This booklet presents a rationale that links values, decision-making and education together in the context of drug abuse education. It explores the idea of building drug abuse education programs with prevention as the focus. It also provides detailed suggestions for how values clarification strategies can be used by teachers in classrooms to help…

This environmental education activities package for grades 3-5 contains activities in the following curriculum areas: (1) social science; (2) science; (3) language arts; and (4) mathematics. The activities are divided into seven sections based on seven environmental topics: (1) ecosystems; (2) population; (3) energy and resources; (4) economics,…

Although homosexuality was considered to be a crime in nineteenth-century England, the subculture of the school system promoted it. For example, in the early nineteenth century schoolboys of all ages were locked up in dormitories at 8:00 p.m. and no master entered the building until the next morning. No-one supervised the boys' activities during…

School subjects do not hold an equally secure position in any educational system. Some subjects are required of all children, some are required of only some children, and some are not required at all. It is the task of this paper to show how people talk about subjects with respect to their place in the school curriculum. The social valuing of…

The ethics and economics of supplemental teaching are discussed by a dean of continuing education. It is suggested that the provision of opportunities to faculty that take them away from their primary responsibilities is a minor aspect of the ethical problem. Continuing education overload compensation is generally low, and there are many people…

Some of the historical developments which have influenced educational evaluation are the importance of operationalism and behavioral objectives; curriculum reform; the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; and school and teacher accountability. Major problems related to current evaluation practices include negative attitudes toward evaluation,…

The concept of career search is envisioned as a means to personal growth rather than merely a choice of occupations. A career search program is described which sets up a basic foundation of self-assessment, exploring personal values, interests, and skills. Four inventories are described which can help individuals develop self-descriptions in terms…

Observations of the career decision-making (CDM) behaviors of college students were analyzed to investigate how variations in the CDM process may be associated with sex and "sex-typed" values. Data were collected from records of students' interaction with the computer-based System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI) to look…

The possible benefits of experience in a family-centered elementary school for the student of early childhood education are explored. The proposed school site would be in the inner city where parents are coping with many problems as they raise their young children. It is suggested that the training student, working with other public servants,…

The United States portion of a crossnational study of coping styles suggests that children may have coping strategies that support their value systems. Participants were two random samples of equal numbers of ten- and fourteen-year-olds, boys and girls, upper-middle class and upper-lower class in communities near Chicago, Illinois, and Austin,…

The paper describes a methodology to aid educators as they evaluate educational programs aimed at changing students' attitudes, values, and/or behavior. The major objective of the evaluation method is to analyze the content and/or process that underlies behavior in a given situation. In addition, the paper relates how this method was used to…

THE FIRST OF THESE TWO 12TH-GRADE UNITS IS DESIGNED TO SHOW STUDENTS THAT THE UNIMAGINATIVE OVERUSE OF LITERARY CONVENTIONS LEADS TO TRITENESS, VERBOSITY, AND DULLNESS. LESSONS ARE ORGANIZED BY GENRE AND FOCUS ON LITERARY SELECTIONS WHICH SHOW VARYING DEGREES OF ORIGINALITY IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF LITERARY CONVENTIONS. AMONG WORKS DISCUSSED ARE…

SELECTED CONTENT FROM THE HUMANITIES MAY CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY TO IMPROVED PREPARATION OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERS. NEITHER THE SOCIAL SCIENCES NOR THE HUMANITIES ARE SUFFICIENT AS SOURCES OF CONTENT AND SKILLS FOR A TOTAL PREPARATORY PROGRAM IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. THREE MAIN FOCI ACCOUNT FOR MOST EXISTING RATIONALES FOR INCLUDING THE…

A FOUR-STATE STUDY OF NINTH AND TWELFTH GRADE STUDENTS WAS MADE BY SCOPE (SCHOOL TO COLLEGE--OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION) TO DISCOVER HOW, WHEN, AND WHY STUDENTS MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AND CAREERS. THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTS, SCHOOLS, AND PEERS UPON THE NATURE OF THESE DECISIONS IS ALSO EXAMINED. A COMPOSITE…

THIS GUIDE PROVIDES CLASSROOM TEACHERS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL DEPRIVATION, AND INDICATES HOW THESE CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCE THE DEPRIVED CHILD'S REACTION TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SETTING. SUGGESTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR HELPING THE TEACHER ADJUST TO THE CHILD AND FOR HELPING THE CHILD ADJUST TO THE SCHOOL. A…