This report offers a brief history of how the instructional staff at Moraine Valley Community College (Illinois) attempted to implement the institutional philosophy of providing innovation in learning. It is based on the assumption that students can learn from a variety of methodologies. Innovation is discussed under the categories of grouping,…

This document consists of 17 graduate student critiques of sources that contribute to an historical perspective and a knowledge of educational administration. Each article consists of a brief synopsis of the selected source, followed by two types of evaluation in terms of (1) the student's experience, and (2) a comparative analysis with other…

Included are reports on seven case studies that identify the strategies used by projects to accomplish their goals and the context surrounding the change process in each project. The case studies are summarized in a final section and are organized around goals; organization and management; communicating skills and knowledge to trainees; trainee…

Community college preparation of students for the job market shows an increasing acceptance of basic responsibility for post-secondary occupational education, as contrasted to the poorer placement opportunities of senior institutional graduates. Implications for facility requirements can be drawn from examining concepts, which require: (1)…

The purpose of this research was to develop alternative models of a dissertation production system in educational administration. Interviews were conducted with 40 research administrators in public and private research settings; e.g., Bell Laboratories and the National Cancer Institute. Based on information derived from interviews and appropriate…

This two-part handbook reviews present teaching materials used by vocational agriculture teachers of Nepal, discusses opportunities for improvement of curriculum materials and teaching methods, and provides additional materials for the improvement of academic, vocational, and professional competencies for all vocational agriculture teachers of…

This volume, one of a series of handbooks on foreign culture, is intended as a reference tool for military and other personnel requiring an objective, comprehensive, and balanced description of Burma's modern society. An analytical appraisal of social, economic, and political aspects is provided with emphasis on the interaction of these societal…

Guidance for leaders of a volunteer group working to combat adult illiteracy in a given community is provided in practical detail. In Chapter 1, Problems of Illiteracy, the results of an interview poll with a sample population of Americans 16 years of age and older show that there are 21,000,000 adults in the United States whose skills are not…

Awareness of the importance of education in the achievement of national goals has led to an increasingly important role for the Federal Government in financing and governing education, particularly in those areas contributing the most to the achievement of national priorities. This increased participation of the Federal Government in education has…

The study, based on L. Cronbach's Characteristics by Treatment Interaction model, investigated seven preschool programs for aurally handicapped children which variously employed the oral-aural method, the Rochester method, or the total communication method. Equipment, materials, grouping procedures, and activities were indicated for each program.…

The following are nine papers delivered at the annual workshop for junior and senior college English teachers held at Hinds Jr. College on February 5, 1972: "The Role of Grammar in the Classroom" -Mrs. Elba Patterson; "Grammar in the English Class" -Dr. Gerald Walton; "Creative Writing and Freshman English" Gordon Weaver; "Attitudes Toward the…

This special issue of "Council-Grams," the newsletter of the National Council of Teachers of English, reports responses to a September, 1972, questionnaire about the teaching of English sent to teachers and administrators of English and education in secondary schools, colleges, and universities. The questions included the following: What…

This paper summarizes a Great Plains School District Organization Project publication, People, Places, Perspectives: the Great Plains States, which was concerned with the demographic characteristics of the Midwest and their implications for educational planners. The author suggests that the challenges facing educational planners in the Midwest, as…

The aim of this project was to set up a building that completely fulfilled the educational requirements for a cost-level of semi-permanent (at least 20 years) school buildings. Because of factors that made forecasting the exact future function of this school difficult, and also because building and activities were expected to change continuously,…

Student discontent against higher education transformed campuses throughout the country as revolutionary headquarters to challenge the Establishment--the state, the military, and industry--in 1968-69. But militant tactics employed by students deprived them of public support; it was this tactic that contributed to the passing of the University…