Field testing, the last step in the developmental cycle for educational products, must ascertain whether the test product, placed in a natural environment, will actually elicit the behavioral changes it was designed to effect. A systems approach to field testing requires that certain basic areas of investigation first be established. Specific…

Program development and evaluation procedures involving faculty, students, and community in a continuous curriculum development project are given in this second-year report of the Fairfield, Indiana, community schools. The report is divided into 6 sections: (1) the process of developing conceptually designed curricula, (2) the processes of the…

These proceedings focus on psychological and other concepts relevant to community service; patterns, problems, and trends in community service by community and junior colleges; the effort to make such service relevant to the inner city; and the administration of cultural development and leisure activities, short courses and seminars, community…

The Conference on Ecological and Cultural Factors Related to Emotional Disturbance in Puerto Rican Children and Youth was the primary attempt to bring together a group of behavioral scientists, medical doctors, and educators, so that the scientific findings of the former--behavioral and medical scientists--may be used by the latter--educators--in…

The possibility of using the vocational/technical instructors of the California Community Colleges as a fire-prevention-education resource was explored. A questionnaire was sent to 99 California community colleges, of which 71 replied. The questionnaire addressed the following questions: (1) Is the topic of equipment or machine-caused fires…

Full texts are provided of the individual papers presented at a symposium held to investigate technology-based systems for improving productivity in higher education. These systems, which marry an engineering systems approach with behavioral objectivism, are studied in the context of three specific learning environments: 1) grouped and bounded…

The Institute of Library Research (ILR) is a statewide organized research unit of the University of California (UC) whose activities during the period July 1973 through July 1974 have been directed toward the objectives of education, research, and public services. The research projects and services undertaken by the ILR staff are affiliated with…

A system of identification and notification designed and implemented at Southwestern College to speed supportive services to the disadvantaged and handicapped students in vocational programs is discussed. The system is comprised of the following procedures: (1) Self-identification (Student Services Information Form filled out by each student at…

Papers in this publication are collected from a conference on social science concepts and classroom methods which focused on the theories of Jerome Bruner. The first article, entitled "Jerome Bruner," outlines four of Bruner's themes--structure, readiness, intuition, and interest--which relate to cognitive learning. Three…

The 1973 full board meetings of the International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board (ICSU AB) were held in London, at the invitation of Information Services for the Physics and Engineering Communities (INSPEC). The first part of the Proceedings refers to some activities of the board, such as working groups. Activities of ICSU AB…

The SACI project in Brazil has as a main target the country's primary teachers. The SACI Project objectives are: (1) to test the efficiency of an educational program using audiovisual media (particularly television, radio, and slow scan) at the primary level; (2) to develop television production techniques; (3) to train teachers in the utilization…

The results are presented of a study made to: (1) describe methods of projecting statewide and institutional enrollments in Montana and determine the accuracy of projections over the preceding 5 years; (2) prepare projections for the state and its postsecondary institutions through the year 2000; (3) review and describe standards and practices of…

Research was conducted at Bucks County Community College, Newton, Pennsylvania, during the 1969-70 academic year to determine the effects of special reading and study skills instruction combined with counseling on the success rate of "high-risk" students. A course, which involved 2 hours of instruction per week plus 1 additional hour of…

In Resolution No. 4 of their 7th Conference (Brussels, June 1971) the Ministers of Education of 21 nations signatory to the European Cultural Convention instructed the Committee of Senior Officials to study, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Council of Europe, the practical arrangements for holding an ad hoc conference on problems…

The ninth annual EDUCOM conference developed its theme along four major lines: computing for research; computing for instruction; management information systems; and the allocation of computing resources. Papers in this volume address primarily the organizational and political considerations (Parts II, III, IV, and V), and technological/economic…