This specialized curriculum at a Minneapolis junior high school was designed for students having considerable academic and behavioral difficulty. The curriculum emphasizes personalized help and team work with peers. The academic part of the program, the Pocket School, emphasizes English, social studies, and math. The second part of the program,…

Written questionnaires were completed by the teachers, principals, and students of those elementary schools participating in the 1970-71 seminars based on William Glasser's concept of Schools Without Failure. The questionnaires were designed primarily to determine what changes had occurred since the seminars began and whether or not the schools…

The papers included in this publication were delivered at a conference initiated by the Centre for Information on Language Teaching in April 1971. Each of the four papers represents a distinct but related interest. The first, "The Language Barrier to Education" by B. Spolsky, examines sociological effects of differences between the language…

This report was written in answer to an inquiry of the International Bureau of Education (IBE). It attempts to answer the questions presented in the IBE questionnaire from the point of view of history, policy making and implementation, and to relate educational activities to pertinent research. As required by the IBE, the survey was limited to the…

This two-part interview focuses on the high expectations for the role of computers in higher education that the author feels are not being met. Highlights include discussions of teaching methods incorporating computers, computer science education, computers as research tools, word processing, and the questionable value of learning programming…

A failure-to-thrive 30-month-old was observed in interaction with his unempathic mother, showing the pathological consequences of his openness to social influences (i.e., the child's attachment to a sadistic mother could later produce masochistic tendencies which could be reenacted to reproduce the feelings associated with mother's affection).…

Presents three principles for working with poor readers in the upper elementary grades: (1) bring the class together as a literate community; (2) integrate reading and writing instruction; and (3) provide instruction on specific skills. Describes how one teacher, through application of these principles, helped a student overcome his reading…

Discusses the roots, definition, applications, and development of educational technology; educational problems which could be addressed by educational technology; and educational technology applications and reasons for their successes and failures. Guidelines for successful implementation of educational technology programs are outlined. (MBR)

Outlines an experimental intervention program designed for children "at risk" of educational failure in Dyfed County, Wales. The program redefines the roles of "remedial" teachers and seeks to improve cooperation between the school, the health authority, and the social services department. (AS)

Discusses results obtained from a longitudinal experiment in early education designed to prevent mild mental retardation in high-risk families. Indicates that risk frequently becomes manifest deficits by the second year of life but that systematic and intense early education can prevent that occurrence. (AS)

Drawing on research evidence, this book addresses the question of how primary and secondary urban schools can be improved in a more inclusive way. The authors argue that urban schools and their communities have within them expertise that tends to be overlooked, and latent creativity that should be mobilised to move thinking and progress forward.…

This second edition has been updated and expanded to provide state-of-the-art coverage of the Chicano school experience, with contributions from experts in education and other fields. The book's five sections focus on a comprehensive review of Chicano schooling conditions and outcomes, and implications of the growing Chicano population; language…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of competition on learning motivation among Chinese students in a classroom setting. The participants (N=52) were 7th-grade students from 2 Hong Kong secondary schools in a middle-lower class neighborhood. The students were randomly assigned to either competitive or non-competitive…

Drawing from research on fear of failure and anecdotes from personal experience with the first women's expedition to ski to the South Pole, this discussion centers on how fear of failure affects women. Fear of failure leads to procrastination and performance well below one's ability. Women generally express more fear of failure than do men, partly…

The poverty affecting 14.5 million U.S. children living below the poverty line poses long-term effects, including risks to health, educational achievement, family stability, and employment prospects. This report provides compelling evidence of the substantial costs of poverty among children to our nation's economic well-being, and shows that…