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Hellman, Mary A. – 1978
This sourcebook is one of two supplementary materials for a newspaper course about taxes and tax reform. Program ideas and sources of related resources compiled in the sourcebook are designed to help civic and group leaders and educators plan educational community programs based on the course topics. Section one describes ways in which the program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Programs, Films, Finance Reform
Perney, Lawrence; And Others – 1975
This monograph describes a year-long, retraining program for East Cleveland kindergarten teachers that was based on teacher involvement in group discussions and curriculum improvement activities. The program was developed in order to provide, with no additional funds, an education to inner-city children that compared favorably with the education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Responsibility, Group Discussion, Inservice Teacher Education
1972
Health and communications experts from Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and South Vietnam met in Manila for two weeks of workshop sessions to discuss communication strategies and to develop educational materials for the promotion of family health. The overall aim of the workshop was to encourage the production of educational…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Influences, Family Health, Family Planning
Milner, Nancy Ross; And Others – 1977
The Groups for Psychological Education program presented in this Leader's Guide was designed to encourage the development of effective interpersonal skills and self-understanding of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade children through the use of small group sessions. The first three chapters of the guide describe the program and present some of the…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Elementary Education, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics
Van Meter, Ed, Ed.; Barba, Alma, Ed. – 1969
The primary objective of the conference was to initiate improvements in the qualifications and supply of educational personnel working with Mexican American students by suggesting recommended changes in present teacher training programs. Approximately 100 participants from colleges and universities, regional educational laboratories, public…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Improvement, Educational Problems, Educationally Disadvantaged
THORNTON, SAM M. – 1968
A THIRD AND FINAL PHASE OF A THREE-PHASE PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICE PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1967. THIS "CHILD STUDY" SERVICE WAS CARRIED OUT IN THE HEAD START CENTERS OF THE DELTA REGION OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE CHILDREN ATTENDING THE HEAD START PROGRAM WERE ABOUT EQUALLY REPRESENTED BY CAUCASIANS AND NEGROES. AN AVERAGE…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development Specialists, Child Psychology, Consultation Programs
Pinnock, Theodore James – 1965
This study compared local 4-H Club leaders (Negroes in Alabama and whites in Wisconsin) on knowledge gained when films or bulletins were used in training meetings. It also sought to compare the effectiveness of films and bulletins, with or without discussion, following presentation of research findings to the Negro leaders; to assess changes in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Blacks, Bulletins
Auerbach, Aline B. – 1968
This source book on the philosophy, goals, and techniques of group parent education provides detailed and practical guidelines for setting up and conducting discussion groups for parents and expectant parents. Attention is also given to groups for parents whose children are physically or emotionally handicapped, unwed mothers, and adoptive…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Child Rearing, Foster Family, Group Discussion
Warren, Virginia B., Ed. – 1968
Public school adult educators, training directors in business and industry, and other group leaders in civic and professional organizations assembled this collection of techniques used by teachers and adults. Among topics discussed are planning an adult education course, grouping adult students, applying creativity to teaching, and preventing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Classroom Environment
Saint Petersburg Junior Coll., FL. Florida Inst. for Law Enforcement. – 1968
An experimental course was devised for 36 law enforcement administrators which provided for contact periods spread over eight months and a final retraining session in the 12th month. The course integrated study of the behavioral sciences and communications, executive and professional skills, speeches and informal discussion for professional…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, City Officials, Experimental Programs, Group Discussion
1973
This guide is to be used by leaders of inservice training workshops for instructors of parent study groups interested in learning new parenting skills that will foster home-based preschool education. The introduction provides suggestions on how a school might begin a program of school-sponsored, home-based early childhood education. The guidelines…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Evaluation, Filmstrips, Group Discussion
Reid, Helen; And Others – 1973
Described is an infant consultation service which provides preventive psychiatric intervention to the families of young children, training of professionals and paraprofessionals, and a research component. Reviewed are clinic experiences leading to the program and the underlying theory which stresses integration of familial and individual…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research, Exceptional Child Services
Cortright, Henrietta H.; And Others – 1968
To justify the inclusion of speech as a separate subject field at the high school level, specific criteria are presented which can be used by accrediting associations, by speech professors and students in teacher preparation programs, and by teachers in the planning and evaluating of classroom programs in speech. Criteria include (1) 20 general…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Course Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Group Discussion
Sulkin, Howard A. – 1969
Focusing on the impact of participant characteristics on learning, this study investigated whether certain teaching methods are more effective than others in changing the knowledge and attitudes of adults with specific personality profiles. A total of 117 persons from each of five sections of a course ("Coaching and Developing Individuals")…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Bibliographies, Courses
Fresno City Unified School District, CA. – 1968
This report is one in a series of needs assessment publications that comprise the initial phase for PROJECT DESIGN, an ESEA Title III project administered by the Fresno City Unified School District. Subprogram Brainstorm was conceived to provide an opportunity for all staff members of the Fresno City Schools to contribute directly to various…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum, Disadvantaged, Educational Facilities
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