This is the final report of a project designed to study developmental trends in young children's preferences in art. Individualized research procedures, adapted for use with pre-school age children, are described. Stimulus materials for the study include pairs of photographic prints of works of art, pairs of designs contrasting in regularity, and…

This study describes the development of Alberta's public (2-year) college system, and evaluates the various mechanisms for coordination which have been used. Data were gathered from records and reports, by interviews and by a questionnaire which was administered to college presidents and board chairmen. The analysis of the data suggest the…

The Ak Chin Reservation survey to determine educational needs had 3 objectives: (1) to discover what the Ak Chin desire and will support in education, (2) to encourage Ak Chin participation in planning on the basis of research findings, and (3) to obtain demographic data necessary for planning. A structured interview was administered to 52…

The booklet contains a brief listing of supplementary projects and activities for Wisconsin American Indians in which the Department of Public Instruction assumes a primary role. Examples of the projects and activities are: American Indian enrichment project, audio listening center, audio-visual program development on post-high school…

The papers delivered at the Sixth Annual American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference on International Understanding, held in 1964, state and restate two basic assumptions: a) human resources are the most vital and fundamental element in national development and b) the development of human resources can be brought about only…

This paper examines the role of regional educational laboratories in educational research, development, and dissemination. Program activities of the Eastern Regional Institute are examined against the institute's proposed objectives. Related documents include EA 003 544, EA 003 545, EA 003 549, and EA 003 550. (Author/LLR)

A total of 16 surveys conducted between 1940 and 1970 which describe secondary reading programs are reviewed. Growth and development of such programs began in the 1930's. Remedial programs were most apparent in the 1940's, and attention to developmental reading, content-area reading, rate increase, and study skills came in the 1950's. The 1960's…

This inquiry was conducted to develop indigenous research methodology aimed at minimizing the gap between educational research and practice. The intent was not to produce a final or complete solution to the problem, but rather to suggest a procedure which would provide partial closure. Alternative methods, including various types of linkage…

Extensive data is presented which clarifies the number and percentage of persons who complete high school and college. Historical trends for the elementary, secondary and college levels are included. The report takes note of a number of growth and constraint factors: (1) wars, depressions, and the higher social cost of post-secondary instruction;…

An evaluation design created to provide information for a multiple-project program of educational experimentation is presented. Project SEED (State Experimentation in Educational Development) became an official education effort in North Carolina on July 1, 1971. Model for the program was that of the State's ESEA Title III program with certain…

Established by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the Appalachian Regional Commission has as its overall goal the economic and social development of all of West Virginia and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The program…

This essay discusses the need for reform of American public school education as part of a general process of social reform. The author argues that the old image of the school as a "factory" in which the student is regarded as a product to be processed must be reformed so that the school really does provide a quality education for all. The reform…

The primary purpose of New Office and Business Education Learnings System (NOBELS) was the development of an inventory of 373 educational specifications in behavioral terms that represent basic tasks performed by 16- to 24-year-old office workers. In this revision, each of the 373 educational specifications has been reviewed and revised,…

The goal of this position paper is to present considerations and alternatives for healthy life directions which can be made available through education to the Native American to enable him to go beyond the present narrow choices of either total assimilation within the white value system or remaining isolated on the reservation. The 3 purposes of…

History instruction at the secondary level is not sufficiently relevant to the needs of students today. The traditional concept and function of most textbook oriented teaching is one of indoctrination, Americanization, and an attempt at preserving the economic, social, and political status quo. There is a need to educate students to intelligently…