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Download full textWEBB, NEIL J.; GRIB, THOMAS F. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SMALL STUDENT-LED DISCUSSION GROUPS AS A METHOD OF INSTRUCTION. PERFORMED WERE TWO TYPES OF STUDIES INVOLVING OVER 1,400 STUDENTS IN 42 COURSES--(1) COMPARATIVE STUDIES WHICH EMPLOYED CONTROL GROUPS AGAINST MORE TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES, AND (2) INNOVATIVE STUDIES WHICH…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Discussion Groups, Educational Research
Van Meter, Ed, Ed.; Barba, Alma, Ed. – 1969
The primary objective of the conference was to initiate improvements in the qualifications and supply of educational personnel working with Mexican American students by suggesting recommended changes in present teacher training programs. Approximately 100 participants from colleges and universities, regional educational laboratories, public…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Improvement, Educational Problems, Educationally Disadvantaged
THORNTON, SAM M. – 1968
A THIRD AND FINAL PHASE OF A THREE-PHASE PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICE PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1967. THIS "CHILD STUDY" SERVICE WAS CARRIED OUT IN THE HEAD START CENTERS OF THE DELTA REGION OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE CHILDREN ATTENDING THE HEAD START PROGRAM WERE ABOUT EQUALLY REPRESENTED BY CAUCASIANS AND NEGROES. AN AVERAGE…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development Specialists, Child Psychology, Consultation Programs
Pinnock, Theodore James – 1965
This study compared local 4-H Club leaders (Negroes in Alabama and whites in Wisconsin) on knowledge gained when films or bulletins were used in training meetings. It also sought to compare the effectiveness of films and bulletins, with or without discussion, following presentation of research findings to the Negro leaders; to assess changes in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Blacks, Bulletins
Auerbach, Aline B. – 1968
This source book on the philosophy, goals, and techniques of group parent education provides detailed and practical guidelines for setting up and conducting discussion groups for parents and expectant parents. Attention is also given to groups for parents whose children are physically or emotionally handicapped, unwed mothers, and adoptive…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Child Rearing, Foster Family, Group Discussion
Sohn, David A. – 1968
Despite skepticism and differing opinions within the teaching profession about the value of screen education, instructional and "experiential" films can be made effective in English classes in a variety of ways. They can be used in comparisons of the strengths of various media; in the development of units on specific topics or themes; or simply as…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, Film Production
Geller, Robert – The Teachers Guide to Media & Methods, 1967
Allan Sillitoe's "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" and the movie version of that novel capture the imagination of students because of the stature of the hero, Colin Smith. He refuses to "play it cool" or to "cop out"; he loses his race and wins his manhood. To the students, he carries the command to hold on…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, Film Study
Borg, Walter R.; And Others – 1968
Minicourse 1, a short microteaching program designed to change 12 specific classroom behaviors involved in conducting a discussion lesson, relies heavily on filmed illustrations by model teachers and provides feedback through carefully structured teacher self-evaluation of televised lesson replays. A study was designed (1) to estimate the degree…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Experiments, Feedback
Warren, Virginia B., Ed. – 1968
Public school adult educators, training directors in business and industry, and other group leaders in civic and professional organizations assembled this collection of techniques used by teachers and adults. Among topics discussed are planning an adult education course, grouping adult students, applying creativity to teaching, and preventing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Classroom Environment
Saint Petersburg Junior Coll., FL. Florida Inst. for Law Enforcement. – 1968
An experimental course was devised for 36 law enforcement administrators which provided for contact periods spread over eight months and a final retraining session in the 12th month. The course integrated study of the behavioral sciences and communications, executive and professional skills, speeches and informal discussion for professional…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, City Officials, Experimental Programs, Group Discussion
Bryan, Sam – 1977
The pamphlet reviews uses of films in social studies classrooms, lists sources for obtaining films and filmographies, and gives tips on showing and evaluating the films. Films can be used to illustrate concepts or historical events, communicate the essence of foreign cultures, and enliven dull textbook content. Five types of films are described…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cultural Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Documentaries
1973
This guide is to be used by leaders of inservice training workshops for instructors of parent study groups interested in learning new parenting skills that will foster home-based preschool education. The introduction provides suggestions on how a school might begin a program of school-sponsored, home-based early childhood education. The guidelines…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Evaluation, Filmstrips, Group Discussion
Abbey, D. S. – 1975
Designed for the participants in the Project SEARCH curriculum development project, this discussion guide describes the process of valuing through a group experience activity. The guide is designed to be used by people who might not know one another previously. As a group, participants view the process of valuing abstractly and also act out how…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills, Discussion Groups, Humanistic Education
Reid, Helen; And Others – 1973
Described is an infant consultation service which provides preventive psychiatric intervention to the families of young children, training of professionals and paraprofessionals, and a research component. Reviewed are clinic experiences leading to the program and the underlying theory which stresses integration of familial and individual…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research, Exceptional Child Services
Hinrichsen, Keith A.; Schaumburg, Gary F. – 1975
In fall 1970 several sections of a one-semester required U.S. history course (History 27: American History and Constitution) at Cerritos College (California) were combined into a joint lecture-discussion (JL) for 200 or more students. The opportunities for providing two lecturers stressing their topical specialties in group discussions seemed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Constitutional History, Conventional Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
