This notebook serves as a guide for learning activities in environmental education. Twelve themes are treated in four groups: (1) sense of place includes history and landscape; (2) the natural environment covers air, water, energy, and landforms; (3) the built environment includes architecture, transportation, and housing; and (4) the social…

This study examined four teacher in-service environmental education programs to: (1) suggest a workable evaluative model for such programs; (2) assess their content with respect to stated activities and objectives; and (3) determine whether or not the experiences correlated with changes in selected teaching behaviors. The research design included…

THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEDIUM FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS IS THE SUMMER WORKSHOP. THE COURSE WAS AN INSTITUTE INVOLVING AN INSTRUCTOR-COORDINATOR AS WELL AS SPECIALISTS. THE AREAS COVERED WERE ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, CHILD STUDY, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. THE AREA OF CHILD STUDY…

THE OFF-THE-JOB TRAINING INSTRUCTOR MUST KNOW THE SKILL HE WILL TEACH, HAVE BROAD EARLY TRAINING, AND POSSESS SUCH PERSONAL QUALITIES AS SELF-RELIANCE, CONFIDENCE, AND THE ABILITY TO GET ALONG WITH OTHERS. THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR TRAINS INSTRUCTORS THROUGH THE JOB INSTRUCTION PROGRAM IN THE TRAINING WITHIN INDUSTRY SCHEME, WHICH DEVELOPS…

THIS SYLLABUS WAS DEVELOPED TO ASSIST THE PARTICIPANTS IN A 4-DAY INSTITUTE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MULTIPLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. SECTION ONE OF THE SYLLABUS DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE INSTITUTE INCLUDING CONSULTANTS, FACULTY, PANEL MEMBERS, DISCUSSION LEADERS AND RECORDERS, THE HOTEL PLAN, AND THE…

THIS REPORT INDICATES THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SUSSEX COUNTY HAS CARRIED OUT PREVIOUSLY FORMULATED PLANS TO PREPARE FOR THE CHANGE FROM UNIRACIAL TO BIRACIAL SCHOOLS. TEN ALL-NEGRO SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN PHASED OUT, AND STUDENTS AND MOST OF THE STAFF HAVE BEEN ABSORBED INTO FORMERLY ALL-WHITE SCHOOLS. SOME INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS AND…

DURING THE SUMMER OF 1966, THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION ENGAGED THE CONSORTIUM OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT (NDEA) INDUSTRIAL ARTS INSTITUTES THEN IN PROGRESS. TO COLLECT INFORMATION FOR PLANNING FUTURE INSTITUTES, A COMMITTEE MEMBER VISITED EACH INSTITUTE FOR 2 DAYS, AND UTILIZED A LIST OF…

PARTICIPANTS IN THE 1966 NDEA LANGUAGE INSTITUTE HELD AT WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WERE THOSE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED AN NDEA INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED TRAINING IN THEIR PRINCIPAL LANGUAGE TEACHING FIELD, BUT WHO FROM CHOICE OR NECESSITY HAD BEEN ASSIGNED FRENCH OR SPANISH AS A SECOND TEACHING FIELD. THE REPORT OF THIS…

AN 8-WEEK SEMINAR WAS HELD TO RETRAIN TEACHERS WITH A MINIMUM OF 3-YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS OR OFFICE EDUCATION TO TEACH BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING AND PROGRAMING TECHNIQUES. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO ASSIST IN THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT NECESSARY FOR PREPARING COMPUTER PROGRAMERS AND APPLICATION ANALYSTS, AND TO DEVELOP COURSE MATERIAL,…

APPROXIMATELY 500 NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT INSTITUTES FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WERE EVALUATED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1965. THE EDUCATION MEDIA INSTITUTE EVALUATION (EMIE) PROJECT EVALUATED (1) EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SPECIALIST INSTITUTES, (2) SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP INSTITUTES THAT EMPHASIZED THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS CENTER…

THIS SURVEY COVERED ALL BUT ONE (HAWAII) OF THE 22 NDEA INTENSIVE PROGRAMS IN THE UNCOMMON LANGUAGES FOR THE SUMMER OF 1964 (THE THIRD YEAR OF SUMMER LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION SUPPORTED BY TITLE VI OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT). THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF THE SURVEY, AND ALSO THE MOST DIFFICULT TO INVESTIGATE, DISCUSS, AND REACH…

This study evaluated a program for science teachers conducted at the University of Wisconsin. Teachers and supervisory professors who participated in the programs between 1959-1966 were sent questionnaires (1) to determine the program's influence on teachers' employment status, subsequent academic preparation, and professional image, and (2) to…

Teacher education is a stepchild--unwanted by colleges, permissively accepted by schools, allowed in any and all forms by state departments of education, tolerated by the profession. Attempts to reform teacher education have failed to recognize that the social institutions in which teacher education is embedded (schools, colleges, and state…

To better understand the emerging directions and priorities for inservice training across the country, the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development section of the Annual Program Plans (called for in P.L. 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act) were reviewed for 49 states and the District of Columbia. The review was structured to…

Libraries, library systems, library schools, state library agencies, and library associations are responsible for workshops and institutes for library personnel which may be either subject-based or problem-based. Planning must include commitment to the project, selection of a director and planning group, and establishment of a working relationship…