AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES IS PRESENTED ALONG WITH SYMPTOMS AND DEFINITIONS OF UNDER-DEVELOPED OR DEVELOPING ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. COMMON EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS ARE DISCUSSED, AND A COMPARISON IS DRAWN BETWEEN THE PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE ENCOUNTERED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE UNITED…

The Science Reasoning Level Test (SRLT) was developed and administered to elementary school students in Poland and the United States, in order to determine whether a multiple choice test based on a Piaget model of the development of thought processes could be used to study the development of scientific reasoning. The relationship between reasoning…

Contained in this annotated bibliography are 100 references to selected educational materials published in Pakistan during the period October through December, 1975. Pakistani journals, newspapers, and government publications provide the source of the materials. They are organized into 26 categories: administration, organization and financing of…

The purpose of this guide is to provide Americans working with the Hmongs with: (1) some practical information on the Hmongs, their origins and language; (2) a detailed description of the sounds of the Hmong language; and (3) a discussion on Hmong as an unwritten language. This is the first of three guides to be published on the Hmongs, a people…

Harvard Project Zero provides a series of technical research reports which study artistic creation and comprehension as a means toward better art education. The emphasis of the research is to improve art education through a better psychological understanding of symbol systems and media of art and through better understanding of the perceptual,…

Designed primarily as a guide for teachers at the secondary level and in adult basic education, the book summarizes basic techniques for instructing students in how to read, emphasizing continuous informal diagnosis and adaptive teaching. Chapter titles include: Stages of Development, providing an overview of the basics of the reading process and…

The monograph provides background information, questions and comments about current trends in development theory and practice and their impact on education. It is offered as a framework for consideration by policy makers, planners, and administrators in developing countries and in aid-giving agencies who are concerned with policies and programs to…

This report consists of tables that rank States according to 128 separate data items which provide information for understanding and evaluating various aspects of State school systems. Although the latest available figures are used, some are estimates and others are based on sampling studies. National totals are shown in most tables. Items covered…

A five-week intensive Literacy-Homecraft course (residential) for 13 women was conducted to accelerate learning and propel learners toward satisfactory achievement. At the end of the course, 10 of the 13 were reading graded material with reasonable accuracy, fluency and comprehension. Two were making fair progress, but probably will not retain…

This report consists of tables that rank States according to 132 separate data items that provide information for understanding and evaluating various aspects of State school systems. Although the latest available figures are used, some are estimates, and others are based on sampling studies. National totals are shown in most tables. Items covered…

Problems attributed to dual language learning in early childhood have been exaggerated and may be the result of a failure to control significant research variables. The relationship between a child's acquisition of a language and his ability to think must be better understood for closer investigation of the effects of dual language learning.…

Reports on a cross-country study of computers in education. Discusses software problems, program quality, pressures on schools to use computers in the classroom, the purpose of computer literacy, practical applications, and computers in higher education. Encourages schools to make more effective use of computers, despite various obstacles. (IW)

Discusses the difficulties facing vocational educators in attempting to keep up with the rapid changes in the job market in the area of computer-related programs. Urges vocational educators to emphasize problem-solving and communications skills. Describes some attempts to develop training for such positions as robotics technicians. (TW)

This article emphasizes the importance of K-12 education in a technically literal society. Cites several major studies in a discussion of the reasons for the apparent unpreparedness of K-12 teachers to teach mathematics and science. Makes recommendations as to how engineering colleges can help to improve K-12 teachers' technical abilities. (CW)

Discusses (1) activities that encourage students to use formal vocabulary; (2) the use of computers to motivate remedial readers to write; and (3) a pilot study in which sustained silent reading and writing was used to improve the literacy of seventh and eighth grade remedial students.