THE NATURE AND IMPACT OF OHIO'S TITLE I COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS ARE EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. PROJECT PARTICIPANTS WERE CHARACTERIZED BY LOW ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, WITHDRAWAL AND FEELINGS OF REJECTION, ABSENTEEISM, AND IRRESPONSIBILITY. ONLY 50 PERCENT OF THEM HAD PLANS FOR CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION WHILE 70 PERCENT OF NONTITLE I PUPILS…

THE INTEGRATION PROGRAM OF THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS HAS TWO OBJECTIVES--DESEGREGATION, TO ACCOMPLISH A BETTER ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS, AND IMPROVEMENT IN ACHIEVEMENT OF PUPILS HANDICAPPED EDUCATIONALLY BY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FORCES. THESE OBJECTIVES CAN BE REALIZED ONLY IF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL STAFF IS ABLE TO MEET THE HUMAN RELATIONS NEEDS…

THE ARIZONA COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN INDIAN EDUCATION REQUESTED THAT TEACHERS SUMMARIZE PARTICULAR TECHNIQUES, AIDS, AND UNITS EFFECTIVE WITH INDIAN CHILDREN. THIS DOCUMENT IS A COMPILATION OF THOSE SUMMARIES. TECHNIQUES PRESENTED INCLUDE DEVELOPING PRIMARY GRADE CREATIVE WRITING, CREATING READING ATMOSPHERE AND MOTIVATION, TEACHING…

This guide presents the philosophy, goals, and objectives, as well as the scope and sequence of Japanese language instruction at the secondary level for the public schools of Hawaii. The guide is intended to aid schools in developing their own instructional program and objectives. The six chapters of the guide treat the following points: (1)…

As part of a series dealing with competency-based education, this monograph explores the optimum selection and utilization of instructional activities, materials, and methods. The monograph first discusses the responsibility of the instructor to plan learning activities that reinforce targeted performance competencies, and then presents a…

This guide provides general direction to school districts on elementary French programs. In addition to giving the rationale of an elementary French program and indicating where supplementary resource material can be found, it suggests program goals and learning outcomes for programs in grades K-7. A second section on current research on second…

This book was developed to help administrators meet the challenge of compliance with the regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. All colleges, universities, and other organizations that are funded by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) have until June 3, 1980, to make structural modifications…

THIS IS A COLLECTION OF CASE STUDIES ON THE USE OF TELEVISION, RADIO, FILMSTRIPS, AND CORRESPONDENCE STUDY--ALONE, OR IN COMBINATION--FOR INSTRUCTION, EDUCATIONAL EXTENSION, AND ADULT EDUCATION IN SIX COUNTRIES--ITALY (ETV), NIGER (RADIO AND RADIO PLUS FILMSTRIPS), NEW ZEALAND (RADIO PLUS CORRESPONDENCE), HONDURAS (RADIO), NIGERIA (ETV), AND USA…

THIS 47 PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AS AN AID TO LEGISLATORS, THEIR RESEARCH STAFFS, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, AND TO INDIVIDUAL RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN THE AREA OF INTER-INSTITUTIONAL TELEVISION. SECONDARY SOURCES IN SOME INSTANCES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED FOR EASE IN LOCATING UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS OR FOR SUMMATIONS AND REVIEWS OF…

Because both educational researchers and teachers need to be aware of each other's work in order to exchange ideas on new techniques and research needs, a conference was called to bring together leaders in research, school administration, and teacher education. The papers presented at the conference first covered research findings to date on…

Based on papers and discussions at a national conference organized by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the University of Aston in Birmingham in July 1967, this book outlines the principles of modern industrial training, based on task and skill analysis, and looks at the part that new learning resources can play in implementing these…

Although television and other audiovisual aids have proven to be valuable educational tools when intelligently employed, teachers in many countries fail to understand the usefulness of these aids. A review of developments in the U.S., France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Great Britain shows that many successful courses have been given on both…

Applications of basic elements in a theory of individualized instruction to computer-assisted programs in mathematics, reading, and spelling are described and recent results obtained in an existing elementary school facility are reported. To optimize learning in computer-assisted instruction (CAI) a program model is provided in which content,…

The supplement and ditto packet to the Spanish SL strand of unit five for second graders provides visual materials for kits 17-20. Linguistic content of the unit was determined by its relation to the basic theme of the school as a community. Each kit treats a spiraling question. Illustrations are designed to implement oral language and conceptual…

The idea is prevalent that the presence of the language laboratory leads to better instruction. This is because the language lab is felt to further self-instruction and intensive learning. In determining the validity of this statement, various elements need to be taken into consideration, including student motivation and level, availability and…