There are many different hypotheses concerning the focus for continuing education for foreign language teachers and a range of training patterns are utilized. Many training programs emphasize graduate education as the basis for the continuing education of foreign language teachers. Teacher centers, teacher development centers, staff development…

Assuming that the client is central to any service program, the American Indian Task Force examined a national sample of "grass roots" social service organizations and/or individuals and schools of social work to determine the capability of providing relevant social work education to American Indians. Accordingly, the highest priorities…

Thirty-five research abstracts cover instructional technology in the following areas: (1) its application to elementary education, medical education, music reading skills, teacher education, college biology, and college student attitudes; (2) an evaluation of various university instructional technology graduate programs; and (3) its cost…

The final report on a program to encourage industry-university interaction in the materials processing industries presents the findings of various proposed activities, establishes some conclusions, and provides suggestions and recommendations for extending the task to the actual design and conduct of the project. The background in which the…

The design and implementation of a doctoral program in instructional systems at Florida State University is described and analyzed. Objectives of the program are listed, along with 22 subskills to be developed. Nine possible career fields for degree recipients are identified. Eleven core competencies needed in all career fields are listed, as are…

The central issue discussed in this paper is the pressing need for specialized inservice and preservice graduate training for community college instructors. It is proposed that the large majority of successful inservice and preservice staff development programs now in existence in comprehensive universities are not due to the foresight or…

This report summarizes plans for the programs of Gallaudet College, including all its constituent units, for the period 1973-82. Following a statement of mission and priorities for 5 and 10 years, program summaries are presented covering: planning and public service, undergraduate programs, student affairs, graduate school, precollege programs,…

The purpose of this study was to obtain information concerning procedures and programs established by graduate schools for disadvantaged students. A questionnaire was sent to each of the 287 member institutions of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States. Usable replies were received from 248, of which 150 supplied information about…

This study provides a profile of the typical director of an area vocational-technical school and a statistical comparison between the top and bottom 20 percent of each state's local directors. The purpose of this study was to ascertain those characteritsics which are most representative of top ranking directors. Data were obtained by questionnaire…

Planning for the growth and development of postsecondary education in Michigan is by its very nature a continuous and evalutionary process carried on in cooperation with the postsecondary institutions and other interested groups. The State Board of Education, in addressing this goal of an effective and efficient education planning system, has…

This document contains fifteen essays which study some of the didactic, moralistic literature which was popular in nineteenth century America, and speculate about the culture from which the literature evolved. The essays include "Millions of Moral Little Books: Sunday School Books in Their Popular Context"; "Nineteenth Century Gift Books: A…

Nearly 2,000 games and simulations are listed along with details of their content, suppliers, and audience. The games range in level from those designed to teach young children to read, to those intended for postgraduate study of political decision-making. The subject range is equally wide. Management topics convered include: industrial relations,…

Population science, a combination of natural science, social science, and management science, deals with the phenomena associated with the human population size. Subjects include the rates of change of the sizes of the various subsets of the human population, the causes and results of those changes, the societal pressures for control of population…

An experimental study sought to determine if simulation-type games could teach a given body of material as effectively as the traditional lecture method. Graduate students in a Human Ecology course were divided into experimental and control groups; the former played the Community Land Use Game (CLUG), the latter attended lectures. Posttests…

The evaluation report of Texas graduate schools of social work has 6 criteria: (1) an increase in the percentage of Blacks and Mexican Americans in schools; (2) a full utilization of the scholarships under these programs; (3) development of a statewide recruitment system; (4) relevant curriculum changes; (5) retention of graduates from the…