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Lawrence, Janet H.; Lehman, Esther – 1979
An exploratory study was designed to assess (1) whether a class created around older adults' personal recollections would motivate the class's involvement in adult education activities, (2) the oral history preparation process's impact on younger interviewers and older respondents, and (3) the instructional approach's strengths and weaknesses. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitude Change, Behavior Change
Gateway Technical Inst., Kenosha, WI. – 1980
The eight sections of this working model provide an overview of a sequence for the development of a competency-based curriculum at Gateway Technical Institute. Sections 1 and 2 provide general information about Gateway and the philosophy and rationale of competency-based education (CBE). Sections 3-6 set forth the actual guidelines for the…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Ladders, Competency Based Education
Rosier, Paul; Farella, Merilyn – 1977
During the 1976-77 academic year the Ganado (Arizona) Title VII Bilingual Education Project operated within a Cooperative Teaching Model based on language roles. Each teacher was assigned a role based on language responsibility: English language teachers concentrated on teaching English as a second language, while Navajo language teachers taught…
Descriptors: Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education
Azios, Maria Leticia; And Others – 1975
This book of activities and exercises is intended as a guide for a course in secondary level English as a second language (ESL) for Spanish-speaking (especially Mexican-American) students. Increased proficiency in English is fostered by the examination of the Mexican-American cultural heritage. The material presented is useful in a variety of ESL…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education, Educational Media
Fairwell, Kay, Ed. – 1979
Active participation in a variety of outdoor activities by small groups of youngsters aged 10 to 15 is the focus of the Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS) project, designed to provide the firsthand outdoor experience necessary for understanding biological relationships. OBIS provides community-sponsored youth organizations and schools…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Biology, Ecology, Educational Objectives
KISHKUNAS, LOUIS J. – 1967
THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO DEVELOP A MODEL HEALTH OCCUPATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM. LISTS OF TASKS PERFORMED BY NURSE AIDES, PRACTICAL NURSES, AND SURGICAL TECHNICIANS WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH (1) INTERVIEWS WITH WORKERS AND JOB SPECIALISTS, (2) A STUDY OF HIRING REQUIREMENTS, JOB SPECIFICATIONS, AND DAILY ACTIVITY CHARTS, AND (3)…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Core Curriculum
Darcy, Robert L. – 1968
An experimental project was initiated to provide the schools with instructional materials, evaluation instruments and a realistic classroom educational program for bridging the gap between school and work. Some major objectives were to: (1) identify appropriate course content for economic and manpower education, (2) develop instructional…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
World Education, Inc., New York, NY. – 1975
Having used the apperception-interception method (AIM) of adult basic education (ABE) successfully abroad, World Education, with Office of Education funding and working at several American sites, developed a model of innovative ABE methods and materials for the United States, based on addressing learners' motivational problems. By using…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Lonsdale, Helen C.; O'Neill, Donald W. – 1975
To implement a career education program for junior high school students in the rural, isolated areas of the Rocky Mountain States, Satellite Technology Demonstration (STD) tested the use of a satellite-assisted communications system for the delivery of social services. A magazine was designed to promote acceptance of the television programing and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Communications Satellites, Educational Programs, Educational Television
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1976
Designed for parents and teachers, the manual contains suggestions for approximately 70 inexpensively constructed games, activities, and manipulative materials for use with handicapped and non handicapped young children. Suggested are procedures for conducting materials workshops for parents and teachers. Instructions are provided for items…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Early Childhood Education, Educational Games, Exceptional Child Education
Lee, John R.; Anderson, Lee F. – 1970
Another objective in addition to those stated in SO 000 641 was: to develop illustrative source books for teachers and booklets for pupils that exemplify the approaches to be tested in investigations. There were five brief history units written on topics that should be added to textbooks: 1) The Social Impact of the Great Depression, 2) The New…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Economics
Centre for Information on Language Teaching, London (England). – 1969
Recent developments in Britain show an increased recognition of the value of students of many disciplines of practical skills in foreign languages. In a number of universities language centers have been established to provide "service courses" in foreign languages and in non-university institutions degree courses have been established in…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Area Studies, Business Education, Conference Reports
Skapski, George J. – 1969
As an innovative aid to the study of music, recordings were made of musical performances and later synchronized with musical notations. To make the structures of the music more readily visible, and after experimenting with the use of staff notation, the author-developed "Nota-Graph" notation system was used. In this notation, there are…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Color, Communications, Educational Media
McKeown, Robin J. – 1973
Stages in the development of international and intercultural education in the American secondary schools are discussed in this report. The author describes different sets of rationale for teaching toward international understanding which have evolved through the years. Cited are six social studies projects which represent productive materials and…
Descriptors: American Culture, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Interrelationships
Kansas Univ., Lawrence. Center for Research on Learning. – 1998
This final report and associated materials describe a 3-year research and demonstration project whose purpose was to provide adult educators and adults with disabilities with validated accommodations useful in instruction and assessment. These accommodations were intended to help individuals with disabilities understand their legal rights, meet…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults
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