A model is presented to help clarify the concept of lifelong learning. Constructed on the idea that an operational definition of lifelong learning should be based on the locus of control for making decisions about the goals and means of learning, the model is a two-by-two matrix of learner and institution that represents four identified situations…

Prepared for users of OCLC terminals at the Michigan State University library, this manual provides a brief description of the contents of the OCLC database, instructions for constructing search requests in OCLC, guidelines for interpreting OCLC search results, a key to "reading" the OCLC screen, an overview of typical terminal responses…

The book defines functional and categorical approaches to needs of developmentally disabled citizens, compares the current with the ideal service delivery system, describes approaches for effective advocacy efforts, and includes a resource guide for Californians. Seven functional definitions of such terms as self care, mobility, and capacity for…

Ten papers address topics in career education for students with behavior disorders. W. Morse points out "Problems and Promises," including problems with the definition and scope of career education and the needs for individualization and support systems. C. Kokaska and L. Cook in "Concepts and Definitions" offer insight on problems in defining…

One in a series of core instructional materials for apprentices to use during the first or second years of apprentice-related subjects training, this booklet deals with sketching, drawing, and blueprint reading. The first section consists of an outline of the content and scope of the core materials as well as a self-assessment pretest. Covered in…

Based primarily on the experience of three childhood injury prevention demonstration projects, this manual provides state Title V program directors with an action guide for developing targeted childhood injury prevention programs. The manual is divided into four sections: background; program planning; program design; and program implementation and…

Analysis of current methods for achieving compatibility or convertibility between two or more indexing languages draws attention to the need for a switching language to establish equivalency between concepts, not terms. In order to examine the assumption of the conceptual equivalency of identical terms in the indexing languages of related subject…

Intended for teachers of students with learning disabilities, the paper reviews recent trends in research. The importance and the difficulty of keeping up with new developments in the field are noted. Research and theoretical considerations are presented for the following topic areas: definition and identification difficulties (including,…

The definition of educational technology has shifted from a focus on the organization and use of hardware and software items as a delivery system to recognizing that the introduction of technology into educational systems demands a systematic approach to enhance learning and human development. In the first definition, curriculum is the…

With the first teaching of a revised history curriculum due in September 2008 the debate over content and order is well under way. Robert Guyver, involved in the design of the curriculum development experiment that evolved into the 1991 version of national curriculum history, witnessed the debates about all of the key stages in that crucial year.…

This paper reviews some pertinent literature as regards measuring teacher effectiveness (1) by subjective observation of the teacher by, usually, the principal or superintendent; (2) by systematic, detailed, objective observation of the teacher; including studies on classroom interaction; and (3) by pupil productivity. (Author)

The major purpose of this investigation is to identify the extent to which selected motivational, aptitude, interest, and attitudinal criteria predict academic success in social science courses for transfer and occupational-technical community college students. (Author)

This chapter examines the political science concepts of control, political participation, and representation, focusing on the limits of participation and representation as control devices, especially from the point of view of the individual citizen. The author discusses the question of who controls the schools and then considers in turn some of…

Presented in the report is background information and statistical data on the distribution of handicapped children in Head Start programs, including numbers of children being served, their handicapping conditions, and the services being provided to them. Data provided includes the following: diagnostic criteria for reporting handicapped children…

In a wide-ranging speech on the question of educational quality in Great Britain, the author observes that the achievement of higher quality "demands the will to act in a hundred ways, even to the point of sacrifice, on the part of teachers, managers, governors, local authorities, the government, parents, newspapers, radio and T.V., and the…