Purpose, teaching program, teachers and principals, students, and school-state relations are various aspects of Finnish provincial folk high schools treated in this document which covers three major periods of development: 1889-1916; 1917-1939; 1946-1966. The schools focused on economics, vocation, retraining, patriotism, social preparedness,…

For a 1969 report on graduate programs in English, the Association of Departments of English obtained information from chairmen or directors of graduate studies in English at 223 institutions. This document contains some of the information collected for the full report (available through ERIC as "Graduate Programs in English: A 1969…

For a 1969 report on graduate programs in English, the Association of Departments of English obtained information from chairmen or directors of graduate study in English at 223 institutions. This document contains some of the information collected for the full report (available through ERIC as "Graduate Programs in English: A 1969…

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors in preschool educational television that engage and sustain children's attention. The method used to measure the children's attention was decided on in a pilot study of three measurement techniques, and consisted of an observer rating scale with the periodic introduction of a kaleidoscopic…

The evaluations of five 1-week NDEA Institutes for State Supervisors of English and Reading, held during 1968-69, are contained in this report. The individual institutes discussed are (1) "New Content in English Programs" at Urbana, Illinois, (2) "Literature and School Programs" at Tallahassee, Florida, (3) "Language and…

A project was developed at Ohio State University to train people with media backgrounds for special qualifications related to inservice training for public education. The training program had three phases: research and script development for an audiovisual package of inservice training materials; production of the slides, audio tape recording, and…

A study of the three aspects of composition in freshmen English programs with regard to five groups of students in Texas two-year institutions of higher learning was conducted. The three aspects of composition were the aims, forms and media; and the five students groups were transfer, terminal technical/commercial, adult and remedial. Aims were…

The priorities of eight program areas of the Community Service Society (CSS) for the 1976 New York State Legislature are enumerated in this report. The activities of the 1975 legislature are also briefly summarized and all the bills on which CSS took a position are indexed for each area addressed. The eight program areas as well as some of the…

The author defines the human services professional as one who is "able to establish professional relationships, to counsel, to teach, supervise, research, to work with the community and to act as a change agent." Historical factors leading to the emergence of the human services professional are outlined. Also described is an educational model and…

A description and evaluation of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I-funded projects for the state of Arkansas is reported in this document. Fifty-seven percent of the students participating in Title I programs are white, while thirty-four percent are Latin American, American Indian or Oriental. Instructional activities in the Title I…

In 1972, the development of a health sciences education program, oriented to health rather than medicine alone, was initiated at UCB. Summarized in this report are the major activities of the first three years in the areas of: an M.S. degree in health and medical sciences; a "medical option" program designed to prepare students for…

Described is the history and academic activity of the program, offered in English, to French law students, at the Center for the Study of English and American Law. The program includes instruction in law, along with English language instruction. (JMD)

Suggests that much of the present concern of teacher education centers with developing new processes for educating teachers derives from their attempts to deal with accountability demands in general and legislative mandates such as Competency-Based Teacher Education (CBTE) in particular. Argues that the root critical educational policy being…

Describes a 10-week reading program that paired students and parents as reading partners. Concludes that the program was successful because the children's reading scores improved measurably and parents felt the program was worthwhile. (SRT)

Describes a commercial Spanish language program for postgraduate students of business administration that attempts to fulfill the immediate professional needs of all students. The content of intermediate and advanced courses is discussed, and a list of textbooks for Spanish commercial correspondence is included. (TR)