This paper asserts that what is really basic in education lies first in recognizing what it means to be human, to accept the challenges and pains and joys of being alive, and to attempt not only to preserve but to raise the level of that humanity a notch or so for the next generation. It is suggested that adolescent literature can be a vehicle for…

The purpose of this leader's manual is to provide teachers of group leadership with background information on, procedures and various uses for simulation videotapes and subsequent class discussions. The primary intention of the simulations and discussion is to aid students or group leadership in becoming more aware of the affect generated in them…

The young black child can learn many lessons through involvement in science activities. For example, science activities reinforce cooperative skills black children acquire in play, aid in the development of concepts about the world, offer opportunities for parental involvement, and should provide the black child with an acceptable avenue for…

The instructional materials are intended for use with the educable mentally handicapped students who are mainstreamed into home economics classes. The materials are divided into five substantive content areas: (1) child development, (2) personal development, (3) clothing and textiles, (4) consumer education, and (5) foods and nutrition. The…

The purpose of the manual is to assist adult advisors to Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) is providing leadership and character development opportunities for the individual participants in the program. The manual is divided into 24 detailed lessons, each one explaining the objective, the preparation, the presentation, the application,…

This research report examines the components of modernity that deal with women's roles and values and their impact on fertility rates. The life style identified as modern is clearly multidimensional, yet three items -- power, segregation, and containment -- are chosen to study the fertility rates. The hypothesis is that in a family in which the…

The career awareness guide is designed to help elementary school children develop an awareness of themselves as persons and as members of a community as well as an appreciation of the richness in variety and choice in the world of work. The lessons are designed to minimize the need for teacher research, contain materials which are readily…

Confluent education holds that any learning involves the affective as well as the cognitive domain. Affective components are present in the student, in the subject matter, and in the relationship between the two. Affect and cognition can be brought into meaningful relationship or "confluence" in classroom lessons which teach reading and writing.…

Utilizing acting as the main teaching method to promote artistic understanding and skills with a focus on the individual, this course guide explores the "process" of theatre. Outlines for student and teacher are provided for each of the five course sections: Discovering an Approach to Theatre, Discovering the Process of Acting, Exploring a Drama…

Continuing education of the clergy includes, in addition to theological education, sociocultural disciplines, training in professional skills, and personal development. Institutional provisions are many and varied--theological schools, universities and colleges, conference and study centers, institutes, interseminary centers, denominational…

The least understood of complex systems is that which produces educated people. Superficially, many key elements of a manufacturing organization are part of the system: a product, product tolerance limits, methods for assessing product deviation, and a feed-back system for making compensatory adjustments. In layman's terms these elements are:…

The following hypotheses were investigated: (1) Negro children have lower academic achievement than whites, (2) the ego variables of sense personal control and willingness to delay gratification are significantly related to academic achievement and (3) Negro children score significantly lower on both ego variables. Subjects included 237 eighth…

Current exploratory work on one element of one component of the development and evaluation of a comprehensive guidance system has been reviewed. This element, the Personal and Social Development Program (PSDP), is an attempt to assist students in the assessment and modification of their academic and interpersonal behaviors. Designed to operate…

Research and development activities related to the Personal and Social Development Program (PSDP) are reviewed. This program is a major element in one of the two components constituting the prescriptive phase of a comprehensive guidance system currently being developed. Clarification of program objectives and assumptions, development of student…

Studies of communication and change in underdeveloped countries were drawn upon to design a study of modernization of individuals--including adoption of new ideas and practices--in six neighborhoods in Knox County. The study approaches the individual as an interactive behavioral system whose components are variables defining his "style of…