This document is one of three made up of newsletters from the School Mathematics Study Group's (SMSG) series of newsletters written between 1959 and 1972. This set contains newsletters 2, 3, 10, and 15, reporting the evaluations of student achievement, of experimental units, and of texts; newsletters 5, 12, 15, and 19, discussing teacher inservice…

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. Included in this issue are reports on the theme of the meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English in 1972, news of the implementation of a bilingual program, a discussion of the importance of self-concept in children,…

This newsletter contains articles in French and English on events relating to educational policy in various European countries. Part 1 contains an essay on the essential aims of education and a suggestion for incorporating work and study in university education. Part 2 includes the following news items: Austria's school education act; Belgium's…

The publications, activities, and educational opportunities offered in relation to the activities of the National Council of Family Relations are disseminated in this newsletter. Conventions and meetings of the Council are reviewed and future meetings announced. Organizational business items relate past and future activities. News of affiliated…

This Bulletin, published irregularly by the Scottish Centre for Social Subjects, discusses aspects of curriculum development in the social sciences at national and local levels in Scotland. The Centre's interest and activity focus on three areas: (1) collecting and disseminating information on curricular developments in the social sciences in…

Some on-going operational details of the Computer Aids to Teaching Project are cited, followed by a description of how individuals at separate locations can hold computerized conferences by utilizing remote terminals and a time-sharing computer as communications devices. Descriptions of two courses offered at Northwestern University, one treating…

The Cross-Cultural Psychology Newsletter, an official publication of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, reports on recent publications and research in cross-cultural psychology. Notes on international conferences in the field are followed by annotations of new publications. In addition, recent research projects are…

Each quarterly issue of this journal, available free to professional educators, discusses topics in educational evaluation by presenting articles on evaluation theory, procedures, methodologies, or practices. The topic of the six articles in this newsletter is an examination of free evaluation (GFE). Michael Scriven discusses the role of goal free…

This newsletter is designed to promote the concept of bilingual-bicultural education. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Elementary Art in the Push-Button Era, (2) Games Pupils Play (and Teachers Too), (3) Field-Testing Favorites, (4) Sample Lesson on Mayan Culture, and (5) Using RAF Charts in Science and Reading. Included is a…

The thrust of this publication is to share perspectives on a variety of curriculum matters with professionals in schools and colleges. Materials and programs will be mentioned as deemed illustrative of current trends and new dimensions in economic education. Suggestions of additional items for review and inclusion in future Newsletters are…

This monthly publication from Canada highlights a particular subject area of the curriculum in each issue. The March, 1971 newsletter is devoted to the social studies and contains the following articles: The Language of Social Studies, by Edna C. Wilson-Press; Some Questions About Values, by Joseph M. Kirman; Valuing in Elementary Social Studies:…

This booklet prgides a broad outline of some major aspects of a school community relations program. The report attempts to stimulate greater awareness among school officials, trustees, and others of the potential scope of such programs; and to encourage more school boards to initiate activities designed to bring the schools into closer rapport…

The bi-annual, official newsletter keeps interested persons informed with up to date progress of the project. ED 048 026, the first newsletter, describes the broad concerns and objectives of the newsletter. This issue focuses on the objectives of fourteen sub-projects which develop curriculum materials and teaching strategies on a variety of…

This newsletter is designed to serve as a clearinghouse for the exchange of ideas and information on new strategies of teaching and instructional resources about population in colleges and universities. The first article discusses some of the contemporary problems faced in teaching population studies to undergraduates. The second article outlines…

Discusses sources used to teach students of business German the cultural information they need to function professionally in a German environment. These are: (1) conversations with Americans who have done business in Germany; (2) newsletters from the Industrie und Handelskammer; and (3) slides illustrating cultural subjects. (SED)