This paper introduces terminology for the Netherlands school system. Forty-five types of schools are very briefly described in terms of: educational stage, normal age group, duration of studies, terms used for classes, examinations, diploma or degree, articulation after graduation, categories and titles of teaching and senior administrative staff,…

Fifty-three types of educational institutions in Finland are briefly described according to the following descriptive categories: educational stages, normal age group, duration of studies, terms used for classes, examinations, diploma or degree, articulation after graduation, categories and titles of teaching and senior administrative staff, and…

This paper discusses the rationale and teaching methods for a six-week unit, for a high school freshman English Class, on perception, semantics, and writing, which places special focus on developing tension in student writing. The first four objectives of the course focus on perception and the next two focus on semantics. The seventh…

Population characteristics of rural youth (persons under 25 years of age) living in the Southwestern States of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas are presented. Data were collected from the 1970 U.S. Census of Population Final Reports for the individual States. This report is organized into two sections: (1) the analytical text…

Prepared as a part of the Career Education Project of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the paper reviews the varying definitions of the term "career education" and describes the evolution of the concept, schema, and models. Evidence of acceptance and support of the career education concept by education agencies is examined.…

This paper attempts to provide a coherent conceptual framework for the dissemination efforts of the Research and Development Center. It distinguishes three quite different ways in which the term, "dissemination", is used: 1) spread of information to a receptive audience; 2) the effort to induce large-scale change by a wide variety of…

The basic issues covered in this paper are (1) the determination of whether there is a clear rationale for a sociology of development and (2) a determination of the divergent strategies for the implementation of development programs which have advantages that transcend the preservation of certain philosophical orientations and political…

Matching, randomization, random sampling, and other methods of controlling extraneous variation are discussed. The purpose was to specify the benefits of randomization in estimating causal effects of treatments. It is concluded that randomization should be employed whenever possible, but the use of carefully controlled nonrandomized data to…

Basic function of a migrant Census Taker is to identify eligible migrant children, 0-20 years old, residing within a designated area. Census Takers work part-time with school districts, migrant programs, and community agencies within the geographic area to set up procedures for relaying information on identified migrant children. Censuses are…

The term "macho" has been increasingly incorporated into the English language with various connotations and definitions, i.e., male cheuvinist, superman, and hyper-manliness Yet these words are not substitutions for "macho" which has an intrinsic value of its own. For English speakers, the most prevalent definition is…

Reviewed is research on the role of attentional dificits in the inferior school-related performances of mild-to-moderate learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retarded children. (Author/DB)

The urban studies learning model described in this article was found to increase students' self-esteem, imbue a more flexible and open perspective, contribute to the capacity for self-direction, produce increases on the feeling reactivity, spontaneity, and acceptance of aggression scales, and expand interpersonal competence. (Author/WI)

In administering its 300-plus programs, HEW begins the enforcement of a wide-ranging law to protect the rights of more than 36 million handicapped individuals living in the United States. (Editor)

Discusses the results of a Canadian Education Association sponsored project--the Student Health and Health Education Survey--which pertain primarily to school health education and which were collected from 200 school systems that provided information on current health practices in Canadian schools. (Author/RK)

A brief history of how manpower policy has evolved and how it has interacted with education. (Editor)