Alternative communication networks for the dissemination of PLATO IV computer aided instruction were designed and comparative cost estimates were made for leased telephone lines, satellite communications, UHF TV, and low-power microwave radio. Costs per student contact hour were computed on the basis of student population density in public schools…

Problems in curriculum development in Black Studies are addressed along with suggestions on future action. A recurring theme and concern throughout the workshops was the need to set priorities for the 1980's and beyond. Course outlines and bibliographies are included in the report for: African History and Culture; Black History Before the Civil…

This study examines the effects of social studies experiences on the attitudes of young black children towards themselves and whites. Subjects were 54 children, 4 years of age, representing a low socioeconomic population. The children were divided into three groups of 18 each. Group 1 read and discussed selected multi-ethnic social studies…

The New Orleans Parent Child Development Center Intervention Model hypothesizes a series of effects: the Child Development and Family Life Educators impart curricula designed to change mother's attitudes and behavior toward her child in ways which should encourage the development of competence in the child. The two single most important types of…

This is a rationale and description for a dissemination program being developed by the School Practice and Service Division of the National Institute of Education. The document is being circulated to solicit comments on the soundness of the proposed work. The proposed program constitutes a coordinated attempt to make information, products, skills,…

This report provides a summary record of the development and evaluation of a training package product that includes three separate sets of training materials developed to increase the skill, knowledge, and understanding of school personnel in the area of instructional planning and management. Instructional planning is defined generally as that…

This book is divided into five parts. Part 1 examines the status of and trends in health education today, and includes a discussion of some basic prerequisites for effective teaching. The teacher's major duties and responsibilities in setting the stage for effective teaching are examined in part 2. Part 3 discusses the nature of and potentiality…

A mastery of skills in creative ceramic arts is recommended for students in grades 9 through 12 before they attempt this quinmester course. Emphasis is upon students acquiring an understanding of the historical development of ceramics enabling them to identify outstanding ceramics of the past; basic kinds of ceramic art and ceramists from various…

This study seeks an answer to one broad question, "Do black children who attend racially desegregated schools, have educational aspirations and expectations which are significantly different (either higher or lower) from black children who attend racially segregated schools?" To facilitate this, the study not only examines the…

Neglected activities in the research-to-application process and various characteristics of basic studies in psychology are the causes of failure in translating research into operational applications. A model of activities involved in the research application process includes two areas of strength: (1) basic research on a constructed theory and (2)…

This report is the response to a request from the United States Commission on Civil Rights that a research program be designed to accomplish two tasks: (1) to measure the effectiveness of different desegregation strategies in providing equality of educational experiences to black, Puerto Rican, Mexican-American, and Anglo students; (2) to provide…

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights asked the Rand Corporation to prepare a design for an exhaustive research program on school desegregation. This is Volume 2 of the final report. The 11 sections of this volume describe a general design for a research program in school desegregation. Section 6 describes a community reaction survey. In Section 7…

Appendix A, "Data Analysis When Students Change from Smaller to Larger Schools between the Pre-test and Post-test of the First Year," discusses a methodological problem involved in planning the approximate number of questionnaires to be administered in program. Appendix B, "Estimates of Sample Sizes and Data Collection Costs," includes five…

Exploring the economic-psychological-sociological questions related to the purchase of goods, the publication is intended as a foundation on which comprehensive local programs of consumer education can be built. It provides a conceptual framework drawn from the academic disciplines. Focusing on three major concepts (the individual consumer, the…

Provided by North Carolina's Division for Exceptional Children are guidelines to assist local school systems in their self-evaluations of programs and services for crippled, deaf blind, educable and trainable mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, gifted and talented, hearing impaired, homebound, hospitalized, learning disabled, speech and…