Designed for history teachers of students in grades 4-7 and for museum educators, this teacher's manual interprets art and objects in the Hall of State (Dallas) within the context of the Texas history curriculum. Although the guide focuses specifically on Texas history and the Hall of State, it can be used as a model for museum and school…

The Education Industry Exchange Program was initiated (1) to provide nonvocational industrial arts teachers with industrial skill training to teach trade and industrial subjects (to be accomplished through a graduate education program in cooperation with industry), (2) to enable craftspersons and skilled workers who were interested in teaching…

This is a summary of a final report which was a historical study of the status of mathematics education from 1955 through 1975 based on a review, analysis, and synthesis of the literature. The summary contains a brief introduction, a description of the procedures followed in the study, and a summary of the findings. The findings are presented as…

This historical study presents evidence on the status of pre-college mathematics education from 1955 through 1975, based on a review, analysis, and synthesis of the literature. It identifies practices and trends in curriculum, instruction, teacher education, learner performance, and needs assessments during the two-decade period. A systematic…

This book presents a collection of 76 articles concerned with issues surrounding early childhood education. The book was developed for use by undergaraduate or graduate students of child development or by others concerned with meeting the developmntal needs of young children. The book is divided into nine sections: (I) Overview: National and…

This document describes a procedure designed to enhance the effectiveness of teaching in intermediate and advanced English as a second language (ESL) classes. The procedure consists of letting students express themselves in writing in their native language (whether French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, or Italian) and having the same students the…

This report summarizes personal and academic characteristics of the 27,100 students enrolled at Hawaii's seven community colleges in spring 1978. Although the report emphasizes students in credit programs, registration counts of non-credit program students are included. The statistics come from Student Enrollment Reports, personal history forms,…

This pamphlet is the fourth grade component of a series of elementary level economics and consumer education teaching resources. It contains objectives and key concepts for economic education which have been identified by the Florida State Department of Education. The first part of the document lists these objectives and concepts, as well as…

Part four in a series of elementary level economics and consumer education teaching resources, this guide is designed for use with fifth and sixth graders. The first section identifies concepts and related objectives, defines relevant terms, and lists audiovisual and print resources related to each concept. Key concepts include basic economic…

This paper describes the English-Italian bilingual education program of the Tangipahoa Parish School System in Tangipahoa, Louisiana. The program reaches approximately seven hundred students from kindergarten through third grade, and the main objectives of the program are (1) refining the native language for children of non-English speaking…

In an attempt to build career development activities into the English curriculum this hands-on television production course focusing on video tape production was offered as an English elective in a Minnesota high school. The course was developed to emphasize the following objectives: (1) to develop and apply the interpersonal competency skills…

Interim results of the study conducted to determine the effectiveness of federally funded bilingual education projects are described. Objectives were (a) to determine the cognitive and affective impact of bilingual education on students in Spanish/English bilingual education projects funded through ESEA Title VII, (b) to describe the educational…

Cherokee students at the Qualla Boundary started a student organization in 1973 to improve educational prospects among Native Americans attending non-Indian colleges and universities. Because cultural conflict was perceived as playing a crucial role in the failure of Cherokee students in higher education, a major objective of the group was to…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 16 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) teacher behavior patterns during episodes of reading instruction in grades 4, 5, and 6; (2) the influence of teachers' conceptual frameworks of reading on…

A bibliography of publications authored, coauthored, or edited by Martin A. Trow on the transition from elite to mass higher education is presented. The specific topics of the publications, which cover 1957-1982, include the following: confronting the challenge of underprepared students, comparative perspectives on access, liberal education and…