THIS PROFILE OF THE NEW BEACON LEARNING CENTER, AN EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOL, DESCRIBES THE "CONTINUOUS PROGRESS CONCEPT," A PLAN TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY AND RACIAL BALANCE, PROPOSED HERE FOR THE INTERMEDIATE GRADES. SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS WOULD PROVIDE THE STUDENT POPULATION OF THIS EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX. THE SIZE OF THE CENTER…

IN ORDER TO FIND A SYNTHESIS FOR PRACTICAL INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN CIVILIZATION IN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, SPECIFIC MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN TO COORDINATE ALL RELATED EFFORTS IN MAKING USE OF EXISTING RESOURCES AND TO DEFINE THE RELEVANT FUTURE NEEDS AND RESOURCES OF THE PROFESSION. EASY ACCESSIBILITY TO INFORMATION OBTAINED…

FEATURED IN THIS BULLETIN IS A DISCUSSION BY EDMUND W. GORDON OF "EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY" (KNOWN AS THE COLEMAN REPORT AFTER ITS SENIOR AUTHOR), A REPORT OF AN EXTENSIVE SURVEY OF MINORITY GROUP EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. AFTER EXAMINING SOME OF THE DATA AND FINDINGS IN THE REPORT, GORDON CONCLUDES THAT ONE CANNOT ON…

This report synthesizes findings on the facilitators of school-focused inservice teacher training, describing their tasks and responsibilities, and determining the skills required and the training necessary to prepare them to perform such tasks. The concept of school-focused inservice was examined in terms of its organizational/managerial…

This paper is a descriptive presentation of the state-of-the-art of competency-based adult education (CBAE). Readers are provided first with a brief history of the development of the concept and are presented with basic terminology. Then, because CBAE is multi-dimensional, varied notions of functional adult education are discussed and major…

Linkages between local schools and teacher education institutions are considered an essential factor in preventing isolation of these institutions from the realities of field situations. Participating directly in educational reform programs is an effective strategy that teacher education institutions can use in making their innovations relevant to…

Most outdoor education programs do not include the teaching of correct outdoor behavior. The purpose of this manual is to assist educators and concerned lay persons in establishing an outdoor education program with an instructional strategy that will manipulate students into becoming responsible, ethical, respectful outdoor citizens. Both lay…

This "source report" presents the research, process, and findings involved in developing a program for a parent-child educational center for the new city of Litchfield Park, Arizona. The center is intended to be a basic neighborhood unit of the public school system and will serve both parents and children; the latter, from infancy…

Training requirements were projected using survey data of agricultural employment needs and the number of students in agriculture in France and Sweden. Independent studies in each country investigated recent trends in agriculture, the present situation in agricultural education, employment training needs, and implications for the future.…

A catalog of ERIC documents accessioned by the Modern Language Association ERIC Clearinghouse and other Clearinghouses during November 1967 and June 1968 lists materials relating to foreign language instruction. Items are grouped alphabetically, and a user index helps locate items in twelve categories. Information is given on prices (both…

One in a series of annual publications, this booklet contains reviews of books relating to the teaching of English and the language arts. The books are divided into 11 categories: teaching principles and practice; source books and course books; composition, writing, rhetoric; beginning reading; language and oral work; prose; poetry; drama; mass…

Designed to aid American Indian communities in the development of Indian contract schools, this publication includes a definitive narrative describing all aspects of contract school development, lists of organizations and materials which are of use in contract school development, an extensive table of contents which directs the reader to specific…

Prepared for elementary and secondary social studies teachers, this volume presents four exemplary learning activities for teaching about the Bicentennial. Each activity explores a recurring theme in the United States' Development--dedication to a cause, humor, frontiers, and loyalty. Lesson 1 concerns George Washington and the problems he…

The report for FY 1973 describes the planning and implementation of the secondary level Employer Based Career Education Program at Far West School (FWS). The report's introduction briefly describes the program's nature and objectives. Section 2, student recruitment and enrollment, describes the student population and the recruitment and selection…

This resource guide provides the librarian with a selected bibliography of available materials which help to dispel stereotyping and inaccuracy in Mexican American literature and social studies materials. According to the author, although bad minority literature and materials are abundant, good materials are being produced. Teachers and librarians…