Twenty-eight agencies throughout the nation which are responsible for recruitment and training of teenagers into responsible leadership roles in the recreation field were surveyed for the purpose of producing a set of guidelines for creating and planning leadership programs through which the nation's youth might fulfill the need for more trained…

This curriculum guide, developed as part of a total English curriculum for pre-kindergarten through grade 10, suggests that students can best understand literature by understanding its recurring external forms or genres, and includes (1) an overview describing the four literary genres of drama, narrative poetry, narrative fiction, and lyric poetry…

By emphasizing the contributions of Negroes to the culture of the United States, this K-12 curriculum guide seeks to point out the fallacies which hinder the development of intercultural and interracial education and, simultaneously, to foster racial and cultural understanding in a desegregated school system. Materials include (1) suggestions for…

Beginning with a look at contemporary American materials (both literary and non-literary), this 11th-grade curriculum guide proceeds with a chronological, thematic approach to American literature, focusing on such units as "The First Frontier--Establishment of the American Dream,""The American Dream on Trial,""The Dream and Reality," and "Toward…

A curriculum guide for secondary levels 1 and 2 offers a linguistic and cultural program for native speakers of Spanish. Designed especially for bilingual students in Texas, the guide recognizes the high level of linguistic achievement of the Spanish-speaking pupils, and stresses an appreciation of Hispanic culture. The bulletin provides…

This course is designed to focus on the individual and the kinds of conflicts with which he is confronted. The individual will develop an understanding of his physical self and of the nature and qualities of appropriate human behavior in a social context. He will understand that each individual, because of his unique biological, psychological, and…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 1-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Language arts. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into four sections, one each for grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. Each section is laid out in three parallel columns, one for each grade. The guide is offset printed and staple-bound with a soft cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES:…

A perspective on teaching the trainable mentally retarded is presented along with an approach to evaluating commercial materials with an accompanying outline for evaluation and an illustration of its use. A selected bibliography includes 41 professional references, 65 readings for professional growth, 30 curriculum guides, 16 references on…

In response to the research findings of Head Start programs, in particular, and of research in early childhood education, in general, this manual was created by the Kindergarten Study Group of the Cincinnati Public Schools to examine the kindergarten program. The purpose of this manual is to help teachers broaden and extend the learning of the…

Focusing on the controversy which surrounded Thomas Jefferson and the Embargo of 1807, this social studies unit examines the numerous factors which affect presidential policy-making and leadership. The unit presents newspaper accounts of the boarding of the American frigate "Chesapeake" by the English in 1807 and enumerates the factors…

This is the fourth in the third series of general bibliographies developed to disseminate information on documents analyzed at the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science Education. Reported are some 460 citations of selected documents related to curriculum and curriculum development in science and mathematics education. The documents…

A guide for the special education instructional program gives directions, scope and sequence, subject matter skills, and teaching suggestions for educable mentally retarded elementary students. At the primary level, activities are centered around readiness materials, motor and sensory training, personal hygiene, habit training, speech improvement…

This is a sequel to the French guide for Levels 1 and 2 (grades 7 and above). Materials for Level 3 center around: (1) the teaching of grammar using two different texts, (2) reading, (3) cultural education, and (4) supplementary lesson plans, quizzes, exercises, and tests. Other chapters discuss coverage of basic materials, differences among the…

To evaluate the effects of selected treatment and classification factors on the preparation of high school students for initial entry into agricultural occupations other than farming, and to compare the effectiveness of structuring agricultural subject matter based on the principles approach with the traditional approach, 24 Nebraska schools were…

This report describes a Summer Integration Institute conducted by the Evanston, Illinois Board of Education to prepare teachers and administrators for school integration. The focus of the 1967 session was understanding factors of quality integrated education, and in 1968 understanding crucial issues in integration. The participants of these…