This report is a compilation of reports from ten Task Forces convened by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in May 1977. The challenge was to examine what quality education is, what it takes for the system to deliver quality education to every student, and why the system has failed with many black youths. Ways…

The thesis of this paper is that all children, excepting those of certifiable handicap, are educable, and the behavior of the school is critical in determining the quality of that education. Concentrating on several innercity schools in Detroit, this paper discusses the distinguishing characteristics of schools that are instructionally effective…

This paper outlines various aspects of the Learning Improvement Group (LIG). The LIG is described as a model for organizing existing resources to meet basic skills needs of students. Reference is also made to the identification of both student and teacher reading/learning needs in self-renewing schools. Suggestions are made regarding the…

An Instructional Support System for Occupational Education (ISSOE) was designed to support and facilitate instruction by systematizing those functions essential to occupational programs--reporting, monitoring, and evaluating. ISSOE operates on several levels simultaneously: individual student achievement can be reported, class progress can be…

Professional educators must be aware of issues involved pertaining to the development of relevant objectives, learning experiences, and evaluation procedures to be used in teaching-learning situations, and these issues should be clarified in terms of the thinking of selected educators of the past as well as leading professionals in the field of…

This report is designed to acquaint secondary school teachers and other interested individuals with a redesigned business education program for New York state. The program, reviewed in ten sections, focuses on competency identification, new modules, curriculum patterns, regent's examination modifications, etc. Initially, challenges facing business…

This study was designed to assess two projects implemented by the Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) program. The program is based on the belief that elementary school students learn mathematics, science, social science, and language arts skills quickly by investigating practical problems taken from the local school and…

Beginning with the assumption that a curriculum advisory council composed of a broad community and educational representation has been established, this paper concerns the proper roles of citizens and professional educators on this council. It holds that the community-school decision-making body should consider all types of curriculum questions,…

Because of a mounting awareness that those most at risk in America today are the rural poor, educating for social work practice in rural areas has become an important and growing concern to many in the field of social work education. This report incorporates the findings and materials germane to developing a specific rural child welfare and family…

This guide is intended to facilitate implementation and infusion of environmental education (EE) programs by presenting guidelines for design of a system. The operations leading to the system and its evaluation are discussed. Two components of the design of the system are specifically treated: (1) EE delivery concerns, and (2) levels of planning.…

This guide has been organized under several headings: (1) Background Materials; (2) Energy Curricula; (3) Economics of Energy; (4) Todays Fuels; and (5) Future Fuels. Each section contains listings of instructional materials and their sources which are appropriate to the section's topic. In addition to the topical sections, additional sections…

The document presents information on planning, teaching, and evaluating multicultural education programs. Although most of the examples are based on current multicultural projects in New England, the authors believe that the material presented can also be useful to classroom teachers in other regions. The document contains two components. The…

A sequential writing program is described that has adapted James Moffett's ideas in "Teaching the Universe of Discourse" to suit the needs of a seventh and eighth grade school system that emphasizes expository writing instruction. The introductory chapter explains Moffett's ideas and how they were adapted for this program. Subsequent…

The changing tradition of liberal education in America is examined against the backdrop of Greek, medieval, colonial American and German expressions of the liberal tradition and its necessary humanistic disciplines and pursuits. After a historical discussion of various manifestations of liberal education through the ages, recent strains of liberal…

A nationwide survey of the academic affairs officers from a random sample of community and junior colleges was conducted to determine the strengths and weaknesses of curriculum development at the two-year college level. The survey instrument listed 33 items related to curriculum planning, content, and evaluation. Respondents were asked to indicate…