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Staley, Frederick A. – 1979
A model for research and evaluation in outdoor education is presented in this paper which includes a bibliography of representative research in outdoor, experiential education. The model stresses close interaction between program designers and evaluators and rests on the premise that the strength of outdoor education--interaction between people,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adventure Education, Cerebral Dominance, Definitions
Liprie, Mary Lou – 1978
Phase 1 of a two-part project entitled Utilizing the Competency Approach for Professional Development of Home Economics Teachers developed a model for use in determining the feasibility of establishing a competency based approach in home economics teacher education at the University of Delaware. A review of the literature identified the current…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
Findley, Charles A. – 1977
Most instructional materials developed in the past 10-15 years do not provide for sufficient activities to allow the student to become involved in anything other than drill and memorization. Furthermore, in those situations where "communication activities" do occur, they are designed to teach the sentence as a structural, grammatical…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Education
Chicago Heart Association, IL. – 1975
This handbook for nutritionists and dietitians as well as other health professionals (physicians, nurses, and health educators) is a guide to the content and conduct of the Heart Saver Program, a health education program designed to help prevent heart disease by bringing about significant changes in the food habits of the public. The content…
Descriptors: Community Education, Disease Control, Foods Instruction, Guides
Olsen, Mary Anne; Olsen, James T. – 1978
The guide presents classroom activities for elementary teachers in the Virgin Islands to use in exploring many facets of the ethnic groups who have settled there. The objective is to increase student awareness and understanding of their own and others' ethnic heritage. The document is divided into two major sections. Section I is the teacher's…
Descriptors: American History, Behavioral Objectives, Biographies, Clothing
Fedigan, Larry – 1979
Eight major classroom observation studies correlating process variables (teaching techniques), and context variables (characteristics of school, curriculum, and student), with teaching effectiveness, (particularly achievement gains) were reviewed. This need to match process variables with context variables, rather than search for a universal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
White-Stevens, Lillian – 1978
Designed to assist school districts in making meaningful improvements in programs for their adolescent populations, this publication presents descriptions of 64 innovative and successful educational projects developed throughout the United States. The descriptions are classified in five categories: basic skills, including reading, language arts,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Career Education, Education
Topping, Jim – 1979
The Information Exchange Procedures (IEP) cost study project of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems is described and its applicability to six major research universities (MRU) is assessed in this pilot study. The IEP enables peer institutions to compare information about their resources, activities, and educational…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, College Planning, College Students
Hull, Ray; Hegtvedt, Kathryn – 1979
Fifteen University of Oregon undergraduate education majors participated in a successful 3-day program of total immersion in rural community living and teaching in Condon, Oregon. The field experience model had unique elements: (1) the course was offered as an alternative to a required course in teaching strategies and student teachers were…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Graduate Students
Bender, Mary, Ed. – 1979
The document contains eight lectures addressing a variety of educational trends, issues, and concerns. The objective is to heighten the awareness of educational challenges that must be met and to promote continued professional renewal activities. Lecture I discusses fundamental problems concerning world education, concentrating on hunger and…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Comparative Education, Cultural Background, Economic Development
Henerson, Marlene E.; And Others – 1978
Most of the information in this booklet is useful for both formative and summative evaluations. The booklet offers information to help the evaluator develop skills in designing and using instruments to measure affective objectives or attitudes. The chapters cover: (1) an introduction to the measurement of attitudes and attitude change; (2)…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Attitude Measures, Classroom Observation Techniques
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Hobbs, Daryl – 1979
Rural schools have had a traditional role as major vehicles of rural economic development. During the rapid economic changes of the 20th century rural schools supplied the literate migrants who flocked to the cities to become the human capital for urban based expansion. Rural schools also provided the literate farmers who stayed at home and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Curriculum, Educational Economics, Educational Environment
Mitra, Sudhansu B. – 1976
This series of followup studies concerned mentally retarded rehabilitation clients of the Social and Rehabilitation Service research and development projects in the District of Columbia, and the Model Cities Project in Maryland. The clientele were primarily black, urban ghetto residents. The studies dealt with (1) vocational success of…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Critical Incidents Method, Disadvantaged
Division of Adult Educational Programs, BAVT. – 1967
A PREINSTITUTE SEMINAR, FINANCED BY A GRANT FROM THE ADULT EDUCATION DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION AND HELD AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY IN MAY 1967, FOCUSED ON PLANS FOR THE 20 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTES HELD DURING THE SUMMER OF 1967. LEADERS IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Educators, Curriculum Development
Kirschenbaum, Howard – Educators Guide to Media & Methods, 1968
Instructional materials and teaching approaches can be used to get students to seriously and constructively confront problems in race relations which they will eventually have to solve. For example, Richard Wright's "Black Boy," an anthology of Negro poetry or a collection of poems on race relations, and such films as "Where is Prejudice?" can…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Culture, Black Literature, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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