Activities intended to encourage creative expression in all areas of the K-6 curriculum are presented for use by parents and teachers. Language and visual arts activities are emphasized and are integrated with the areas of social science, mathematics, science, self-esteem, and values clarification. The amount of materials needed and the…

This activity book is designed to help individuals look at their interests and abilities as they relate to work. It includes activities on interests, school subjects, education and training, aptitudes, work methods, physical effort, job location, mobility, industries, budgeting, values, decision making, and exploring occupations. Answer keys to…

This curriculum resource book provides activities in affective education which are designed to foster the strengthening of self-esteem and intrapersonal and interpersonal skills. The major goal of the program is to foster a life style which excludes substance abuse. It is also asserted that skills associated with the affective domain play a…

The routinization and ritualization of school reflects, in part, an emphasis on acquisition of knowledge and technical mastery of skills rather than understanding and the ability to apply information to new situations. A societal environment needs to be created that promotes learning as more than an aggregation of facts and answers to test…

Vocational education is being asked to assist in defense preparedness as a deterrent to war and, if necessary, in war itself. As citizens, but also as educators, vocational educators particularly must examine the ethical questions concerned with that role. First, they should examine the criteria for a just war, and then consider the values…

Classroom activities are presented to help teachers introduce general controversial issues and specific issues on nuclear power in their high school science, social studies, and English classes. Objectives are to help students understand the various techniques of persuasion; the relationship between bias, persuasion, and fact; how these techniques…

A description is given of a course, oriented around traditional foundations of education concepts, designed to prepare regular teachers for teaching handicapped students in their classrooms. The course's philosophy is that education students should have an opportunity to apply concepts and relationships drawn from other disciplines to current…

This paper describes selected experiences of Korean-American students and students with a Korean heritage from other countries who live and study at the undergraduate level in Korea. Korean-American students' search for their roots and the process of cultural values clarification are examined, with particular emphasis on identifying cultural…

Various approaches to educational philosophy and developmental psychology are described. The purpose of the monograph was to review educational philosophy and developmental psychology in relation to educational methodology. The paper is presented in five sections. Section one, the introduction, explains the role of schools in transmitting social…

This appendix to the guides for teaching about human rights at the elementary, middle, and high school levels features instructional activities and materials which represent a variety of cultural perspectives. Among the topics addressed are the role of values and ethics in decision making, prejudice, racial and ethnic stereotyping, social skills…

The real aim of the study of history is to enable students to develop conviction about their values and beliefs. To promote this end, the teacher must take a strong hand in helping students identify the broad themes that they should trace in their reading and class discussion. The point of discussion is to organize facts and develop…

This monograph offers a rationale for including affective programs in middle schools and outlines one such program. This "homeroom program" is based on the generally accepted idea that young adolescents need to develop emotionally and socially as well as intellectually. These students have a need to understand themselves and others and…

An assessment is made of selected outcomes of an undergraduate human relations course in the teacher education program at Hamline University (St. Paul, Minnesota). The program was comprised of two basic structural elements: 35 hours of large-group instruction and 25 hours of field experience in a public school. Course content was designed to…

The observations of a teacher educator who spent a semester teaching in a mainstreamed elementary classroom are recorded in this monograph. Case studies of students form the framework for the consideration of the broader implications and problems involved in mainstreaming. Illustrative classroom practices are offered to clarify such concepts as…

BRIDGE (Business Relating to Industry to Develop Gifted Education) was designed to bridge the gap between business, industry, and education via an internship program that would expose gifted and talented secondary school students to actual experiences which would increase their career awareness and knowledge of career opportunities. In addition,…