As part of a longitudinal study, student and parent interviews were conducted to collect data on the research question, "What is the impact of literacy on the occupations/schooling of 20 1976 high school graduates who had been classified as low readiness students in the first grade?" Of the 20 students originally in the "Twenty Lives" longitudinal…

Proprietary schools represent a growing segment of the total educational effort of this country and one which often has been misunderstood by the public education community. While greater cooperation is desirable between proprietary trade schools and non-proprietary schools providing similar job training, the prejudice of traditional educators…

To draw the attention of teachers to the many kinds of bias that can be found in print, the 10 chapters of this monograph review a number of studies of ways in which biased texts may affect children's attainments as well as their attitudes. The chapters that comprise Parts One and Two center on the more specific issues that relate to the influence…

This program attempted to plan, develop, and implement a comprehensive community-involvement career education program for grades K-12 in the Uintah School District (Utah), which has approximately 5,000 students in a remote, rural setting. Project activities included (1) conducting a needs assessment of students, teachers, and parents for career…

These proceedings contain presentations made at the National Faculty Plenary Conference, whose theme, Nurturing Vocational Education's Leadership and Intellectual Capital, involved these topics: planning, evaluation, recruitment, and policy implications as they relate to the development and implementation of an Advanced Study Center. Introductory…

This paper examines the relationship between politics and education in developing nations in light of the question: "Under what conditions is educational reform successful?" The objective is to create a framework for investigating educational policies based on outcomes rather than objectives or needs. The author recommends that, in addition to…

THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT CONDUCTED AT THE CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE COLLEGE INDICATE THAT IN COMPARISON TO THE CLASSROOM LECTURE APPROACH TO COMPOSITION, THE LECTURE-TUTORIAL METHOD SAVES TIME AND RESULTS IN A SHARPER FOCUS OF SUBJECT MATTER AND A MORE INTENSE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PUPIL AND TEACHER. A CLASS OF 25 STUDENTS WAS GIVEN ONE HOUR PER…

THIS CURRICULUM REPORT IS A DESCRIPTION OF A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOL EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN, TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF ITS DEVELOPMENT IN EXPERIMENTAL CLASSES IN NEW YORK CITY. THE EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM WAS THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF GROUP EXPERIENCE UPON YOUNG…

THE MAJOR ADDRESSES AND PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPED BY THE FIVE DISCUSSION GROUPS AT THE CONFERENCE OF STATE SUPERVISORS OF ENGLISH AND READING ARE PRESENTED. THE DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS WERE PRESERVICE AND INSERVICE EDUCATION, CURRICULUM INNOVATION, "INNOVATIONS AND THE SUPERVISOR," A REPORT ON RECENT RESEARCH IN LANGUAGE LEARNING BY…

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS FOUR REPORTS PREPARED TO ASSIST EDUCATORS, LEGISLATORS, AND LAY CITIZENS TO SEE MORE CLEARLY HOW INTEREST, INVOLVEMENT, AND CONCERN CAN BE TRANSPLANTED INTO PLANNING AND ACTION. AUTHORS AND REPORT SUBJECTS INCLUDE--(1) EDGAR L. MORPHET, "THE FUTURE IN THE PRESENT--PLANNING FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN EDUCATION," (2)…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY IS DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION. IT INCLUDES PUBLICATIONS AND MIMEOGRAPHED REPORTS BASED ON, OR RELATED TO, THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT THE CENTER. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 1947 CENTER STREET, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA…

THE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES, THE PROCEDURES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES, RESOURCES (LEADERSHIP, INSTITUTIONS, SOURCES OF FUNDS), AND EXPECTED RESULTS ARE OUTLINED FOR 10 PROPOSED RESEARCH STUDIES--(1) "DESIGN FOR CAREER CHOICE," (2) "EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION…

INSTITUTES FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING WERE CONDUCTED BY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, RUTGERS--THE STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AND COORDINATED BY THE CENTER FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. PARTICIPANTS WERE 195 LEADERS AND POTENTIAL LEADERS IN…

This paper discusses instructional objectives in middle school social studies programs in Virginia. Undertaken in response to a concern that middle school objectives were largely unsettled despite a significant amount of research, this study aimed at clarifying objectives by investigating Virginia social studies educators' professional positions…

The purpose of this journal, addressed specifically to educators, is to describe, introduce, or translate results of research and development work funded by the National Institute of Education. The first article examines two secondary schools that are undertaking comprehensive efforts to improve their practices with help from the Wisconsin…