Volume 1 of the two-volume annotated bibliography provides a partial listing of available materials for curriculum and instructional enrichment in distributive education. The grouping of all materials was made according to the U. S. Office of Education Classification of Instructional Programs for Distributive Education. Alphabetized by title under…

Volume 2 of the two-volume annotated bibliography provides a partial listing of available materials for curriculum and instructional enrichment in distributive education. The grouping of all materials was made according to the U. S. Office of Education Classification of Instructional Programs for Distributive Education. Alphabetized by title under…

Oregon's new graduation requirements represent a bold effort to implement a mandated statewide competency-based program at the K-12 public school level. All the various ramifications of instituting a change of this magnitude cannot be predicted at this early date, but one major effect already evident is that local school districts have begun to…

Evaluation questionnaires were administered to more than 92 percent of the professional staff associated with the Knox County Extended School Year (ESY) Program during the summer and fall of 1974 and to more than half of the students enrolled in the summer quinmester, along with a random sample of 10 percent of the students enrolled in October…

Progress during the first year of program implementation of the American Indian Education Act of 1972 (IEA) is reported via narrative and tabular data relative to the following: (1) distribution of Indian pupils by State; (2) distribution of IEA funds in 1973 by State; (3) relation between size of grant and number of Indians with the recipient…

A criterion-referenced instrument, Inventory of Cognitive Skills and Visual-Motor Functioning, was devised to evaluate a prekindergarten program for economically disadvantaged 4-year-olds. The Inventory, administered to each child at the beginning and end of the preschool experience, provided specific information in: (1) knowledge of body parts,…

In order to meet the educational needs for a separate curriculum at the secondary level for technological training related to pollution and corrosion measurement and control, a 3-year, 1080-hour vocational program was developed for use in an area vocational high school. As one of four programs in the technology careers area, this curriculum design…

Presentations from an International Seminar for Teachers organized at Rungstedgaard in October 1971 are included in this report. The study conference presented seven approaches to the teaching of world affairs: (1) the nation-state which is still dominant on the world scene; (2) the strategy and power-politics relationship between states; (3) the…

The book, written by teachers, presents helpful information for the adult educator by describing ideas that have been conceptualized as a result of many years of experience in adult education. Charles E. Kozoll asks the teacher to examine his own personal and professional capabilities and then proceed to examine the typical adult student's fears,…

It is the purpose of the book to argue and demonstrate that career education can make a vital contribution to the needs of middle school and junior high school youth. Academic subject matter and skills gained in the classroom must have relevance to the students' future work and careers. Among the key concepts involved are: (1) the primary goal of…

A series of readings on career education, the book consists of three main sections: (1) career education (29 articles), (2) current concepts in occupational education (6 articles), and (3) vocational education curriculum development (14 articles). The majority of the articles have appeared in various educational and vocational journals. The…

The discussion guide is a compilation of questions and background information, directed to educational planners and related to three major areas of concern: Education for Citizenship, Education to Make a Life, and Education to Make a Living. Education for Citizenship presents a list of general questions of a philosophical nature, followed by…

The purpose of the paper is to outline some of the problems and constraints which currently prevent the use of scarce resources to provide effective programs for Mexican-Americans and Indians in the Southwestern United States, and to propose a project designed to reduce bureaucratic constraints; focus is primarily on the preschool and elementary…

The abstracts in this collection describe selected programs operating in public schools during 1972-73. Locally devised and implemented, these programs for grades kindergarten through twelve were selected for their probable general interest and use. The subject areas included are administrative services, art, business, language arts, general…

This document is a review of current literature on the administration of elementary schools and on the roles elementary school principals play in relating to the issues and problems of their schools. It is part of a larger study on problems confronting elementary school principals (EA 002 923). The literature is classified into six problem areas…