This guide discusses the steps to be followed in elementary and secondary curriculum planning and development, outlines the cognitive aspects of the social science disciplines, and presents two sample interdisciplinary units. As a first step, the social studies department should develop a philosophy consistent with the school district philosophy…

This report of American families who have children under 13 years old focused on how parents are coping with the problems of raising their children in a period of rapid social change. The exploratory phase of the study included focused group discussions with parents from widely varying backgrounds, interviews conducted with professionals,…

The paper states that the fragmentary character of knowledge makes unified study of a subject such as American Studies an illusion. Two aspects of the interdisciplinary approach are discussed: (1) the failure of subject fields such as American Studies to accept the predicament in which modern scholarship finds itself; and (2) the homogenizing of…

Presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education in 1979, the paper extensively reviews the literature on child abuse, and provides a knowlege base to generate constellations of skills to guide child abuse practitioners' activity in dealing with child abuse cases. A multicausal model encompassing the interactive…

The status of instruction/research employees in Missouri state-supported higher education institutions during 1978-79 was examined by HEGIS discipline divisions. The employees' status was examined with respect to numbers of full-time and part-time employees, percentage part-time, and percentage with tenure. The implications of this information for…

This handbook, aimed at helping the new teacher in a ghetto elementary school, exposes the problems facing ghetto teachers and presents detailed practical ways in which successful teachers have dealt with them. Their solutions, which can be as specific as organizing a neat bulletin board to help create a secure atmosphere, are presented in the…

The study considered what alterations in child rearing environment occur for children placed in group day care, and what effects family background and the emotional climate of the center have upon extent of alteration. The sample consisted of 30 centers and their directors, 67 teachers, and 250 mothers. Responses on the schedule of child rearing…

This guide, one of a series of Education for Parenthood manuals developed for use in Salvation Army demonstration programs, offers a course to be used by the Army's Women's Home Leagues, other women's groups, or young married couples. Subject matter focuses on changing patterns of family life, parent-child relationships, and ways to strengthen the…

This state-of-the-knowledge paper, a companion to the author's 1975 monograph on a similar topic, examines the legal ramifications of student suspension, expulsion, and search and seizure of students' property. The author reviews relevant court litigation and state laws pertaining to specific rules on student conduct, the procedures to follow in…

This curriculum guide for kindergarten programs in Idaho presents guidelines for administering the curriculum; describes characteristics of kindergarten children and qualifications of teachers and teaching aides; suggests ways to foster good home-school relationships; and discusses the provision and use of facilities and basic equipment in the…

Data in this report on earned degrees conferred in the aggregate United States are based on survey instruments from the eighth and ninth annual Higher Education General Information Surveys (HEGIS), conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). These instruments, "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred," covered the…

The relationship between a school principal and the student, and the functions and responsibilities of each, are being controlled and dictated by the continuing involvement of the courts. Many complex and confusing legal questions have arisen because of this judicial intervention. Issues discussed include school violence and vandalism, student…

This report details the work done in two New Jersey school districts to reduce the frequency and magnitude of professional illness absence. It deals with the circumstances of this improvement as well as with the philosophy and the new methods and procedures adopted and followed. The history of the state sick leave policy is traced from 1895 to the…

This administrator's guide is intended to aid local school administrators who formulate policies and procedures for dealing with drug-involved students. The guide suggests alternatives for those engaged in such policy-making rather than mandating a single course of action for all school districts. The guide is not intended to limit a community's…

There is great diversity among institutions of higher education in their requirements for various curriculums. This report, which is concerned only with the broad requirements as percentages of total requirements, analyzes the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science curriculums in six undergraduate areas that account for about one-half of all…