The Snygg-Combs theory of perception was examined as to its utility in subsuming and explaining the interaction of common elements found among variables in adult teaching and learning situations. Answers were sought to 15 questions regarding the origins, essential characteristics, criticisms, and methodologies of the theory; its philosophical…

A 3-week inservice program for 19 midcareer school administrators was held at the University of Illinois during the 1969-1970 academic year. The basic project purpose was to establish a linkage of mutual respect and common interests between practicing administrators and university scholars in related fields of study. Topics covered in this…

The important cooperative relationship between the school and its community assumes even greater importance when the learners are speakers of other languages. The single most important motivating force in learning a new language is the attitude of learners and their parents toward the new language and its speakers. Of all the responsibilities the…

A survey was made of training programs for younger office employees in Great Britian and other European countries; employees were categorized as secretaries, typists, machine operators, cashiers, clerks, and professional trainees. In Britain, just over 8% of the under-21 age group were receiving formal training; about 7% were getting day release;…

A collection of original papers presents an interdisciplinary approach to the education of disadvantaged children. The volume, prepared especially for preservice and inservice teachers, is divided into three sections--poverty and its effects, the children of poverty, and educational implications. The first two parts deal with such areas as…

The argument of this book is that differences in educational opportunity are largely due to the wealth of the tax base in the local community, that the quality of a child's educational opportunity is related to the particular community in which his parents' economic capacity enables him to reside. It is argued that such economic differences deny…

An overview of a comprehensive statewide plan for educational improvement in North Dakota is presented in this document. The plan prescribes an expanded leadership role for the State Department of Education and requires a vital new commitment of higher education to the problems of public education. Educational objectives of the plan are provided.…

The book's emphasis is on learning during the years of adulthood and examines present-day practice of adult education for practitioners. This revised edition brings up to date advances in such areas of learning as controversial theory; the effects of environment; sensory processes; intellectual capacities; motivation and attitude; transactional…

The first issue of the newsletter for the Institute for Responsive Education disseminates information to help in identifying people, places, projects, and new ideas in participatory education. The lead article discusses the purposes and role of the institute as studying and assisting citizen participation in the decision-making process of local…

The safety education program for Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools was prepared as a simplified guide for teachers to use in grades 1-12. Safety programs in schools should develop knowledge, habits, and attitudes in order to eliminate, as far as possible, the dangers of accidental death or injury to children. It should inform these future…

Title III projects dealing with cultural diversity in the classroom are described in this issue of the Title III Quarterly. Major articles are devoted to the following projects: Two Arts Culture Three Project, developing the crafts and music of mountain whites, blacks, and Cherokees; the Rota Bilingual Project, the Marianas District, emphasizing…

This yearbook continues a series that has given a concise reference and analysis of school law decisions to school administrators, school attorneys, school board members, and others who need to know the latest court decisions affecting school operations. Its seven chapters summarize and analyze all of the 1972 Federal and State Supreme Court…

Under the Intensified Learning Plan (ILP), the school year was organized into trimesters. Students focused on fewer subjects for longer daily periods than usual. Results of tests, questionnaires, and conferences were used to measure the accomplishment of criterion objectives. The majority of parents, students, and teachers prefered the ILP, with…

This paper advocates environmental education as a solution to environmental problems. It defines environmental education in terms of its goals; 1) the survival of man and the improvement of his life; 2) its relationship with academic disciplines and informal education; and, 3) its values and principles in relation to democracy. The main focus of…

The first part of this publication is given over to three major papers that emphasize the present and urge consideration of the problems and challenges of man's future. In "Education for Genuine Community," Samuel D. Proctor emphasizes the need to strive for a new momentum toward community as a possible solution to societal problems. Theodore…