This document contains three sections each of which provides an overview of teacher centers and several case studies of individual centers in Japan, Britain, and the U. S. Although teacher centers tend to be diverse, those in England and Japan seem to have a describable national characteristic, Japanese centers tend to be large with regard to both…

This study evaluates the Community-School Relations Workshops, a component of the Learning and Action through Social Education and Reading (LASER) program. The workshops are designed to help school-community representatives to work on problems of mutual concern. The study considers two questions: (1) Assuming the workshop is capable of bringing…

The Workshop on Regional Drug Abuse Programming was called to investigate the need for a Federally-supported model, stressing inter-agency coordination, to be employed by states as a guide for establishing substate area programs, and to explore other questions related to programs for drug abuse prevention and treatment. The organization of state…

High school principals have been identified as very busy executives in charge of complex organizations. In spite of their lack of time there does appear to be sufficient justification for principals to become involved in growth and development inservice programs if they are to continue to function as effective administrators. This speech describes…

This report covers the findings and recommendations of the Workshop on the admission and academic placement of students from selected sub-Saharan countries. The workshop was held in Ghana, Togo, and Nigeria from July 19 to August 10, 1973. The report has been subdivided into five major areas: West Africa; English speaking Africa; West and Central…

This report studies the phenomenon of intercultural communication workshops as they are appearing in the United States. Emphasis is placed on background information, trends in the conduct and operations of intercultural workshops, assessment of the intercultural communication workshop phenomenon, characteristics of the workshop experience,…

California is spending over four billion dollars a year to feed, educate, punish, shelter, and care for children. Numerous studies have concluded, however, that these services are frequently uncoordinated, duplicative, wasteful, and ineffective. Yet when corrective actions are proposed, they deal only with fragments of the system. The Assembly…

This document is a collection of articles on various subjects related to open education. "Summer Institute as a Prototype," a description of the forerunner of the Workshop Center for Open Education, attemps to convey expectations about the evolution of the workshop process as it develops within the center. "Notes on the Continuum of…

The conference on "The Treatment of Minorities in Textbooks and Other Teaching Materials" was held on February 8-10, 1967 in Washington, D.C. It was sponsored by the National Education Association and the Committee on Civil and Human Rights of Educators of the Commission on Professional Rights and Responsibilities. Attending the conference were…

This publication evolved from a workshop entitled "A History of the Afro-American Through His Songs," at the New York State Education Department, October 1968. The conference was designed for representatives of the cities which have been designated to receive urban funds. The purpose of the meeting was: (1) to present a demonstration…

This is the report of a workshop that was designed to examine the problems of training for probation officers in juvenile courts. The workshop was planned by the Children's Bureau and held from June 26 through June 30, 1960. Section I of the report discusses the purposes of the workshop, selection of the participants, and the workshop plan.…

The purpose of this workshop was to acquaint social science and humanities teachers in small liberal art colleges with available materials about the Negro in American life, and the several approaches for incorporating these materials within the curriculum of the liberal arts college. This report lists the 32 participants and discusses: (1) the…

An enrichment program for the English Teachers of Mississippi was conducted to (1) present an overview of teacher problems in English instruction, grades 7-12; (2) present suggestions for teaching in the classroom; and (3) provide possible solutions to problems in the teaching of English in the desegregated school. The materials in this…

This project was conceived as a technique for helping to eliminate a cultural void in the areas of art, music, and theatre in the service area of Western Kentucky University. To implement this concept, demonstrations were conducted in art, music, theatre, and in library and lecture resources in 16 counties over a four-year period. The attendance…

This document is the 1971-72 annual progress report of the Center to Improve Learning and Instruction, at the University of Utah. A comprehensive look at the major projects of the Center during the 1971-72 year, the principal Center publications, project writing activities, activities related to seeking sources of funding, individual…