SPANISH AMERICAN RURAL YOUTH ARE SERIOUSLY HANDICAPPED BY A COMPLEXITY OF PROBLEMS, SUCH AS GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION, CULTURAL FACTORS, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEPRESSION, AND OUT-MIGRATION TO CITIES. ECONOMIC LIMITATIONS COMBINED WITH THE ISOLATION OF THESE PEOPLE TEND TO PERPETUATE HEALTH PROBLEMS. USUALLY, MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE, AND…

THIS DOCUMENT, PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK BOARD OF EDUCATION, PRESENTS A REVISED COURSE OF STUDIES IN HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR GRADE 5. ONE OF A SERIES DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS AT ALL GRADE LEVELS, PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12, THIS PRELIMINARY BULLETIN REFLECTS A NEW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM WHICH, EMPLOYING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH,…

THIS HANDBOOK WHICH THE TEACHER MAY USE IN PLANNING COURSES OF STUDY IS INTENDED TO SUPPLY FACTUAL DATA IN REGARD TO THE USES OF ALCOHOL AND NARCOTICS. THE INFORMATION IS APPLICABLE TO ANY GROUP OR GRADE LEVEL, BUT IT IS PRIMARILY DIRECTED FOR K-12 PROGRAMS. THE HANDBOOK IS IN THREE SECTIONS. THE FIRST INCLUDES FACTS ABOUT BEVERAGE ALCOHOL.…

TO DETERMINE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN TEACHING, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 1,200 TEACHERS IN THE GAMMA EPSILON (INDIANA) AREA. ANALYSIS OF 630 RETURNS (311 ELEMENTARY, 166 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 153 HIGH SCHOOL) SHOWED THAT TEACHERS SPENT 25-30 HOURS A WEEK IN NONTEACHING ACTIVITIES, AS FOLLOWS--(1) ABOUT 3 HOURS A WEEK IN BUILDING…

This learning activity package, one of six intended for use in Industrial Cooperative Training Programs, is designed to aid students in learning about their student organization, the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). (The industrial cooperative training program provides industrial occupational training experience for high school…

The National Association of Secondary School Principals sponsored a survey of administrators, students, and activity sponsors about their views concerning school activities. One of the significant findings of the survey was the need for activities sponsors to receive additional training and assistance. Although directed primarily at the first-time…

This document is a comparison of three reports on secondary education prepared by the following: (1) the California State Department of Education's Commission for Reform of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RISE), 1975; (2) the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), Task Force on Secondary Schools in a Changing Society,…

College and university students who live in campus residence halls are found to have a significant educational advantage over those who commute to campus, either from their parents' homes or from apartments or other off-campus housing. Residence hall dwellers are better off financially, educationally, and in other ways to begin with. Then, largely…

A number of publicity and public relations techniques can be used to promote and renew interest in foreign language study. Communication should be established with civic organizations and community groups by means of lectures. Foreign language clubs can assume new importance by participating in international friendship organizations. The Partner…

Experimental programs to be initiated in 12 model districts will attempt, through the humanities and arts, to help elementary and high school students relate to the world with a new sense of excitement, concern, and reverence. Model projects will utilize team teaching, interdisciplinary and multimedia techniques, and independent study programs.…

To investigate intelligence level, academic achievement, nonacademic achievement, ideational productivity, and the uniqueness of the ideas produced, a sample of 503 incoming freshman university students was recruited. Intelligence was measured by using students' Scholastic Aptitude Test scores; verbal and visual stimuli were used to elicit ideas.…

A talent development project at Mount Holyoke College, part of A Better Chance (ABC)-Independent Schools Talent Search program, was offered during the summer of 1968 to 71 disadvantaged high school students from 13 states. Major aims of the program were to help these students with college potential to strengthen their academic skills and…

Because of recent educational trends, reliance on the language club as an instructional supplement is no longer sufficient. This paper discusses the general decline of language clubs and the changing philosophy behind extracurricular activities, such as department-wide festivals, weekend programs, and trips abroad. These activities are suggested…

This is a revision of "Faculty Handbook on School News", a Handbook to Help Teachers Get the Best Co-operation from School and Local Newspapers (Iowa City: Quill and Scroll Foundation, 1964); see ED 017 523. (CK)

The purpose of this study was to analyze high school yearbooks, relative to quantitative page allotments, when classified by the size of the community, the type of socioeconomic environment of the school, and the size of the graduating class. A normative survey was conducted using a questionnaire requesting the respondent to furnish a copy of the…