A telephone survey of 1,080 students enrolled in East Los Angeles College (ELAC) during the Fall 1977 semester, but not subsequently enrolled in the Spring 1978 semester, was conducted to determine the students' current activities and to ascertain their characteristics and opinions concerning ELAC. The former students, representing 10% of the Fall…

A two-volume report of a survey to identify current school activities and interests in 16 program areas related to citizenship education in Delaware is presented. These program areas include environmental studies, inviting community members to speak and work in the schools, developing citizen-related social and cognitive skills, law-related…

A two-volume report of a survey to identify current school activities and interests in 16 program areas related to citizenship education in Pennsylvania is presented. These program areas include environmental studies, community members in the schools, citizen-related social and cognitive skills, law-related education, family life education (for…

A two-volume report of a survey to identify current school activities and interests in 16 program areas related to citizenship education in New Jersey is presented. These program areas include environmental studies, involvement of community members in the schools, citizen-related social and cognitive skills; law-related education; family life…

PERSONS INVOLVED IN STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS DIRECTED TOWARD CURRICULUM CHANGE IN ENGLISH WERE INVITED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH, IN 1966, TO REPORT THEIR PROGRESS. THIS INVENTORY OF 172 PROJECTS IN 35 STATES PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF EACH PROJECT, INDICATING THE INVESTIGATORS, GOALS, METHODS, AND AVAILABILITY OF COPIES OF REPORTS.…

IN THE MISSOURI ADULT VOCATIONAL-LITERACY MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MATERIALS WERE DEVISED FOR TEACHING ADULTS TO READ, WRITE, AND SPELL AT THE FUNCTIONAL (SIXTH GRADE) LEVEL. IN THE RESEARCH PHASE, THE NEEDS, CHARACTERISTICS, LITERACY LEVEL, OCCUPATIONS, AND INTERESTS OF THE ILLITERATE ADULT WERE STUDIED, AND TEACHING MATERIALS AND METHODS…

A PROFILE OF A TYPICAL STAFF-INFLUENCED RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY IS CONSTRUCTED FROM DATA REPORTED IN THE PREVIOUS ISSUE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION REPORT, AND IMPLICATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS INDEED RESIDENTIAL AND OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, PRIMARILY TO IMPROVE OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE. WHILE MOST ACTIVITIES…

THROUGH A THREE PHASE STUDY--LITERATURE REVIEW, EXAMINATION OF STATE QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS IN PRIVATE TRADE SCHOOLS, AND A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF TEACHERS IN THE 107 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRADE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS--A PROFILE OF THE TRADE SCHOOL TEACHER WAS DRAWN. HE IS MALE, 36 TO 55 YEARS OLD, ENTERS TEACHING BY DIRECT…

UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE DANFORTH AND NOYES FOUNDATIONS, A CONSORTIUM OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND AGENCIES HAVE COLLABORATED IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS IN SPECIFIED RURAL AREAS. SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE--(1) EFFECTIVELY INTERVENE SO THAT A CYCLE OF…

THREE PILOT PROJECTS WERE CONDUCTED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, AND FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK, WITH ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROJECTS IN BALTIMORE AND SAN DIEGO PROVIDED INSERVICE SEMINARS FOR MUSIC TEACHERS ALONG WITH PILOT CLASSES IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS. OBJECTIVES OF THESE TWO PROJECTS WERE…

THE PATRON-PEON SYSTEM WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SPANISH AMERICAN SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SUCCUMB TO INFLUENCES OF THE DOMINANT ENGLISH-SPEAKING SOCIETY. THE PATRON IS DEFINED AS A PERSON WHO IS ABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND LEADERSHIP TO THOSE WHO MUST WORK FOR A LIVING. THE LARGE LANDHOLDER PATRON SUPPLIED A PROTECTED,…

AT A CONFERENCE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, OCTOBER 24-26, 1966, SPONSORED BY EIGHT ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES, SIXTEEN PAPERS AND FOUR SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENTS WERE GIVEN BY EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES TO DEFINE PROSPECTIVE CHANGES IN SOCIETY BY 1980 AND TO CONSIDER THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION. FACTORS INFLUENCING EDUCATIONAL CHANGE INCLUDE POPULATION…

THE INSTRUCTIONAL POTENTIAL OF TELEVISION WAS EVALUATED FROM 1956 TO 1961 IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD., SCHOOL SYSTEM. ALL GRADES AND ALL COURSES WERE INVOLVED. TELEVISED INSTRUCTION WAS MADE INTEGRAL TO THE COURSES, BUT IT DID NOT OCCUPY A MAJOR PART OF THE SCHOOL DAY. 45 SCHOOLS WERE LINKED IN A CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION NETWORK. SIX DIFFERENT…

IN RESEARCH ON JUNIOR NCO LEADERSHIP PREPARATION FOR ADVANCED BASIC ARMY TRAINEES, A LARGE SCALE EXPERIMENT CONTRASTED THREE LEADERSHIP TRAINING TREATMENTS AND TWO CONTROL TREATMENTS. THESE WERE SYSTEMATICALLY APPLIED TO EACH OF FIVE COMPANIES IN A SINGLE BATTLE GROUP AT AN ARMY TRAINING CENTER IN 1961. THE STUDY INVOLVED MORE THAN 400 TRAINEE…

THE NEED FOR SUBJECT MATTER CONTENT IN HOME AND FAMILY LIVING, AND ITS RELATION TO CERTAIN SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CLUB MEMBERS WERE STUDIED. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM 253 RESPONDENTS BY MAILED QUESTIONNAIRE. FINDINGS INDICATED A WIDE RANGE EXISTED AMONG MEMBERS IN AGE, EDUCATION, INCOME, AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THERE WAS A NEED FOR ALL…