THIS PROPOSAL FOR A PRELIMINARY TAXONOMY OF THE PERCEPTUAL DOMAIN, ORGANIZED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF INTEGRATION, DREW ON GUILFORD'S THEORETICAL AND FACTOR-ANALYTICAL WORK, ON WITKIN'S FIGURE-GROUND STUDIES, AND ON THE "TAXONOMY OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES" MODELS. THE TAXONOMY CATEGORIES ARE SENSATION, FIGURE PERCEPTION, SYMBOL PERCEPTION, PERCEPTION…

A holistic case can encompass the whole of technical writing by allowing the student to experience the total communication act in which the technical task and data are fully integrated into the rhetorical situation. The salient components of a holistic case are the persona of the technical professional, the facts about the technical problem and…

This paper suggests that it is possible to construct a course that integrates the teaching of composition with the teaching of literature without allowing the secondary goal of heightened literary understanding to overwhelm the primary goal of improved expository writing. It presents a syllabus for a four-week unit on Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun…

With the emergence of the computer into the educational-vocational guidance field, a redefining of the counselor's function was seen as necessary. Interpretations of the traditional counselor's role are included and the author redefines counseling as "the process of facilitating client self-understanding and self-management through an assessment…

The need to identify the mode of integration of learning resources on contemporary US campuses grows as institutional expansion becomes a primary organizational concern. The implications drawn in this paper from the culture of the campus to the organization of learning resources is that many of these resources must be drastically decentralized…

A rationale for integrating vocational student organizations into the business education curriculum as a phase of classroom instruction is presented. Cocurricular approaches to integrated activities are available from a number of national vocational organizations for students. (MF)

Senior high school American history teaching units developed around significant themes or areas reflecting the nation's exploration, settlement, and growth can be rewarding and meaningful teaching-learning experiences. One such unit, planned around the theme of settlement of the American Great Plains, can serve to illustrate the value of this…

Describes a two-week English project in which ninth graders read "La Boheme" in translation, studied it as a drama, listened to arias, and finally watched a videotaped performance of the opera. (JG)

Argues that music and singing readily fit the needs of the whole language approach to reading instruction. Provides a five-step method for using music to teach reading. (FL)

Describes resources in the ERIC database that can help teachers use literature in the reading program. (FL)

This literature review emphasizes the importance of teacher training, teaching strategies, parental involvement, curricular concerns, administrative support, and social/cultural factors on the impact of nutrition education programs at the elementary school level. (Author/MT)

Discusses how role-taking can provide a viewpoint for a writer and a real audience for children's writing. Argues that role-taking offers a more accessible route to certain kinds of language uses, particularly impersonal genres and written standard forms that are educationally valued, than direct instruction. (SRT)

Describes development of an expanded home economics curriculum in Kentucky that emphasizes learning of basic skills and their applications to home economics-related tasks. (CH)

In times past art instruction for young children was integrated with other subject matters. Integration provides more meaningful experiences than can be achieved through separate study of narrowly defined subjects. (RM)