Since 1970, the Migrant Child Teacher and Aide Institute has introduced approximately 175 Arizona teachers and 50 aides to new curriculum concepts in the areas of oral language development, reading, and individualized instruction. Jointly selected by the building principal, school superintendent, and the State Director of Migrant Education,…

The pamphlet reports on the hearing before the Select Subcommittee on H.R. 8443, a bill to amend the Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1972 to expand and make permanent the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC). It contains the text of H.R. 8443 and statements pertaining to program support, operation, and participation from: Richard R. Hite, Deputy…

Three procedures are examined that educational researchers can use to analyze quantitatively the extent to which modifications of specific teacher behaviors lead to changes in student achievement. The task requires decent descriptions of the behaviors, appropriate statistical tools and measures of student outcomes that are worth while examining.…

The purpose of this study was to provide the New York State Museum (NYSM) with a profile of its audience during 1966. A total of 1,544 persons were interviewed. Visitors came from seven counties, with Albany accounting for 58%. A comparison was made with Royal Ontario Museum on the basis of group size, sex, age, educational level, occupation, and…

This study investigated the effect of experience and training on the performance of Belgian naval officers in an experimental leadership situation. As in a previous study conducted with Belgian naval personnel, group performance under trained and experienced officers was not significantly better than performance under untrained recruits. Moreover,…

The population for the study consisted of the educational directors of The Museum of Modern Art, The Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Baltimore Museum of Art, and The Carnegie Museum of Art, and 259 participants in the museum programs for amateurs in art. Nine propositions were used to give information on the structure of the programs. An…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two different teaching methods on the attitudes of Texas A&M University students participating in required physical education. Thirteen classes were taught using performance-based instruction, while 15 classes were taught using a traditional method. A two-group posttest design was used…

Graduate student characteristics and their program satisfaction at Miami University in 1972 are analyzed. Biographical characteristics of applicants were obtained from a sample of 96 applications. To answer questions concerning degree of satisfaction in their academic programs, a total of 131 questionnaires were sent to all students who had…

A program of family crisis intervention training for police officers was conducted, and the effectiveness of the officers' use of such techniques was evaluated. Twelve police officers were given five to six hours training, five days a week, for five weeks. Training consisted of lectures, films and readings, simulated family crisis interventions,…

THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO APPRAISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENTING LIVESTOCK FEEDING INFORMATION BY TELEVISION. AUDIENCES OF "OUTLOOK" TELECASTS IN THE OMAHA AND SIOUX CITY AREAS RATED EXTENSION ECONOMISTS ON AN 18-ITEM SOURCE CREDIBILITY CHECKLIST WITH A SEVEN-POINT SCALE. RATING SHEETS WERE RETURNED BY 26 PERSONS AT OMAHA AND 40 AT SIOUX…

This paper summarizes a project undertaken by South Metropolitan Association for Low-Incidence Handicapped (SMA) in 1975 to provide handicapped children in the south suburban area of metropolitan Chicago with learning opportunities via computer assisted instruction. Students exhibiting hearing, visual mental, or other learning disabilities were…

Results of this study indicate no superiority for competency based instruction in tennis over traditional instruction in the beginning skills and knowledge of males and indicate less effectiveness with females. The vast majority of participants indicated they wanted the instructor to assume a more traditional role in teaching. (MJB)

The author suggests questions a job applicant should pose in order to mix and match personal goals and organizational goals. (MJB)

Three communities were surveyed for associations, role constraints, and perceived satisfactions in an inclusive range of leisure activities. Findings indicate that: (1) research neglecting family interaction is grossly incomplete; (2) family leisure may be associational, orientational, or both; and (3) leisure research must investigate family…

Describes the Texas Area Health Education Center project component, Continuing Education in Nursing. The text and five tables show nurses' continuing education needs and interests, their attendance at workshop programs, and their opinions of the value of these programs. (MF)