A STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES PERTAINING TO THE EDUCATION AND ACCULTURATION OF MEXICAN-AMERICANS WAS PRESENTED. INCLUDED WAS ACCEPTANCE OF THE REALITY OF THE ANGLO-SAXON AND HISPANIC ETHIC IN THE SOUTHWEST, USE OF THIS CULTURAL BUFFER AREA AS A FRAMEWORK FOR ACCULTURATION OF THE TWO GROUPS, AND RECOGNITION OF A FUNCTIONAL THEORY OF CULTURE AS IT…

RESULTS OF A 2-YEAR STUDY ARE SUMMARIZED IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE PRESENT STATUS OF JUNIOR COLLEGE PERSONNEL WORK. A SERIES OF 21 FUNCTIONS, DEVELOPED BY PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD, PROVIDES CRITERIA TO DEFINE BOTH PRESENT AND PREFERRED PROGRAMS. QUESTIONNAIRE AND INTERVIEW DATA GATHERED FROM A SELECTED NATIONAL SAMPLE OF 49 LARGER AND 74 SMALLER…

RESEARCH STUDIES RELATED TO TEACHING AND LEARNING SCIENCE AT THE ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND COLLEGE LEVELS ARE REVIEWED. STUDIES REPORTED WERE COMPLETED BETWEEN JULY 1957 AND JULY 1959. A GENERAL SUMMARY OF SIMILAR STUDIES ON EACH OF THESE THREE LEVELS IS PRESENTED. SELECTED ABSTRACTS ARE INCLUDED AND CONSIST OF A STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM, AN…

The goals and content of an interdisciplinary course on the history of ideas, which is required at Baker University as part of its general education program, are described in this position paper. The course aims to help students appreciate the complex character of historical reality and to help them clarify their values and make responsible moral…

The foundations upon which Baker University's interdisciplinary course on the history of ideas is built are described in this position paper. The particular situation of the Baker students and faculty members is analyzed by way of identifying the needs, resources, and problems to be resolved. The presuppositions and definitions from which the…

One alternative model for post-compulsory education, the community college, is examined as it developed in British Columbia (BC). Attention is given to the social and historical context in which the community college idea developed, the complex set of circumstances that lead to an unprecedented growth of educational institutions in BC and the…

The oral English program of a parochial girls' school in Australia is described in this paper. Included in the description are the schedule of classes; the qualifications of the teaching staff; and the teaching philosophy, which is based on the concepts that students absorb more during classes than the manifest lesson content and that the greater…

This report examines education in Poland from 1974 to 1976. Part I discusses the organization and structure of the educational system. Topics examined include legal foundations of the system, the nation's educational philosophy, the functions of the educational administration, the financing of education, the structure and organization of the…

The document contains a paper on the prosocial theorists' approach to moral/citizenship education and three critiques of the paper. Prosocial theorists focus on specific kinds of behavior which can be associated with moral theory: altruism, guilt, helping, cooperation, resistance to temptation, impulse control, and empathy. The work has been…

An early childhood teacher education program using developmental perspectives as an organizing framework for formulating competencies and interweaving courses and practicum experiences is described. Emphasis is placed on understanding the cognitive and behavioral development of children and their maturation patterns. Included in this document is a…

Comparative educational administration is not yet a recognized field, although a number of works concerning cross-cultural educational literature are directly applicable to such studies. Four themes are apparent in relevant works. Beginning in the 19th century, the earliest works focused on European schools in the hopes America could learn from…

One of a series of sixteen knowledge transformation papers, this paper examines the concept of the least restrictive alternative for handicapped students as it applies to vocational education and provides representative models of service delivery systems. First, the origin of the least restrictive environment concept is traced, including the…

In the preparation of written educational specifications, the content, organization and method of presentation of materials are far from standardized with no one pattern being advocated. There are, however, certain standards or criteria which are desirable for guidance. The educational specifications should provide the architect with all of the…

Five nationally recognized high school band directors conducted a study to investigate the problems and determine the feasibility of developing and publishing a comprehensive curriculum guide for school band programs. A review of materials relevant to the study included the examination of state and city music curriculum guides, of publications…

The mobilization of support data and documentation sufficient to give appropriate physical expression to the required functions of the new senior high school, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is the objective of this report. The consultants have proceeded in two steps--(1) to identify the functions to be performed in the new high school by analyzing…