Reporting on the 1977 Dallas Conference where 14 women representing 6 ethinc backgrounds explored the possibilities of expanding the role of minority women in educational research, this document includes 5 major sections (with individual summaries and recommendations), a bibliography, and an appendix. Major sections of this document present the…

Prepared for elementary and secondary social studies teachers, this volume presents four exemplary learning activities for teaching about the Bicentennial. Each activity explores a recurring theme in the United States' Development--dedication to a cause, humor, frontiers, and loyalty. Lesson 1 concerns George Washington and the problems he…

This review examines some of the basic sociological, psychological, and philosophical issues of childhood socialization, and briefly discusses some of the significant influences which impinge upon all children as they grow and develop within their society, sub-culture, and family. The stated purpose of the review is to provide a perspective for…

The Model of Conceptual Learning and Development (CLD) is an analytical, descriptive model. It defines four levels of concept attainment and the possible uses and extensions of attained concepts, specifies the cognitive operations involved in learning concepts at each of the four levels, and postulates internal and external conditions of learning…

The Model of Conceptual Learning and Development (CLD) is an analytical, descriptive model. It defines four levels of concept attainment and the possible uses and extensions of attained concepts, specifies the cognitive operations involved in learning concepts at each of the four levels, and postulates internal and external conditions of learning…

The report describes a model for establishing a small store to be operated by fashion merchandising students for academic credit within a post-secondary school program. It is intended to bridge the gap between graduation and employment by offering the student a hands-on retailing and merchandising experience during school hours before graduation.…

The reference guide presents a model for career education in Michigan and clarifies the content of career development by specifying student outcomes. The document organizes the content of career development into four basic interrelated knowledge, skill, and attitude components: (1) self-awareness and assessment, focusing on helping individuals…

The report describes a manpower assessment and classification system for criminal offenders directed towards making practical training and job classification decisions. The model is not concerned with custody classifications except as they affect occupational/training possibilities. The model combines traditional procedures of vocational…

This manual is designed to help Army training personnel select and implement a specific approach to achieving specific training goals. Following a general learning model, general training principles are summarized. The rest of the manual shows how specific learning principles are associated with groups of learner performances. Training goals…

The 1975 supplement to the National Task Bank consists of 550 additional tasks in the field of human service selected and edited from task analysis projects in a number of States. The supplement is organized in the same format and numbered sequentially with the original edition published in 1973. The use, organization, and development of the Bank,…

A theoretical model based on path analytic logic was used to examine the relative influences of social origin and significant other influences on marital, fertility, and educational plans. Parents' education and the major family income-earner's occupation were used as measures of social origin; perceived encouragement by parents, teachers,…

A computer-based version and a manual version of a set of techniques (EA008632-633) developed to assist in forecasting the need for primary and secondary school facilities and in critically evaluating proposals to satisfy that need are evaluated in this report. The report is organized into eight chapters. Chapter 1 summarizes the project…

This document presents a detailed review and index of post-1960 modeling-imitation research relevant to the development and education of children. Each research study is described in terms of purpose, independent and dependent variables, task and procedures, model and subject characteristics, materials and results. In addition, an overall model is…

The report presents an analysis of changes in childbearing plans of young women and the implications of these plans for understanding labor force behavior as well as predicting fertility levels of the population. Data used were derived from the National Longitudinal Study, a nationally representative survey of 5,000 young women born between…

The final report for Phase 1 of the National Committee on Employment of Youth (NCEY) demonstration project for upgrading and credentialling paraprofessionals in human-service occupations to intermediate and professional positions is directed to the occupations of: (1) addiction services worker, (2) occupational therapist, (3) public health…