Language experience in adult basic education serves a variety of purposes: emphasizing communication, providing an atmosphere of sharing and personal growth, and most importantly, allowing students to confront their own learning blocks rather than ignoring them. Case histories support the fulfillment of those purposes. There are basic methods to…

This module of a competency-based staff development training package is concerned with computer assisted reporting in a guidance, counseling, and placement program. The first goal of this module is to provide the participant with general knowledge of the process necessary to develop an effective computer information system. The second goal is to…

This is a review of concepts based upon scientific evidence and observation that may prove helpful to the athletic coach of any age group, any skill level, either sex, and in any environment. It is written with the belief that athletics should exist for athletes and that the coach should be the person who assists the athlete to gain individual…

The interrelation of science content and process is discussed in terms of analytic and systemic concepts. Analytic concepts identify the type or form of systemic concepts found in particular disciplines. In terms of analytic concepts, science processes such as observation, deduction, and prediction can be identified and defined as operations…

Children, aged 10-12, were referred to an outpatient mental health center because of behavior problems, some involving social skill deficits, others not so involved. Children acknowledging a social skill problem, and a desire to do something about it, were chosen pending parent approval and cooperation. Prior to participation in the group,…

The author looks at some of the assumptions underlying staff development programs, examines some existing formats, and suggests ways to heighten the value of investments in staff development, particulary at mid-career. Two programs are emphasized--the Mid Career Program in Educational Administration, which is for experienced administrators, and…

A program for children with communication disorders (autistic-like behaviors) has been developed by the Kent (Ohio) Public Schools' Special Education program and is intended to eventually integrate the children served into other special education classrooms and, ultimately, into the home school special education program. Among the program's…

What is the relationship between salaries and the functioning of the academic marketplace? Are the salaries of faculty members determined to a substantial degree by market valuation of their skills. The skills market, however, may differ across disciplines and sexes, and therefore the reward for a given skill may differ correspondingly. Findings…

This article summarizes the systematic process of instructional development by breaking down the three major stages of instructional analysis, design, and formative evaluation into the steps of needs analysis, learner analysis, task analysis, concept analysis, specification of instructional requirements, and the statement of instructional…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the commercial artist occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Seventeen duties are broken down into a…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the insurance underwriting occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Nine duties are broken down into a…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the turf specialists occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Four duties are broken down into a number…

The three experiments reported in this document are all concerned with high school students' use of Black English. For the first experiment, the hypothesis was that lessons in grammar would aid speakers of Black English in developing competence in standard English. Results of this experiment were inconclusive. The second experiment showed that…

This paper describes the DARCEE curriculum designed to prepare young disadvantaged children for school. The emphasis of the curriculum is on the development of information processing skills, rather than on the learning of specific information. The curriculum is implemented in the form of a sequentially programmed, structured instructional program.…

Although over 40 studies have been done since 1925 on map reading, there is little understanding of children's ability to comprehend maps or the mental processes involved. Children's inability to read maps is well document, as are their improved skills after instruction. Yet map skills are part of the elementary curriculum. Success in teaching map…