To meet a country's needs for human resources, educational planners must give definite answers to the following questions: (1) What educational level will be emphasized, primary, secondary, or higher education? (2) Should numbers or educational quality determine the educational system's orientation? (3) What subject areas--science and technology…

A detailed status report of education in North Dakota, with particular emphasis on an assessment of the public expenditure for elementary and secondary education, is contained in this document. This report contains facts based upon 2 years of study and careful fact finding. The statewide study is more than a quest for facts; it is a systematic and…

Today an alienated generation of students is demanding change within educational institutions. In those institutions placed under pressure there has been no guiding principle or integrative philosophy behind the changes that have occurred. In recognition of this lack, a concern for long-range planning is emerging and the CERLI staff has undertaken…

The descriptions and procedures in this handbook were developed and compiled at the request of staff members of the Early School Admissions Program. It was felt that specific information relating to the suggested use of classroom materials and equipment would assist in upgrading teaching techniques, planning cognitively based learning experiences,…

The long range goals for preschool education in Illinois are described in this report, with emphasis on three important concepts: (1) cooperation of all levels of education in supporting the concept of early education, (2) necessity of educating teachers in this specific profession, and (3) incorporating early education programs in the public…

This Information Bulletin discusses the general reform of the Finnish education system, necessitated by events of the sixties, which included a larger number of students leaving the Primary Schools after grade four to enter the secondary level, the failure of Primary Schools to meet demands of basic education, and the closing of rural Primary…

The aim of this book is to present a professional evaluation of the past history, present practices, and future possibilities of Black Studies in the officially recognized educational programs of American colleges and universities. Although the approach is humanistic rather than scientific, the evaluation is based on personal visits to more than…

The authors believe that the problems of our school systems are essentially problems of involvement and curriculum development. In this book, written for students in curriculum classes and for teachers and administrators involved in curriculum development, the authors set forth and substantiate their belief in a humanistic approach to curriculum…

Health care is a social as well as a scientific process, and changes in health care delivery necessitate changes in preparation. Four types of changes, with their implications, are: graph or curve-extension change (past history and present observable fact--health manpower has become the greatest growth area in modern American employment);…

This booklet is designed primarily as an instructional manual for staff inservice training in fulfilling professional obligations for accountability. Important factors in bringing about accountability are people and systems--people assess the need, consent to meet the need, and contract to be responsible for specific standards of performance. The…

The HI-FI (Hearing-Impaired Formal Inservice) Program is described as a set of inservice materials targeted for workshops of regular classroom teachers and other school personnel concerned with school district and classroom management of hearing impaired (HI) children. An introductory section focuses on the design of the program materials,…

This publication discusses curriculum development in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Israel, Scotland, Sweden, and the United States. The book's purpose is to make available to those interested in the process of curriculum development information on how it is handled in other countries, enabling them to see to what…

The contents of the proceedings of this conference on improving school effectiveness, the purpose of which was to bring together a group of speakers who, because of their outstanding work, could help clarify some of the major issues in this area and perhaps help to suggest some solutions, include the following papers: "Does Education Make a…

The purpose of this bibliography, which contains over 300 references, is to provide information to educational researchers and officials involved in issues related to teaching staff manpower and salaries. The material listed here was collected in the process of initiating and running a large scale systems study on Teacher Cost Models, and of…

Racial identity and its meaning is as necessary to the black researcher as are the tools of his profession. With the rise in racial awareness, identity, and pride in Afro-Americans, there has been concurrent understanding of the hypocritical values which are transmitted through education, and a growing repudiation of them. There must be a…