The report presents a synthesis of approximately 85 books, journal articles, and research studies published between 1959 and 1977 on future studies, process education, and inventive problem solving. Future studies are defined as studies which require students to learn about the future and to anticipate change. Process education is defined as an…

Undergraduate students in a large tests and measurements class were assigned a series of projects directly related to course content: (1) divide the textbook and instructional content into topical sub-sections; (2) identify learning outcomes for each sub-section; (3) list course objectives--working in groups of 3-6 students; (4) revise…

This annual compilation by the Association for Education in Journalism describes master's theses and doctoral dissertations written in schools and departments of journalism and communication in the United States between July 1, 1971, and June 30, 1972. The aim of the book is to improve the flow of information about current research to students and…

This annual compilation by the Association for Education in Journalism describes master's theses and doctoral dissertations written in schools and departments of journalism and communication in the United States between July 1, 1972, and June 30, 1973. The aim of the book is to improve the flow of information about current research to students and…

This annual compilation by the Association for Education in Journalism describes master's theses and doctoral dissertations written in schools and departments of journalism and communication in the United States between July 1, 1973, and June 30, 1974. The aim of the book is to improve the flow of information about current research by providing…

This annual compilation by the Association for Education in Journalism describes master's theses and doctoral dissertations written in schools and departments of journalism and communication in the United States between July 1, 1974, and June 30, 1975. The aim of the book is to improve the flow of information about current research by providing…

This paper serves as an introduction to a group of papers produced by the Classroom Interaction Project of the Center for Research in Social Behavior at the University of Missouri in Columbia. This project has been chiefly concerned with ascertaining if black-ghetto and white-suburban classrooms use language differently and, if so, in what ways.…

Three writers debate whether English teachers should depend on external or internal criteria when analyzing and teaching literature. Each writer discusses the meaning of Elinor Wylie's poem, "The Eagle and the Mole," according to his particular view of literary analysis. Edward Ducharme, in "The Evasion of the Text," submits…

Through the completion of a questionnaire-rating scale, three juries composed of authorities in education and English, of communication arts coordinators, and of outstanding English teachers helped to identify and rank common competencies and concepts that all prospective English teachers should acquire in their English methods courses, and…

Using simulations developed by the High School Geography Project and films recording the use of the simulations, teachers learn to: (1) use simulation exercises in class; (2) provide a classroom atmosphere conducive to free interaction and expression among students; (3) analyze simulation in terms of problems considered, alternative choices,…

The current state of disarray in mass communication research can be cleared up by the orderly application of more careful media research procedures. Semiotics and structural analysis promise some advances in media studies, but these methods are limited when applied to peculiar qualities of time in film and television. A more fruitful approach…

Based on the assumption that newspapers mirror the conceptions of economic development among major groups in society and that analysis of their content may aid in the clarification of group viewpoints, two dimensions along which groups might differ with respect to their conceptions of economic development issues were postulated: the need for…

This content analysis schedule for the Santa Fe Bilingual-Bicultural Education Program of Santa Fe, New Mexico, presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project in its second year. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is…

The instrument described in this paper investigates the models used by subjects to divide their social universe into two mutually exclusive systems of interaction. This is done by means of motion picture films which portray three geometric figures in action and elicit stories about animated beings as they move in social space from informants. The…

In response to the need for sound classroom evaluation procedures, educational objectives in the area of geography are defined. In addition, suggestions and examples of test construction, based on the experiences and judgments of evaluators as well as on research findings from education and geography, are offered. (CK)