The reconciliation of the various educational schools of thought to the accommodation of the fact that the United States is a technological nation will do much to further the definition of firm national educational goals. Though the "new humanists" have made multiple demands upon the system during the sixties, they only represent a maze of…

This curriculum guide describes a course on urban studies for high school seniors. A major aim is to help students understand the nature of cities and towns. Themes are intended to stimulate inquiry into urban problems and present opportunities for concept formation and problem solving by encouraging direct experience with the environment. It is…

This bibliography is an annual supplement to the first bibliography on human relations in the classroom (ED 051 315), covering the period April through December 1971 for items announced in RIE, and the period May through December 1971 for journal articles cited, and contains references to published books, documents, journal articles, and…

The final unit of this three-part course begins with the mass migration of Southern blacks to the industrial cities in the North and the consequent rise of black ghettos. How the blacks responded to these new conditions--the development of the black church, the rise of the blues as a method of self-expression and the emergence of political and…

The material-tool approach of the statewide program, Technology for Children, for grades kindergarten through six (K-6) is described in this teaching guide. This approach, which encourages a workshop-laboratory-classroom learning environment, is integrated among subject areas and is thematic in nature. The program operates under three goals: (1)…

The educational careers of 148 students who were first, third, or fifth graders at the de facto segregated McKinley School during its last year of operation are reported. Another group of 156 students attending the first, third, or fifth grades at another school that remained de facto segregated are used as a control group of relatively more…

This report, an update of an earlier report from the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, presents a review of urban America and its governmental capabilities. Chapters focus on: (1) urban America today (major aspects of the urban problem, changes in urban problems, changes in the perception of urban problem solving, and programs…

Based on data collected by way of tests, questionnaires, and interviews in nearly 200 schools, representing a wide range of geography, population, economic conditions, and social history, this handbook is concerned with how schools can be integrated more effectively. Chapter 1 focuses on the school and the objectives of integrated education.…

Sheltered work programs for the handicapped in five European countries (Denmark, Sweden, Poland, West Germany, and The Netherlands) are described in this paper. Basic features of the programs in each country are discussed, including population, financing, and aspects of the programs that can be applied in helping America improve employment…

This is an evaluation study and final report on the Lenox Early Childhood Outreach Program for Parents (LECOPP), a program implemented to correct educational problems among children in low-income families. Conducted from August 1975 through July 1976 at the Lenox Elementary School, the program focused primarily on training the parent to regularly…

A profile of Chicanos on the basis of key indicators of socioeconomic and political status reveals remarkable gaps between them and the Anglo segment. Chicano incomes are much lower, their educational attainments are inferior, their occupational range is narrow and unfavorable, and their returns on educational attainments are lower. Finally, their…

The political education of young people in West Germany, Finland, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and United States is examined. Purposes of the study are to (1) define civic education cross-nationally, (2) deal with methodological problems in assessing student achievement and attitudes, (3) convey a detailed…

This report is based upon data collected from grade 9-11 students and teachers during the pilot test of the course, Black in White America, in Boston during 1969-70. Pre- and posttesting was conducted to determine (1) changes in student thinking about problem issues in race relations and changes in understanding course concepts; (2) students'…

The Upperclassmen Look at High School Survey was administered in April 1975 to randomly selected junior classes, along with the Vocabulary section of the Iowa Test of Educational Development. This survey was administered, along with the freshman survey in October, as a check on student attitude toward the following: new educational concepts,…

Second of a two-part series that identifies probable changes in English instruction resulting from technology's impact on society and schools. Provides a review of five books recommended for considering the source, nature, and direction of trends in hardware, software, and "neural netware," or brains. Reports questions used by researchers on this…