This booklet provides guidelines for teaching units on preparation for retirement. Suggested topics for which units are outlined include financial aspects of retirement (covering budgeting, sources of supplementary income, etc.), maintaining physical and mental health, seeking personal fulfillment (volunteer work, cultural enrichment, etc.), and…

There seem to be at least five separate concepts of generation currently in use: (1) developmental stage; (2) ranked descent; (3) age homogeneous group; (4) time span; and (5) "spirit of the age." The last concept differs from the first four because it refers to content rather than structure. Most current writings use this last definition. Most of…

Students' maturational levels, rather than grades or chronological age, should determine enrollment in the middle school. Diversity in maturation rates creates diversity in interests and attitudes. These differences necessitate the development of programs for the middle school which differ from the elementary and high school approaches. Two…

This conference report discusses four viewpoints on the changing makeup of the family unit. Reasons for these changes in the family (i.e., communes, unmarried couples, unisex marriages) were seen as deeply imbedded in the philosophical, religious, psychological, and moral components of life and in the technological and urban civilizations within…

This study explores the possible impact of school (especially of changes in school setting) upon self-concept. During the spring of 1974 questionnaires were obtained from 181 ninth graders at Burton Junior High School and Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The following fall, those of the same groups who could be found in the tenth…

This study investigated the decline in rate of development often observed in disadvantaged children, and compared the effectiveness of different types of intervention designed to prevent this decline. Approximately 125 infants from both middle and lower class backgrounds were recruited as subjects. Each infant was assigned to one of four…

Sources consulted in preparing this bibliography of education material related to the teaching of moral or values education include the "Bibliographie de Quebec,""British Education Index," the "Canadian Education Index," the "Cumulative Book Index," the "Current Index to Journals in Education," the "Directory of Education Studies in Canada," the…

Many of the "revolutionary" ideas in education have been procedural changes (e.g., team teaching) or sophisticated variations on old themes (e.g., "new" math). This anthology of readings attempts to break through familiar patterns of thinking about curriculums. Three initial articles under "The Process of Curriculum-Making" examine certain…

Sensitivity training in the classroom can help children cope with and adapt to their environment--family, peer group, friends, school, and teachers--and get them to talk honestly and openly about emotional, social, and intellectual feelings and concepts. Some techniques of encouraging students to explore, to become involved with and aware of…

The purpose of this book is to bring together information on the conditions which would aid in maximizing the learning potential and behavioral development of the very young child with particular emphasis on the types of experiences that should be received by young babies who spend part of their time in a day care center. The papers presented by…

Maslow's Politics 3 is a humanistic social psychological philosophy which is against any attitude or value that rests on a merely evil or good conception of human nature or of society. His thoughts and clippings on the subject which were written or collected during 1968, 1969, and 1970 are presented in two primary thought sequences: 1) what is…

This issue, part of an annual series prepared for Maryland educators, presents the problem solving aspect of learning behavior by reviewing some of the variables which affect how individuals confront intellectual problems. Selected studies and a bibliography which are helpful in developing instructional methods which take into account individual…

This is the author's personal document in which he tries to simply see what learning is about. He draws heavily on Fritz Heider for his phenomenological analysis, by which he means an analysis of learning based solidly and integrally on what can be simply seen by all men. The paper distinguishes a learning process found in the developing child,…

While the perceived role of television may differ considerably from its actual function, such perception plays an important part in determining individual response. First-year college students' opinions of the personal and social contributions of television were measured in a survey using students in a basic speech class. Students thought…

This manual is designed for use by teachers engaged in doing dramatic work with their classes. The lesson plans and vocabulary are specifically suited to children in the primary grades, but they may also be used with older children who are inexperienced in this type of structured creative activity. The introduction to the book discusses the basic…