This book is about the learning cycle that moves children through a scientific investigation by allowing them first to explore materials, then to construct a concept, and finally to apply this concept to new ideas. It includes integrated learning cycles and learning cycles across the disciplines, and the uses of various questioning strategies,…

The primary emphasis of this book is on new or revised earth science activities that promote concept development rather than mere verification of concepts learned by passive means. Chapter 2 describes philosophies, strategies, methods, and techniques to guide preservice and inservice teachers, school building administrators, and curriculum…

The physical science activities contained in this guide extend the natural curiosity of K-2 students (can be adapted for Prekindergarten) by providing them with: (1) objects and time for free exploration; (2) challenges to focus further explorations; and (3) opportunities for meaningful reflection. Throughout the unit students engage in many of…

The Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment (CUE) was a joint mission between the United States and the Ukraine (Russia) whose projects were designed to address specific questions about prior plant science microgravity experiments. The education project that grew out of this, Teachers and Students Investigating Plants in Space (TSIPS), involved…

A 10-month investigation by the City of New York Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District found widespread corruption and mishandling of the 1993 Community School Board election. School board elections are at the heart of school decentralization, and should enable local communities to exercise control over their…

This document advances the premise that the scientific method to identify cause-effect relationships is undoubtedly the single most important factor in the geometric expansion of scientific advances evidenced thus far during the 20th century. To understand these advances and to make educated decisions concerning them, the citizenry must be…

Needs assessment, a procedure for obtaining and analyzing information for use in decision-making, consists of identifying the concerns of faculty, staff, parents, students, and community, and validating these concerns (which only then become "needs") by means of information derived from surveys and school records. The Worldwide Needs…

A STUDY WAS MADE OF ATTENDANCE IN ADULT EVENING CLASSES IN A BRITISH COLUMBIA URBAN SCHOOL. CLASS RECORDS FROM THE YEAR 1963-64 WERE STUDIED, THE 266 COURSES (WITH 5240 REGISTRANTS) VARYING IN LENGTH AND SUBJECT CONTENT. SUBJECT CATEGORIES WERE -- ACADEMIC (33 SESSIONS LONG), A REPLICATION OF A PREADULT LEARNING SITUATION, WHICH PROVIDED CREDIT…

The information presented in this booklet concerns both the procedures used by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to investigate complaints of discrimination in the public schools (specifically those in Idaho), and the rights of local school people who become involved in such an investigation. An overview of the investigative process and detailed…

The Northern Region Education Group conducted a comprehensive survey of the needs and resources for adult continuing education in the North Country, consisting of St. Lawrence, Franklin, Lewis, and Jefferson Counties of New York State. Detailed institutional profiles were attempted of all the providers of such services, notably the nine colleges…

Volume 18 of the 19-volume Highway Safety Program Manual (which provides guidance to State and local governments on preferred highway safety practices) concentrates on accident investigation and reporting. The purpose and objectives of an investigation and reporting program are outlined. Federal authority in the area of highway safety and policies…

This research plan is a direct response to the education Amendments of 1974 which instructs the National Institute of Education to design and conduct a compensatory education study. The research design, as outlined in this report, intends to examine programs and look for identifiable factors in funding, organization, and instructional methods…

The process of assimilating continuing education into a university academic department was studied. A systematic theoretical framework was constructed to guide the study. It was proposed that the perceptions of department chairmen are one of the driving and/or restraining factors related to the degree of departmental participation in continuing…

This work examined the origins of Title 1, Higher Education Act of 1965; and evaluated the status of its continuing education and community service programs as seen (1969) by administrators and others active in the program. The struggle for Federal aid to higher general education began with a general extension bill introduced into Congress in…

A detailed study was made of the Bureau of Community Development at the University of Washington and the voluntary groups it worked with to try to understand a major problem for voluntary organizations--implementation of a program. Information was collected through: reading of recent literature on the theory of community development and a detailed…