A TENTATIVE DESIGN WAS DEVELOPED FOR A RESEARCH PROJECT TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR A FUNCTIONAL CURRICULUM IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR GRADES K-16. THE RESEARCH PLAN WILL BE USED AS A BASE FOR FUTURE EFFORTS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION TO GIVE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP…

EVERY COMMUNITY CONTAINS INTERESTING PLACES TO VISIT, AND PEOPLE WHOSE SPECIAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND TALENTS CAN CONTRIBUTE MUCH TO A LEARNING EXPERIENCE WHICH CANNOT BE GAINED SOLELY FROM BOOKS. A LIST OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK, AREA IS INCLUDED. PLACE NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND CONTACT PERSONS AND THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE…

Independent study involves those activities that help students develop the capacity for self-paced, lifelong learning. Independent study may be pursued concurrently with regular courses or as an intensive experience by itself. A major question faced by all who consider offering independent study concerns the students. Few institutions offer…

This paper deals with various teaching methods and techniques currently is use in junior colleges in the Chicago area including traditional as well as innovative methods. The basic assumption is that teaching and learning are both essential aspects of the same system. The human services field is defined as encompassing the basic area of social…

Alabama State University conducted an experiment in teaching the disadvantaged. The major purpose of the project was to indicate that deprived youth can learn the same as more privileged youth, if their difficulties are diagnosed, if they are taught and exposed to quality instruction, and if they are provided with whatever empirical evidence…

In a new book published this week, this American writer attacks the view that learning and doing are two different acts. (Editor/RK)

Television may be inhibiting our ability to create new ideas, according to Eric Somers, assistant professor of journalism at Drake University. Discusses television's role as facilitator of information and how it should improve to increase organization and the creative process. (Editor/RK)

Located in the northwest corner of the state, the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is providing a wealth of environmental education experiences for students and teachers alike. (Author)

The author argues that participatory training is too often an excuse for unprepared, unfocused teaching, and therefore, a disaster as a learning experience. She contradicts what she calls the "fantasies" of participatory training. (CH)

Makes a plea for what the author considers an endangered species: historical studies. (Author/RK)

Radio has generally been overshadowed by television as an educational aid. Here it is argued that the medium's Cinderella-like qualities have their uses "now that nobody's going to the ball." (Editor/RK)

Answers to the questions most commonly asked about Action Learning are beginning to be answered by a test project in Seattle. This article provides insight into what's happening. (Editor)

High-school industrial arts thinking is introduced to the elementary grades through the use of group visits to high school industrial arts departments, one purpose being to expose elementary students to the possibilities of vocational education. (DS)

This study assesses the effects that tutoring has on the reading abilities of the tutors themselves. No positive effects were found. (RP)