This paper presents methods and techniques for improving the educational aspirational level of disadvantaged senior high school students. The objectives of the program are listed, followed by a list of ten activity areas within which the substance of the motivational thrusts of the project are to be implemented. The activity areas are discussed.…

The standards are intended for the information of schools, optometrists, clinics, and prospective students. They concern organization and administration, faculty, student selection, curriculum, and accreditation policies. The general academic program should include English, social and behavioral science, mathematics, history, and office skills.…

This manual represents an attempt to summarize and organize the intellectual content of physical education (i.e., the facts and understandings upon which the exercises and activities of the physical education programs are based). It is designed for a two-fold purpose: (1) to serve as a basis of instruction which lends itself to evaluation through…

All Pennsylvania high schools, vocational-technical schools, community colleges, and 2-year extensions of Pennsylvania University were studied to determine what data processing content was being taught in the schools and to assess whether a need existed to train teachers of data processing or to improve the training of those now involved in…

The history of Citizens' Forum in Canada 1943-68 shows how it used a combination of radio, television, study pamphlets, and study groups, and led to many new programing techniques and formats for radio and television. Educational needs engendered by the Depression and World War II are described, along with earlier examples of public affairs…

The purpose of a planned career education program was to provide rural students in grades seven through ten a variety of experiences and knowledges which would form a basis for future educational and occupational choices. The program explores occupational models in the home, family, and local community; occupational choices available in the State…

Middle schools may be described in terms of grades--grades five or six through eight--or in terms of program--one that assists boys and girls to move from elementary to secondary education with maximal success. The author discusses the historical roots of middle schools; examines the great variety of middle schools, discussing them in terms of…

In this working paper of the National Seminar on the Diffusion of New Instructional Materials and Practices individual conference participants answer this question: What are the characteristics of educational products that make them more or less likely to be diffused? Responses focus on considerations related to size of the product, cost,…

This study, the first of two parts, had two main purposes. The first was to obtain desirable subject matter for an instructional program in nondestructive testing through a survey of selected manufacturing and service companies in Texas, and the second was to determine the degree of emphasis that should be placed on each subject. Fifty-nine…

This paper attempts to re-examine the role of the agricultural educator and the agricultural researcher during the decade of the 1970's. Based on the national goals, the magnitude of the problems of providing adequate programs, and the findings of research, the authors contend that agricultural education should assume the responsibility for…

This article is one of a series presented at workshops focusing on the development of social work curriculum relevant to the minority community and minority group experiences. Briefly commenting upon the nature of the changing times, the author notes the two major social problems of racism and poverty, emphasizing the importance of the need for…

Youth Tutoring Youth is a cross-age tutoring program which emphasizes both academic and interpersonal elements. A training manual and three booklets for the tutor are included. (A supervisor's manual was processed into the ERIC system earlier under number ED 034 247). The program is geared toward the development of positive self concepts by both…

Summarizes conference proceedings, including: (1) background information; (2) a survey of child care training programs; (3) six speeches relating program design, student selection, professional issues, evaluation, and child advocacy to the structure and delivery of child care training; and (4) key conference findings and implications for the…

The Venice-Lincoln Technical Center, Venice, Illinois, is housed in former public school facilities and offers a variety of adult education and job training classes. State agencies' involvement and enabling legislation concerned with program implementation, development, and funding are discussed. (LH)

The urban studies learning model described in this article was found to increase students' self-esteem, imbue a more flexible and open perspective, contribute to the capacity for self-direction, produce increases on the feeling reactivity, spontaneity, and acceptance of aggression scales, and expand interpersonal competence. (Author/WI)