Over 170 law-related education programs for elementary and secondary students are described. These programs involve more than one teacher and focus on the law, legal system, and legal process. Program content generally covers the Constitution; Bill of Rights; legal processes; and consumer, criminal, and juvenile law. Activities often include…

The purpose of this monograph is to present some recent trends on current issues that should be taught in elementary social studies courses. It is designed to provide information for teachers who wish to make their social studies programs more relevant to the times. The topics under consideration have been selected because they are relatively new…

To investigate the correlation between personality and student use of individualized instruction, 135 dental students were allowed to choose instructional materials. Forty-five accessed both computer and slide/tape programs, 65 used materials in only one format, and 25 used no materials. An analysis of course performance, academic predicators,…

The distributive education program for grades 7 to 12 is organized around three career education phases: the career education phase (grades 7-10), the distributive phase (grade 11), and the competency cluster phase (grade 12). The grade 11 syllabus provides a six-page introduction which covers scheduling, cooperative work experience, the school…

In an attempt to determine why students enroll in specific courses in a comprehensive community college, students at Lower Columbia (Washington) were asked to respond to a questionnaire listing nine possible reasons for taking a particular course. Students received a computer card for every class in which they enrolled for fall quarter 1970, and…

This survey was conducted to determen the extent of course offerings by the accredited and the largest unaccredited journalism programs in the areas of nonverbal communications, research methods for working journalists, media economics and management, major issues in contemporary society, the urban community, and new technology. Two mailings and…

This is one of a series of self-teaching textbooks initially prepared for the Armed Forces and now offered to the public. The text is designed to be used with a native speaker of Danish or with the accompanying recordings. The textbook is divided into three major sections, each consisting of five learning units and one unit for review. Each unit…

In teaching a course on the history of the German language, it is preferable to use the linguistic approach, which deals with the structure of language and those linguistic events which characterize the development of contemporary German from Proto-Indo-European, rather than the cultural approach, with emphasis on extralinguistic data. The main…

This curriculum guide is prepared for the Aerospace Education II series publication entitled "Military Aerospace." Sections in the guide include objectives (traditional and behavioral), suggested outline, orientation, suggested key points, suggestions for teaching, instructional aids, projects, and further reading. A separate sheet is…

The Training and Technology (TAT) Welding Technology Training Program is an intensive industrial training program conducted by Oak Ridge Associated Universities and Union Carbide Corporation designed to upgrade the skills of unemployed and underemployed individuals so they can command good jobs in industry. The document provides an introduction…

The main emphasis of the career education world of work curriculum guide (2-3), developed by the Weatherford Elementary Schools, is to inform and orient students to the concept of work rather than prepare them for a specific career. This is achieved through the development of 22 career education concepts that are to be emphasized throughout the…

The main emphasis of the career education world of work curriculum guide (4-5), developed by the Weatherford Elementary Schools, is to inform and orient students to the concept of work rather than prepare them for a specific career. This is achieved through the development of 22 career education concepts that are to be emphasized throughout the…

The main emphasis of the career education world of work curriculum guide (6-7), developed by the Weatherford Elementary Schools, is to inform and orient students to the concept of work rather than prepare them for a specific career. This is achieved through the development of 22 career education concepts that are to be emphasized throughout the…

The introductory one semester course is for the layman interested in obtaining a broad overview of his legal rights and responsibilities. It is not intended to provide him with the training necessary to try his own case; rather, it is intended to give him a legal framework within which he can find guidelines for his actions in various common…

The first section of the distributive education curriculum guide for grades 7-12 provides brief introductory statements concerning program and course descriptions and the role of Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) and business community advisory committees in the distributive education curriculum. Section 2 provides detailed…