This interim report, commissioned by UNICEF, emphasizes the value of nonformal educational programs to educationally deprived rural children and youth in developing countries. The first set of basic findings and recommendations arising from this extensive international research study is presented. Organized into five chapters, the text includes…

The study reported in this document attempted to determine the effect of population growth on education costs in developing countries, given various assumptions as to the future trend of fertility and mortality. The population factor was examined along with other factors influencing educational costs, such as the improvement of enrollment ratios,…

Several on-goint activities were conducted during this quarter. Field trials of the Lincoln Training System-3 (LTS-3) at Keesler Air Force Base were extended to include high-aptitude students previously excluded. Results showed such students scored significantly higher on achievement tests and learned substantially faster when they received LTS…

This is the report of a five-year plan to reorganize the Harrisburg public schools, designed to achieve the goals of educational excellence, racial balance, equity, stability, and economy if properly implemented. For example, the plan includes special centers from pre-kindergarten through second grade, and an educational plaza for grades 6 through…

This selected list of 121 citations on the public education system of Pakistan is annotated to give the description and appropriate level of each document. Entries are arranged according to 33 major topics: 1) education administration, organization, and finance; 2) educational history, educational philosophy; 3) educational development,…

Recognition of the significance and interrelatedness of research, relevance, and educational realities concerning floreign language instruction in the elementary schools (FLES) is exhibited in eight articles contained in this annual report compiled by the National FLES Committee of the American Association of Teachers of French. The articles…

This pamphlet contains selected articles submitted as entries in the 1969 Kazanjian Awards Program for the Teaching of Economics. In these short articles teachers disclose educational strategies in precise step-by-step detail, indicating exactly how they conveyed an economic fact, problem, or concept to their students. The articles are grouped by…

Contemporary approaches to research and practice in the administration of organizational change tend to emphasize systematic aspects of the process, focusing on the orderly sequencing of such activities as goal-setting, planning, and execution. This emphasis has given rise to efforts to identify and describe overall strategies of organizational…

Recognition of the significance and interrelatedness of research, relevance, and educational realities concerning foreign language instruction in the elementary schools (FLES) is exhibited in eight articles contained in this annual report compiled by the National FLES Committee of the American Association of Teachers of French. The articles…

One hundred and sixty-five abstracts of articles appearing in periodicals and newspapers comprise this quarterly publication of annotated bibliographies on the subject of education in India. Some of the many topics covered by the documents include organization, curriculum and methods, educational psychology and sociology, academic achievement,…

The International Education Year objective to promote a period of reflection, experimentation and reform in the thought and practice of education is met in this commentary on democratization of secondary and higher education. An analysis of the myths and realities of equal educational opportunity precedes discussion of the kinds of redirection…

This study, one of a series of publications on education in other countries, describes all major levels and types of education in Colombia against a background of the relevant economic, cultural, and social features of that country. The first two chapters depict features of Colombia essential to understanding the context within which its…

As a land of extreme rural poverty and illiteracy, Bangladesh needs to consciously promote, develop, and support local institutions and participatory leadership, involving local people in the planning, development, and implementation of developmental policies. Begun in 1959, the Comilla experiment constitutes the rationale for institutional…

The Coalition of Essential Schools promotes the following principles: (1) personalized instruction; (2) student-as-worker, teacher-as-coach; (3) focus on adolescents; (4) focus on essential skills and knowledge; (5) teachers as generalists; (6) diploma by exhibition of mastery; (7) goals for all students; (8) tone of expectation, trust, and…

Discusses state of chemistry education and new technologies. Reviews recent history of undergraduate chemistry education. Enumerates technologies applicable to chemistry fields. Suggests changes in science courses in higher education. Discusses plans of the National Science Foundation (NSF) stressing funding in chemistry education and chemistry…