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Download full textUlkuer, Nurper S. – 1989
This paper addresses the conditions of families in Ankara, Turkey, who live in gecekondus (hastily built homes of the poor). The socioeconomic and educational disadvantages of these families result in continuous academic underachievement for their children. Ecological and educational interventions for breaking the poverty cycle are proposed.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Ecological Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Manson, Gary A., Ed.; Ridd, Merrill K., Ed. – 1977
Intended for K-12 geography teachers, this publication discusses course content and teaching methods for geography instruction. There are ten chapters. The first chapter discusses three educational philosophies which contend that the goals of education are to know, to do, and to be. Chapter 2 examines the nature of geography, discussing four…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Alward, Keith R.; And Others – 1976
This User's Guide discusses the content and character of the Flexible Learning System (FLS), a series of 15 "competency units" designed for inservice and preservice training in early childhood education. The FLS focuses on classroom process rather than prescribed curriculum, and reflects the values of open education. This publication is…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Competency Based Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Field Studies
Bartels, Lois I. – 1978
Individually Guided Education (IGE) is an alternative form of schooling used in a large number of elementary schools. This study of home-school- community relations in an urban, inner city IGE school starts with a summary of the literature on home-school-community relations and an overview of readings related to urban education. In addition, a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Characteristics, Community Involvement, Data Analysis
Boettcher, Julie N.; Hutkin, Ronald M. – 1978
A joint venture between the Nebraska Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) for Vocational Education and the Central Technical Community College Area (CTCCA) was conducted to design intensified, individualized and group-oriented instructional programs in personnel development for the entrepreneur. Phase I of the project involved developing relevant…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Business Administration, Business Education, Business Skills
Skliar, Norman; La Mantia, Laura – 1974
To provide teachers with some of the many activities that can be carried on "just beyond the classroom," the booklet presents plans for more than 40 outdoor education activities, all emphasizing multidisciplinary, inquiry approach to learning. The school grounds offer optimum conditions for initiating studies in the out-of-doors. While every…
Descriptors: Animals, Botany, Discovery Learning, Ecology
Skliar, Norman; And Others – 1974
Hoping that exploration, research, and study experiences at the seashore will provide a deeper and more meaningful insight and understanding into the relationship between man and his total environment, the booklet describes the seashore environment of Long Island (New York) and suggests learning activities that can occur at the seashore. Part I…
Descriptors: Animals, Botany, Discovery Learning, Ecology
Boston, Bedford D., Ed.; Kingsford, Steve, Ed. – 1981
The directors of 12 teacher centers describe their experiences as field agents, in multifaceted roles such as catalysts, solution-givers, facilitators, resource linkers, coordinators, or trainers. Ways that the teacher centers have offered help to schools and to teachers are outlined. The directors believe that change is made first on an…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Consortia, Diffusion
Appalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV. – 1978
The Career Decision-Making Program (CDM) for secondary school students consists of approximately fifty individual products which can be used as a semester course, a six-to-eight-week exploratory course, independent units, or outside of the CDM program in other career guidance activities. The CDM program has two components: (1) the Exploring Career…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Guidance, Career Planning
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THE DATA PRESENTED IN THIS BOOK WERE GATHERED AS PART OF A PROJECT TO ANALYZE THE NON-STANDARD DIALECT OF ENGLISH SPOKEN BY NEGRO CHILDREN IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE ULTIMATE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO PRODUCE THE BASIC LINGUISTIC INFORMATION ESSENTIAL TO PROGRAMS FOR TEACHING STANDARD ENGLISH TO THESE CHILDREN. THE TAPE RECORDINGS USED IN THIS STUDY…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Youth, Community Centers, Dialect Studies
LIN, NAN – 1968
THE PURPOSES OF THIS PAPER ARE TO EXAMINE THE RESEARCH METHODS GENERALLY UTILIZED IN DIFFUSION RESEARCH AND TO SUGGEST RESEARCH METHODS WHICH MIGHT HELP PROVIDE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFUSION PROCESS. TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLETE DIFFUSION PROCESS OF EDUCATIONAL CHANGE, RESEARCH SHOULD CONSIDER THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS,…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Diffusion, Educational Innovation, Field Studies
Cook, Doris M.; And Others – 1968
To indicate the effects on learning of individualized instruction and motivation, the results of two controlled experiments conducted in two Janesville, Wisconsin, elementary schools during the 1966-67 school year are reported. In an experiment comparing three approaches to spelling instruction at the sixth grade level, large gains were noted for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Field Studies, Grade 1, Grade 6
Johnson, David L. – 1975
Some of the specific uses, outcomes, and statistical results obtained with the Social Interaction and Creativity in Communication System (SICCS) of observation are described. Particular attention is given to the different purposes to which the SICCS has been directed, including the coding units, categories, length and frequency of observation, the…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Creativity, Creativity Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Rebelsky, Freda – 1972
This project is a prototype study which investigates the interaction of graduate students from different disciplinary backgrounds and different educational institutions in exploring social and public policy issues related to children. The results and evaluation of the research program are presented in this document. Divided into three teams, the…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Care, Child Development, Educational Research
Florio, Susan; Walsh, Martha – 1976
The structure and quality of classroom interaction and the ways in which children learn how to interact appropriately was the initial focus of the research and field work described in this paper. The site was a kindergarten/first grade class in a suburban Boston Title I elementary school with many students from second and third generation…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Educational Research
