This report describes four experiments in English for Special Purposes conducted by or involving the Centre de Recherches et d'Applications Pedagogiques en Langues. English for Special Purposes is discussed in relation to language skills, grammatical and functional progression, "autonomization" and individualization of language acquisition, and…

Part of an effort by the Navajo Division of Education to formulate a comprehensive educational plan, this document includes testimony by people representing the five agency divisions on the Reservation (Shiprock, Crownpoint, Chinle, Tuba City, and Fort Defiance) and the public school districts serving Navajos. Also included is a synthesis of the…

The project was designed to develop a data interface system which would (1) improve the quality of vocational data, (2) provide vocational data in a more timely manner, (3) provide meaningful analyses of data (particularly in the worker demand-supply area), and (4) provide the capability of interacting different data bases. Procedures were…

A project designed to develop a business ownership and management curriculum to be used at the prevocational and exploratory grade levels (grades 7-9) is reported in four sections. Section 1 contains an overview of the project. Section 2 presents the procedures, which involved the establishment of the research concept and curriculum model, the…

The Spanish SL strand of unit five for second graders provides the English-dominant child with the structures and vocabulary he will need for effective communication in a bilingual environment. This teacher's guide contains assessment activities, activities for oral language development, and activities for listening and related skills of…

Organized labor's attitudes toward and involvement in public education in the United States from 1820 to the 1970s have been based on four fundamental propositions. The propositions are that labor believes: (1) education is one of the chief functions of a democracy and the only means of developing an enlightened citizenry, (2) all citizens are…

This report, the first of a series on productivity and job security, presents five case studies to illustrate retraining to achieve worker's adjustment to technology. The first of seven chapters addresses the following issues: the availability of job training/retraining data, the desirability of informing workers in advance of technological…

Commissioned in February 1975, the Task Force assessed stakeholder identified needs to determine whether or not new measures and/or changes in programs and funding procedures were necessary or desirable at the time to respond to the special needs, if any, of Northern Albertans. Local people gathered and analyzed information provided by school…

This handbook is designed for educators, administrators, and others who are interested in developing Latin programs in elementary and secondary schools. It is divided into four parts. Part One, "How Beginning Latin Actually Works," discusses a typical beginning Latin class session, linguistic and humanistic program goals, the methodology…

The document presents 35 supplementary activities on American politics. The activities are designed to be used by social studies classroom teachers in elementary and junior high schools. Topics include voting, elections, presidential qualifications, presidential activities, congressional duties, political participation, term of office, political…

The document presents two papers related to philosophy instruction at the high school level. The first paper suggests how to motivate beginning philosophy students by injecting a sense of reality and relevance into class discussions. One recommendation for furthering this sense of reality is to ask questions of current interest such as whether…

Eighteen projects funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III, and providing funds to public school districts to demonstrate the feasibility of educational innovations, are described in this booklet developed as a dissemination project by Title III in Oklahoma. Programs described are said to have the common theme of increased…

This is the second of two volumes of written testimony presented to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) at its Mid-Atlantic States Regional Hearing held May 21, 1975 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Statements are provided by academic, public, state, and special librarians, as well as by spokespersons for…

Two elementary-grade activities on geography are combined. The first activity employs a group discussion approach to investigate neighborhoods and residences. Given data about a neighborhood area in Houston, students make predictions and express feelings about future developments in the area. The second activity investigates urban planning in…

The Institute's many purposes include: (1) sensitizing educators to the need for career development education; (2) assisting teachers to develop instructional units into which career education activities will be infused; (3) collecting community resources for the teachers' utilization; (4) assisting counselors to back up teachers during…