overt activity, the author expresses various ways in which student personnel workers may assist in preparing other segments of the academic community for the new forms of student participation. Current and historical…

In attempting to discover how a middle-class teacher copes with lower-class children in an urban school, the authors of this study (one an "outside" observer who sat at the side of the classroom, the other the teacher or "inside" observer) recorded the classroom actions and behavior of the teacher and his seventh grade pupils all day every day for…

In response to renewed interest in undergraduate instruction and to the undergraduate's participation in a humanistic revolt against depersonalization and "scientism," a new educational psychology course has been instituted at Cornell. The 100 to 150 students of varying purposes and interests who enroll in the course are not a coherent group…

Contrary to the usual design of curriculum materials, those of the Hawaii English Program (H.E.P.) are not handbooks for teachers. The H.E.P. materials--literature, in this case--consist of booklets for students who thus bear the responsibility for setting their own pace according to their interests, needs, and abilities. The total classroom…

This monograph attempts to use the results of research to help answer teachers' practical questions about teaching techniques and instructional materials in the teaching of reading in the secondary schools. Chapters include: "About Successful Reading Programs," which discusses the all-school developmental program, temporary compromise programs,…

Greene's finding that children's involvement was higher in the more pupil-controlled classrooms is in apparent conflict with CCEP's expectation that involvement is a measure independent of setting. A resolution is suggested in the study of a set of 20 all-day behavior stream observations of individual children in 3 Follow Through classrooms and…

The purpose of this book is to present the major methods and strategies employed by elementary and secondary schools during the past decade for enhancing the individualization of instruction. The concept of individualization is treated in a broad context. Program descriptions and techniques are described encompassing topics such as…

This is the 16th in a continuing series of kit-booklets issued to help school boards develop written policies in key subject areas. The material supports the contention that a set of well-defined policies on board policy development and administrative execution of policies reduces the likelihood of trouble and tends to eliminate instant, sloppy,…

A subjective approach to the views of pupils is a prerequisite for understanding teaching and learning processes in the school. (Author)

To provide a base for making specific recommendations for professional action by student affairs personnel, this overview has been written in two sections. The first reviews the current status of bargaining in colleges and universities while the second briefly describes the changing relationships for student affairs personnel. (Author)

Describes a school-based course implemented in the professional sequence for industrial teacher education students designed to use a local school/university partnership in the pre-service preparation of industrial education teachers; also describes the role of course participants, and problems encountered in the course along with some solutions.…

Describes how a teacher paired a low-ability, difficult migrant child with a high-ability child for classroom writing activities and how the low-ability child's writing improved measurably as a result. (SRT)

Student governments played an important role in the development of faculty evaluation programs. The value of student governments in today's comprehensive faculty evaluation programs is discussed. Student evaluation, student ratings, and faculty evaluation are defined. (Author/MLW)

Success in transaction and interaction in the foreign language classroom depends on teachers and students knowing the parts they have to play and how they relate to those that others have in learning encounters. Various roles of teachers and learners are defined. (CB)