The course examines the tools, materials, and basic principles used in reupholstering furniture. Techniques involved in using equipment, dismantling furniture, constructing the foundation, making the muslin cover, planning and preparing the platform and covering, and attaching loose wood panels are some of the operations dealt with in the course.…

This report discusses the training of personnel who influence the health, education and social integration of children (from birth until school entry age) who live in developing areas or who belong to underprivileged groups in wealthy countries. The report is based on experiments already carried out in various parts of the world and on data…

This study of pre-college psychology in Florida is presented to assist educators and researchers in their efforts to more fully describe and assess the development of pre-college psychology in general. It is divided into five sections: (1) An Introduction; (2) The 1970-71 Survey, including the questionnaire sent to Florida secondary schools, the…

The guide is arranged in vertical columns relating seventh grade reading and composition concepts to curriculum performance objectives, career concepts, and career performance objectives, suggested teaching methods, and resource materials. Broad career concepts--such as "there are problems to face and overcome in any field of work" and…

The social skills development unit is designed to supplement career education programs; the program objective is that students will learn social skills in order to find and maintain employment. A sequence of 22 activities or projects exposes students to: resumes, want ads, employment applications, listening and speaking skills, interview conduct,…

Presented in this resource guide for teachers of mentally retarded children in grades 1 - 12 are objectives, suggested activities, and materials to be used in subject areas of arithmetic, language arts, social living, transportation, physical and mental health, safety, and use of leisure time. The objectives, suggested activities, and materials…

This document is a report of the Manpower and Social Affairs Committee of the OECD on the development of a set of social objectives with the general goals of: identifying the social demands, aspirations and problems which are or will likely be major concerns of socio-economic planning processes; measuring and reporting change relative to these…

Project BASICS attempts to determine which of the successfully demonstrated reading and mathematics strategies will produce mastery learning for different types of students in terms of their individual characteristics and needs. It focuses on the discovery and implementation of alternative strategies for mastery learning with an innovative school…

The results of a 1972-73 survey of Florida secondary schools concerned with the teaching of psychology are reported and compared to a similar survey made in 1970-1971. The survey of 1973, a four-page questionnaire, was mailed to 409 schools and gathered 218 responses. A description of the results analyzes and compares data collected in the…

This paper, one of a series of four initial reports, discusses the rationale for each proposed National Institute of Education (NIE) program. It considers the educational goals to be achieved, variables that can be manipulated to reach the goals, the current practice and status of R&D on the variables, new R&D programs that might lead to…

Montana, like other States throughout the nation, is trying to improve the quality and effectiveness of education. Currently, education in Montana is prescribed by State statutes and standards for school accreditation, which statutes and standards are also integral to school funding. The State Board, concurring with the Senate, concluded that…

A transcript of the U.S. Senate's public hearings on S.2724, the Comprehensive Indian Education Bill, is presented. The purpose of S.2724 is to establish a national American Indian education program by creating a National Board of Regents for Indian Education, carrying out of a national Indian education program, the establishment of local Indian…

Seven chapters present a variety of viewpoints on human feelings, or affect. All, however, are directed at instructional technologists who are involved in the design of instructional systems and all share a concern for the development of instruction which interests, involves, and motivates learners; the papers were chosen on the basis of the facts…

This annotated bibliography lists 109 entrees of selected educational materials in Pakistan covering the period from October through December 1971. Categories include: (1) administration, organization, and financing of education, (2) agricultural education, (3) childhood education, (4) comparative education, (5) curriculum, (6) development of…

A basic premise of this essay is that educational organizations perform certain functions for students in order to attain purposes, goals, and objectives, and in turn these functions influence what social studies educators can and cannot do in curriculum and instruction. It is argued that teachers of the social studies must learn about the…