THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE SECOND MEETING OF A READING CLINIC FOR PARENTS OF CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IS DESCRIBED. AT THE READING CLINIC THE PARENTS WERE INTRODUCED TO SEVERAL ACTIVITIES WHICH THEIR CHILDREN MIGHT TRY AT HOME IN CONNECTION WITH NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, THE TV GUIDE, AND OTHER SUCH READING MATERIALS. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED…

A SCHOOL- AND HOME-BASED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WAS INSTITUTED FOR CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, FUNCTIONALLY RETARDED, 3- AND 4-YEAR-OLD NEGRO CHILDREN TO PROVIDE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND TO ENABLE THE CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. A CHILD WAS CHOSEN FOR THE PROGRAM ACCORDING TO CERTAIN RATINGS OF HIS PARENTS' BACKGROUND, HIS OWN IQ, AND HIS ACHIEVEMENT.…

The current crisis in educating disadvantaged learners has forced a re-examination of the entire field of education and the ways in which the social behavior of the student and the content of his learning are dissonant. The traditional stress on the cognitive functions of education has resulted in a curriculum which is irrelevant for many…

The conference papers provide an overview of some of the main issues and perspectives in the granting of credit for experience by covering the transition from the construction of educational experiences for and with students for the future to the accreditation of experiences of the past. This also includes the problem of translation or…

Determined were the effects of the Outward Bound experience on the anxiety levels and self-concepts of 33 male and 11 female participants in a Colorado Outward Bound School course held in May 1973. Participants ranged from 16 to 38 years old, with the majority in the college age bracket. The course consisted of 23 days of intensive wilderness…

This document presents the founding conference report for the Society for Field Experience Education (SFEE). The report covers the proposal to establish the SFEE and presents papers and workshop reports. Papers and workshop reports cover the concept of experiential learning, preparation for field experience, field experience objectives and their…

Outdoor education is described in this booklet as the current solution to the need for reinforcing abstract learning with concrete experience. Other basic needs met by outdoor education are effective learning, realism in education, environmental literacy, recreative experience, basic concepts, and awareness. Major topics include extending the…

A picture story about the preparation of a child for school is presented. Topics included are: the early years, the changing process, individual differences, preparing for learning, preparation for reading, learning with others, self-reliance, self-care, sharing, preparation for the future, reading readiness, and creativity. (CK)

Sixty-one introductory psychology students were randomly assigned to two experimental treatment which consisted of either high or low ego-involving instructions. The entire experimental procedure, including the administrations of Spielberger's Trait Anxiety Inventory and State Anxiety Inventory, is elaborated. Results support the notion that state…

This document presents the results of a survey conducted to determine whether students involved in student government view this work as a leisure or learning experience. A sample of 91 students at California State College, Long Beach were surveyed. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire that sought demographic information and attitudinal…

A SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF GENERALIZATION AS A MAJOR MECHANISM OF TRANSFER OF TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED. A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC HYPOTHESES WERE TESTED TO MEASURE THE FORM OF GRADIENTS OF GENERALIZATION IN TRANSFER OF TRAINING, EXTINCTION, AND RELEARNING TESTS. THE SUBJECTS CONSISTED OF 480 MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO WERE TOLD TO RESPOND TO THE SECOND OF A…

TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AS RELATED TO TEACHER-PUPIL INTERACTION, TO CLASSROOM CLIMATE, AND TO CREATIVE ABILITIES OF THE TEACHER WAS STUDIED. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF THE ORIGINAL 127 MATHEMATICS TEACHERS, GRADES 6-12, WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS STUDY GROUP (SMSG) EXPERIMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS EVALUATION PROGRAM (1959-60). DATA…

This booklet describes some initial work on environments at the early childhood level; special emphasis is given to the experiences of first-grade children with the medium of tri-wall (triple thick cardboard). Experiments at Nueva over the past two years (1971-1973) indicate children at this developmental level seem to gain great satisfaction when…

Based on recording transcriptions of Ralph W. Tyler's responses to questions by a panel of University of Wisconsin-Extension professors in July 1973, this booklet is presented as an extension of what Tyler has to say in his book, "Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction" (University of Chicago Press)--but said in the context of…

Those teachers who feel uncomfortable in crossing disciplines still believe in process learning, problem solving, humanizing education, and relating subject matter to total learning. That is what a Field Trip Course is all about. (Author/RK)