THIS SELECTED, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY PREPARED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE MUSIC EDUCATION RESEARCH COUNCIL SHOULD BE USEFUL TO MUSIC TEACHERS, STUDENTS, LIBRARIANS, AND ADMINISTRATORS OF MUSIC DEPARTMENTS. IT LISTS OVER 1500 ENTRIES, FOR ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND COLLEGE LEVELS, ORGANIZED INTO 67 CATEGORIES AND IS CURRENT TO FEBRUARY 1967. MAJOR…

A study was made of curriculums in community development offered by colleges and universities. Of 41 institutions, twelve offered curriculum, 24 provided services, and six conducted training; two offered undergraduate and graduate preparation, six offered graduate preparation only, and two were mainly training oriented. Only four were involved in…

Cultural pluralism is the rationale currently used for implementation of American Indian or Native Studies, but the practice of Indian Studies has always been an inherent part of Indian cultures. Problems currently facing Indian Studies include: belief by some that Indian Studies most properly belongs in the home; inadequate and/or erroneous…

Representing the efforts of the Navajo Division of Education in the initial phase of planning and developing the Bilingual/Bicultural Education Program for the Navajo Nation, this document includes rationale, educational philosophy, and program goals. Additionally, it addresses procedures regarding: implementation (needs assessment coupled with…

A theoretical model of the relationship between occupational training and style of social interaction, in terms of task vs. socio-emotional means and goals of education, was developed, operationalized, and applied to 148 faculty and graduate students in four departments of a large public university. The general suggestive hypothesis, examined…

Promoting understandings in outdoor science and conservation is the primary goal of the Los Angeles County Outdoor School as presented in this guide to its five-day resident program for elementary school pupils. The purpose of various program components is briefly described, including hikes, cabin living, campfires, conservation projects, crafts,…

Problems unique to social workers in rural areas prompted the Southern Regional Education Board to set up a task force to focus on an educational program specifically for rural social work practitioners. The task force report (encompassing differences in rural farm, rural nonfarm, and rural industrial areas) includes educational objectives,…

Ninety English-language annotations of newspaper articles and government publications about education in five north African countries are contained in this bibliography. Drawing from materials published during the early months of 1976, the bibliography examines all aspects of education in those countries. Organized by country, the bibliography…

A goal of increased effectiveness of teacher-student communication led to the development and validation of an 18-item scale, RAM, which classified subjects into categories of Relative, Absolute, and Mixed relative-absolute philosophical orientation to the nature of reality. After three pilot studies using a total of 202 subjects, RAM was…

The politics of the behavioral modification approach to educational evaluation are examined in this position paper. In recent years the science of behavior modification has become an established political doctrine in professional education. Behavioral objectives, behavior change, performance criteria, and competency-based instruction are just a…

The educational complex is seen to act as a subsystem of the overall societal system whose main function is said to lie in the socialization of individuals for membership in the larger society. The socialization process, including mastery of norms, beliefs, attitudes, and behavioral patterns of the society, are seen to be permeated with…

Legitimation is suggested as a major function of schools in modern society and as a means of better understanding of the role that schooling plays in the development of society. The concept of "legitimation," as formulated by Peter Berger and Thomas Luckman is applied to analyze several historical and contemporary educational ideas which…

This bibliography includes English language annotations of newspapers and government publications covering educational materials of interest to North Africans (1) to raise the consciousness of their Islamic and Arabic heritages and (2) to adapt education to the problems of the multilingual population. Citations are categorized by country. Within…

Part 5 of a 6-part series of pamphlets contains anecdotes of a vocational agriculture teacher's experiences (also a State supervisor) in the area of program planning. The 12 stories, based on actual happenings, are intended for use in both pre-service and in-service vocational agriculture teacher education, and discuss encounters with the board of…

The exemplary project to develop models for career education was conducted in nine Iowa schools selected for their scattered locations and for representing rural, suburban, and metropolitan communities of Iowa. Awareness of self and of the world of work at the primary level was followed by exploration of occupations in junior high school and…