THESE READINGS ON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TRAINING APPLY ELEMENTS OF LABORATORY TRAINING TO NEEDS AND ROLE DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY CHANGE AGENTS. THE COMMUNITY IS SEEN AS A SOCIAL SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY DISTINCT PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR AND INTERACTION, AND SUBJECT TO ACCELERATING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES…

A survey of the accredited teacher education centers in the Region VII states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska was conducted to answer four questions: (1) What attention has been given to the preparation of educators for the rural and non-urban schools in recent times? (2) Where are the colleges and universities located which are preparing…

This booklet contains a series of worksheets on the metric system to be used with students at the elementary school level. Twenty of the worksheets are concerned with linear measurement, four with area, ten with mass, and four with capacity. (DT)

The primary focus of this document is the mechanics of organizing a learning center for readiness-level children. The first section outlines procedures for using the learning center, including determination of student eligibility, referral of students, placement, and evaluation. Also included are: a referral form; a list of evaluation instruments;…

This handbook includes assorted checklists, calendars, guides, and forms to help in managing a high school reading laboratory. The program is based on a diagnostic-prescriptive, skill-centered approach to the teaching of reading. Procedures related to the philosophy of the program, organization and storage of materials, record keeping, and testing…

A study was conducted to identify and evaluate effective recruitment strategies and the effectiveness of a short-term, individualized audio-tutorial course designed to improve the communications skills of non-traditional students. Subjects were 30 students enrolled in and completing the individualized course, Learning Skills I, and 30 control…

Operation COPE, an experimental demonstration project in adult basic education, established two family learning centers in Washington, D.C., that served a total of 110 disadvantaged mothers who were heads of households with educational achievement under eight years. Problem solving and relating learning to action were program objectives. (LH)

Author challenged educators to change their educational viewpoints, and further suggested that society as a whole review its cultural patterns into viewing education as a cradle to the grave activity. (Editor/RK)

Experiences in using a language laboratory for teaching classics are discussed. The advantages of laboratory and programmed learning are outlined in relation to other learning. The topics covered include tape-assisted translation, recording methods, student presentations, and other methods of using this approach. (MS)

Provides the syllabus for an advanced level (A-level) electronics course in which communication computer and feedback systems are analyzed. (CP)

A simple analog computer program is described which, in conjunction with a dual-trace storage oscilloscope, can demonstrate travelling and standing waves, the effect of various reflection coefficients, standing wave ratios, and other wave phenomena. (Author/CP)

An intensive course in Spanish is described which met daily for eight weeks from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Time was divided among classroom instruction, native speaker groups, and the language laboratory. (RM)

A series of outdoor activities is provided in which measurement and geometry are used to describe phenomena in the environment. (SD)

An experimental program was designed to raise mathematics achievement of socially and emotionally handicapped boys between the ages of 10 and 15. The program used a laboratory approach and resulted in significant test score gains. (SD)

Students collected and organized data concerning noise levels of various school activities. They reported that the activities were interesting and relevant. (SD)