This digest defines the term "severe disabilities"; lists some typical behavioral characteristics of individuals with severe disabilities, such as self-mutilation and lack of self-care skills; and outlines the educational implications of severe disabilities. The digest stresses the need for a multidisciplinary approach to education; the…

The methods of instruction used for the course in fundamentals of library science at Drexel University Graduate School of Library Science are described. (PF)

A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION FOR THE GIFTED STUDENT AS THEY EXIST IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY IS PRESENTED. THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED CONSIST OF THE TOP 20 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS AS DEFINED BY THE INADEQUATE, BUT USEFUL, INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT. THE "GIFTED" STUDENTS ARE THE TOP 4 PERCENT, AND THE "HIGHLY…

A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF METHODS AND MATERIALS UTILIZED IN UPDATING MOST DEPARTMENTS OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM 1953 TO 1964 IS PRESENTED. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE WAYS IN WHICH THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS OF BOTH THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WERE IMPROVED. OTHER IMPROVEMENTS DISCUSSED INCLUDE THOSE FOR MATHEMATICS, FOREIGN LANGUAGE…

THE PROBLEM OF EDUCATION FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IS SUMMARIZED. THE GROWING INTEREST IN THE PROBLEM AND THE FACTORS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THIS INCREASED INTEREST ARE EXPLAINED. THE TERM "SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILD," IS DEFINED, AND SUBCOLLEGIATE AND COLLEGIATE PROGRAMS BEING USED IN COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ARE LISTED.…

The annotated bibliography includes approximately 95 citations (1973-1976) on mainstreaming exceptional students. It is reported that the information was gathered from volume eight of Exceptional Child Education Resources. Entries are arranged according to accession number and usually include information on author, title, source, date, pagination,…

This book presents a series of readings prepared for college teachers. Its chapters provide first-person accounts of teaching strategies that have been successfully employed at Northwestern University. Each chapter offers a unique perspective on teaching by an individual credited with exceptional skill in his craft. Contributors were selected…

Herein are discussed the relationship of Brunerian methodology to teacher training models; some attempts to implement Bruner's model of the relationship of school tasks to cognitive levels, grade placement of material, inquiry learning, motivation, and audiovisual efforts; and the preparation of teachers for the new curricula, including…

The collection of articles focusing upon problems and issues in the psychology and education of exceptional children emphasizes divergence and areas of conflict which represent the reality confronting special educators. The readings are intended as a supplement to survey textbooks on the psychology and education of exceptional children or as a…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of six teachers manuals from the first to the sixth grade as used in the Mexican school system. They include suggestions for exercises from folding, cutting out, pasting, coloring and similar operations designed for the first grade up to simple electrical and electronic…

Reconsideration of the education process for both adults and the young is required by the knowledge explosion and other factors of the past few decades. The author discusses the need for a life-long education system, with particular attention to adult education of various kinds. (MF)

Competency-based education asks educators and the public to give up decades of habits and assumptions regarding the structures and methods of schooling. (Author/IRT)

Educators are encouraged to use some of the non-traditional student-centered methods for improving the communication skills of disadvantaged students, including technological aids such as books, tapes, cable T.V., video tapes, computers, etc., and devices such as role playing and dramatizations. (AM)

Applying social learning theory to the problems regarding the education of American Indian students, this article recommends school administrations provide modeling stimuli exemplifying both Anglo and Indian values while stressing the set of values of most importance and worth for adjustment in a future world context. (JC)

This paper points out issues to consider when applying the "Standards for Evaluation of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials in a different social context." Differences in the American and Israeli educational systems and perceptions of evaluation illustrate some limitations. Principles that do have general applicability are…