This is the second of two articles about a study of the implementation of a media literacy curriculum project in three inner city schools Grade 5's in Montreal. The authors describe the development of technological literacy among the teachers and students as they learned about two Media Literacy concepts. The teaching featured the use of a…

The rationalisation of class sizes and subject offerings in majors, and the implementation of workloads models establishing parity in teaching hours and in student load per staff member across Faculty have created considerable challenges for tertiary foreign-language teaching over the past decade. This paper presents one way of responding to the…

Reflections on a year-long demonstration project infusing the principles and practices of career education throughout the divisions and departments of a major State university are presented in this document for use in institutional renewal in higher education along the lines of the education-work problem. Institutional renewal is discussed in…

Because foreign language placement at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is based solely on College Entrance Examination Board Foreign Language Placement Test scores, first semester courses are composed of students with heterogeneous foreign language backgrounds. French 101 was chosen to study the relationship between two entering…

An experiment in inservice training for language teachers is described. The experiment consists of using radio, television, written materials, or tapes to introduce topics in applied linguistics that are relevant to second language teaching methods. The object of the experiment is to determine whether this method, in which the instructor and the…

Descriptions of the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian educational systems are presented. The purpose of the document is to provide American educators with background information to help Vietnamese refugees adjust to the American educational system. This booklet was developed by Iowa State University to alleviate the adjustment problems of Vietnamese…

Recommendations for postsecondary education policies in Minnesota are offered in this biennial report submitted to the governor and legislature. The report includes recommendations on postsecondary education in southwestern Minnesota, fluctuating enrollments, student financial aid, financial planning and budget review, coordination of new…

This publication is a guide for teachers who conduct parenthood education classes as part of the secondary consumer and home economics program in Alabama. The parenthood education program guide is divided into four units covering the following competencies: understanding the family; developing maturity and independence; developing parenting…

This unit of instruction on selection and living styles for energy conservation in single-family and multi-family housing and mobile homes was designed for use by home economics teachers in Florida high schools and by home economics extension agents as they work with their clientele. It is one of a series of 11 instructional units (see note)…

This curriculum guide is designed to offer guidelines along with supporting resources and teaching ideas from which the local postsecondary instructor can extract a machine shop curriculum that meets local needs. Following an outline of the philosophy and goals underlying state and local vocational education programs in Georgia, the purpose and…

Since the post-war years the popularity of day release has grown to the extent that in 1977-78 approximately one-fifth of Britain's population of 16-18 year olds in employment were released by their employers to continue their education. Most of these youths are enrolled in non-advanced courses of general or vocational education up to the standard…

This document highlights areas of concern and proposes selected standards which, if implemented, could result in improved teacher preparation in the sciences and, ultimately, in improved learning experiences for children. These standards are intended to provide guidelines to institutions and agencies desiring to achieve minimal levels of quality…

This course outline provides local agencies with a guide to be used in North Carolina training programs for chore providers who provide supportive services to aging and disabled persons. Critical training areas as well as suggested training methods and materials are identified. An introduction provided general information on content, instructional…

Phase III of a five-phase project which has implications for the improvement of instructional programs in Mississippi's elementary and secondary schools is described. In phase III, specifically stated objectives or competencies in language arts, designed to accomplish the educational objectives stated in phase II, are cataloged. Fourteen sections…

The intention of a research project was to determine the effectiveness of the Personalized, Individualized, Vocational Occupations Training (PIVOT) materials developed by the School District of Philadelphia in developing entry-level competency in secondary school vocational students. The subject areas selected for the study were industrial…