Described is an approach to teaching computer architecture courses with a set of software tools. Aspects of computer science with aspects of computer engineering are merged. The laboratory approach is utilized so that students learn by trying and doing. (Author/SA)

The problem was to construct, validate, and test a Q-sort instrument consisting of 56 statements measuring attitude changes of individual participants toward the seven educational conditions of the Indiana Plan for Adult Education in the Church. The Q-sort was structured to represent conditions of the plan at two levels with four replications…

Thirty selected home economics teacher educators from 24 states participated in a 3-week summer institute which was devoted to (1) the identification and clarification of philosophies of vocational education affecting teacher education in home economics, (2) teacher qualifications, (3) program development, and (4) guidelines for evaluating teacher…

The 3-day Institute investigated the adequacy of social agencies and institutions which provide services and assistance to migrant families during their stay in Pennsylvania. Institute activities included presentations by three principal speakers, followed by panel discussions and "action workshops". The workshops provided an opportunity…

Presented are findings of a study on the utilization of paraprofessionals in public school programs for handicapped children; and provided are descriptions of four program models for training paraprofessionals working with handicapped children. Results are reported for the following areas: number of states and territories responding, number of…

The purpose of this study was to investigate several variables related to teacher preparation and cognitive achievement of high school chemistry students. The teacher population consisted of 35 teachers. Twenty-three hundred student scores on the Cooperative Science Test in Chemistry were collected and categorized for relevant data. Two hundred…

The book, Volume Three of a final report, is a collection of teachers' guides to units in career education, written by Pennsylvania teachers during a regional inservice institute in career education. The format used, Thematic Resources and Activities for Career Education (TRACE), incorporates the concerns of the Pennsylvania Career Development…

The document summarizes a one day training session conducted at the CEGEP (community college) of Hull in the Province of Quebec on June 3, 1974 for 88 professional educators representing 43 different occupational clusters. The purpose of the workshop (and of the document) was to restructure job oriented community college programs towards the…

Two three-week institutes in adult basic education, with emphasis on teaching English to speakers of other languages or dialects, were held at the University of Wisconsin in the summer of 1969. The institutes attempted to train and upgrade a number of culturally and linguistically sophisticated language teachers for adult basic education so that…

Reported is a research project conducted to train teachers in methods of open education for future implementation in their classrooms. The format of the program allowed participants to experience an open classroom in action by actually living the experience. Prior to participation in the workshop, the participants were asked to read five books to…

The regional seminar on the evaluation of the Teacher Education Program (TEP) tryout was held at the Regional English Language Center (RELC) in 1968. The seminar's purpose was to determine the usefulness of TEP in preparing teachers of English as a second language in the RELC member countries in Southeast Asia. This document is the seminar report.…

The report describes a project to design, implement, and evaluate a Florida training program to improve the effectiveness of vocational educators who work with disadvantaged youth and adults. The major objectives were to increase vocational educators': (1) understanding of the needs and nature of various disadvantaged populations; (2) awareness of…

The document describes the supervisory course offerings of the General Management Training Institute. It contains a general information sheet, a curriculum calendar for 1976, and course descriptions for the following courses: basic management functions, basic management methods and skills, communicating and counseling, increasing (improving)…

Presenting a comparative analysis of seven different science programs designed for education at the elementary level, these proceedings focus on science education training and leadership roles for Bureau of Indian Affairs educators. Included are: (1) a description of the University of New Mexico's summer training program, detailing program…

The main purpose of this project (1966-1969) was to provide law students with a basic understanding of modern sociological inquiry since the importance of sociology to the law has increased with applications ranging from the presentation of evidence in court to the design of programs for legal reform and social change. The general objective here…