The use of the computer in teaching law is examined in this collection of essays. Discussed are the development of law-related programmed workbooks, predecessors to computer aided instruction (CAI); research findings and their implications for the design of law-related CAI exercises; advantages and limitations of CAI programs in law; and attempts…

Intended to complement the text "Walker River Paiutes: A Tribal History", this student workbook, like the text, emphasizes the details of Walker River history from the People's point of view. The exercises, coordinated to the chapters of the book, are designed to measure and improve the student's understanding of the material. Some…

Experience-based learning has been evident in the Chinese educational system since the 1930s. Following the Long March in 1934-35, the Chinese Communists introduced a nonformal, experience-based educational system in North Shensi province. This system included drama groups in the countryside to educate peasants, classes in factories, and…

The purpose of this guide to the textbook of the same title is to provide ways and means for improving the teacher education program in which it is used. Each chapter is analyzed from the following: (1) basic purpose; (2) concepts; (3) competencies; (4) suggested approach; (5) suggested learning experiences; and (6) selected references. (JD)

RESULTS ARE GIVEN OF A 1965 QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNED TO SHOW INDIANAPOLIS FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM PRACTICES BELOW THE NINTH GRADE IN COMPARISON WITH THE PRACTICES OF 46 OTHER LARGE CITIES. QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ON (1) LANGUAGES TAUGHT, (2) LEVEL AT WHICH LANGUAGE STUDY IS BEGUN, (3) PROGRAM CONTINUITY, (4) PUPIL PARTICIPATION, (5) HOW TIME FOR…

THREE BRITISH SPECIALISTS, VISITING THE SOVIET UNION IN 1961, STUDIED BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN SOVIET ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THEIR EXAMINATION OF THE TYPES OF SCHOOLS, LANGUAGE POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY, TEACHER TRAINING, METHODOLOGY, AND MATERIALS REVEALED THAT SOVIET EDUCATORS WERE INTENT UPON…

This detailed syllabus for a one-semester course entitled Learning and Teaching in Senior High Schools given in conjunction with student teaching presents objectives of the course (including the integration of principles of educational psychology and teaching into the student's experiences in apprentice teaching; assistance to the student in…

Part II of a two-part publication listing mental retardation grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in fiscal year 1968 (July 1, 1967, to June 30, 1968), the text includes grants awarded in the areas of research and demonstration. (Part I covers grants in training and construction.) Grants are arranged according to…

School design innovations which are presently realized or anticipated in response to changing demands on the educational process are discussed. Major topics include independent study, variety and flexibility in school spaces, school atmosphere, sound control and carpeting. New approaches in school building design are related to changes which are…

Quantitative guidelines for use in determining the audiovisual (AV) needs of educational institutions were developed by the Octobe r 14-16, 1965 Seminar of the NDEA (National Defense Education Act), Faris-Sherman study. The guidelines that emerged were based in part on a review of past efforts and existing standards but primarily reflected the…

In addition to improving teacher education programs, Illinois colleges and universities are in the process of adjusting foreign language programs to meet the legitimate needs of high school graduates. So that teachers and counselors may have a better understanding of foreign language education programs in Illinois, this report describes sample…

As an attempt to provide a source book for teachers on the Puerto Rican child, this text of collected readings focuses on sociocultural aspects. Part I deals with Puerto Rican culture; Part II, the family; Part III, experience on the mainland (conflict and acculturation), and Part IV, Puerto Rican children in North American schools. Appendixes…

FOUR NEW DIRECTIONS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING REFLECT THE IMPORTANCE OF USING INSIGHTS FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES TO STIMULATE NEW APPROACHES TO OLD PROBLEMS. FIRST, FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING MATERIALS AND METHODS MUST BE BASED ON ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISONS OF THE SYSTEMS OF COMMUNICATIVE SIGNALS WHICH PEOPLE PRODUCE AND…

REVIEWED ARE (1) THE ACTIVITIES OF RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION (R AND I) UNITS IN TWO MILWAUKEE SCHOOLS DURING THE 1966-67 SCHOOL YEAR, AND (2) THE RESULTS OF FIELD TESTING OF R AND I UNITS. PART 1 PROVIDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PROGRAM. PARTS 2 AND 3 REPORT AND EVALUATE THE RESULTS OF TWO CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS OF MOTIVATIONAL…

A 9-month pilot evaluation of the developing Special Education Instructional Materials Center (SEIMC) Network utilized two approaches: a process evaluation with site visits to determine the status of activities at the SEIMC's at the universities of Wisconsin and Southern California; and a user survey of 588 mail questionnaires, follow-up…