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Download full textRICHARDSON, WILLIAM; SHELTON, DONALD – 1966
BROAD TOPICS COVERED IN THE SYLLABUS FOR TEACHERS OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION ARE--THE INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE, DEFINITION OF THE DISADVANTAGED POPULATION (CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS OF MINORITY GROUPS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS), ADULT LEARNING PROCESS (MOTIVATION, OBJECTIVES, TYPES OF TEACHERS NEEDED, TEACHING TECHNIQUES), COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adults
CALEMINE, MARY; AND OTHERS – 1966
CURRICULUM MATERIAL FOR EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN IS OUTLINED. THREE BROAD AREAS OF INSTRUCTION ARE--(1) SOCIAL SKILLS, INCLUDING OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING (WITH EXAMPLES OF FORMS FOR RECORD KEEPING), FAMILY LIVING, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP, (2) ARITHMETIC SKILLS, AND (3) LANGUAGE SKILLS. MATERIAL IN EACH AREA IS DEVELOPED FOR PRESENTATION…
Descriptors: Activities, Arithmetic, Citizenship Responsibility, Curriculum Guides
Inkeles, Alex, Ed.; And Others – 1979
Sixteen essays provide a perspective on the range and depth of current research in sociology. Most of the authors are associated with departments of sociology in U.S. colleges and universities. Several authors are from American research centers and business organizations. The essays are presented in nine broad categories: theory and methods,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Black Attitudes, Books, Communications
MINTZ, SIDNEY W. – 1956
IN THIS ESSAY, A CHAPTER IN AN EXTENSIVE FIELD STUDY OF THE CULTURAL-HISTORICAL PATTERNS OF VARIOUS GROUPS IN PUERTO RICO, THE SUBCULTURE OF A SUGAR PLANTATION PROLETARIAT IS DESCRIBED. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDE THE REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY SETTING, HISTORICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS, AND POLITICS. ALSO DESCRIBED ARE SOCIAL…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Study, Cultural Context, Cultural Traits
Detroit Public Schools, MI. – 1964
DESIGNED TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF SELF REALIZATION, HUMAN RELATIONSHIP, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, THIS GUIDE FOR TEACHERS OF MENTALLY RETARDED STUDENTS IS ORGANIZED INTO FIVE AREAS OF LIVING. THE AREA OF HOME AND FAMILY LIVING INCLUDES THE FAMILY, THE HOME, CHILD CARE AND TRAINING, AND FRIENDS. THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AREA…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education, Family Life Education
Furfey, Paul Hanly; Harte, Thomas J. – 1964
In order to study the interaction of the deaf and the hearing, surveys were made in Frederick County, Maryland. Eighty deaf persons were studied by social casework techniques, and 1017 hearing persons were interviewed. Specialized data were obtained from interviews with manufacturers, merchants, health personnel, and clergy, data which indicated…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes, Clergy, Community Attitudes
Hash, Barbara W. – 1976
Adaptible to the regular home economics curriculum for the middle school (grades 7, 8, and 9), these resource units are designed to actively involve the student in learning activities and provide hands-on experiences. Three units of instruction are included and focus on the following topics: food; self, family, friends, and careers; and personal…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Career Exploration, Cooking Instruction
Blankenship, Karen; And Others – 1972
Intended for use by teachers at the high school level, this curriculum guide, which is one in a series of guides for consumer and homemaking education in Kentucky, outlines a semester special interest course in food management. The two units, comprehensive I and II, which are prerequisites for this course are found in a separate guide (CE 017…
Descriptors: Career Education, Competency Based Education, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Guides
Wagaman, Dean; And Others – 1970
Intended as an aid to administrators, the booklet presents a brief overview of the present state of vocational education. It provides bits of information and statistics on a variety of topics: the necessity of vocational education, youth, vocational education and occupations in Washington State, employment trends, new emerging technologies, women…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Career Development
Jaffe, A. J.; Carleton, Zaida Carreras – 1974
This report separates Puerto Ricans into four major subgroups: those who were born on the mainland and live either in New York City, or elsewhere in the United States, and those who were born in Puerto Rico and live either in New York City, or elsewhere in the United States. The report places considerable emphasis on those born on the mainland. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Rate, Demography, Economic Factors
Ferguson, Gloria E.; And Others – 1972
The four instructional units or mini-courses in the area of home economics are designed for the seventh through ninth grade levels. In the first two units (parts A and B), both six-week courses, provide seven learning activities in family living and 10 activities in personal culture focusing on: self and personality development, goals and values,…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Career Awareness, Career Education, Child Care
Rittenhouse, Carl H. – 1970
This study was planned to design, analyze, and field test procedures for identifying those operating problems of education practitioners which may be partially solved by making recent research developments available, and to identify the specific types of substantive and methodological information which the target audiences in elementary and…
Descriptors: Classes (Groups of Students), Differentiated Staffs, Dropouts, Ecology
Stanford Univ., CA. – 1961
Close-up studies of German life in the Stuttgart area are reported by participants of Stanford University's 1961 National Defense Education Act second-level institute for secondary school teachers of German, held at Bad Boll, Germany. Topics covered include: (1) religious life, (2) political life, (3) problems of settlement, (4) occupational…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Churches, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Background
Missouri State Dept. of Education, Jefferson City. – 1967
Curriculum for the trainable mentally handicapped is developed on the primary, intermediate, and young adult levels. Units treat self care and personal health, interpersonal relations, safety education, and sensory and perceptual training. Additional units cover language, physical, and creative development as well as functional academics, home…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Creative Development, Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education
Wells, Leora Wood – 1967
Components of and creative planning for optimal health care for mothers and children are considered as well as changing patterns of health care. Applying what is known about the consumer and educating the consumer are discussed; also discussed are the role of the consumer in planning health care services, communication between doctor and patient,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Consumer Education, Cooperative Programs, Exceptional Child Services
