THIS FOLLOW-UP OF AN EARLIER STUDY OF TEACHER EDUCATION PRACTICES (SEE SP 000 347) SOLICITED MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THESE PRACTICES THAN HAD BEEN REPORTED IN THE EARLIER STUDY. SPECIFIC PRACTICES UNDER FIVE MAJOR TOPICAL AREAS WERE DISTRIBUTED, VARIOUSLY, AMONG "GREAT CITIES" RESPONDENTS. CONCERNING (1) TEACHER RECRUITMENT,…

A PROGRAM BEING DEVELOPED FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES IS DESCRIBED. THE PROGRAM GREW OUT OF THE NEED TO GATHER AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GREAT IDEAS OF MAN--THE PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND MUSIC OF PEOPLES IN EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AND THE AMERICAS. THE PROGRAM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN FOUR STAGES--(1) CREATION OF…

THIS REPORT CITES THE PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE RIVER DELL CENTER. INFORMATION IS PRESENTED OF (1) PRINTED RELEASES, (2) CONTACTS MADE, (3) ON INSERVICE COURSE OFFERED, (4) DISSEMINATION OF COURSE INFORMATION, (5) VISITATIONS, AND (6) IN-PROGRESS ACTIVITIES. TWO REGIONAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS ALONG WITH CORRESPONDENCE LETTERS TO THE NEW…

STAFF MEMBERS OF RESIDENCE HALLS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA WERE GIVEN COUNSELING-ORIENTED, IN-SERVICE TRAINING TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF RESIDENT STUDENTS. TRAINING MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES WERE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE SUB-PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING SKILLS TO 12 HEAD RESIDENTS AND 12 UNDERGRADUATE ASSISTANTS. THERE WAS…

SHORTAGES IN TRAINED PERSONNEL FOR PRESCHOOL CHILD CARE AND HEAD START LED TO THIS PILOT PROGRAM THE PURPOSES OF WHICH WERE (1) TO DEVELOP A TRAINING MODEL FOR NON-PROFESSIONAL PRESCHOOL AIDES, (2) TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF SELECTION CRITERIA IN TRAINEE SUCCESS, (3) TO EVALUATE THE TRAINEES' UNDERSTANDING, (4) TO DEVELOP MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR…

DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, CONSULTANTS PARTICIPATED IN PRESERVICE AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. FIFTH, SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, WHICH IS THE SECOND, SEVERAL STEPS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. THE FOURTH AND EIGHTH…

A SUMMARY IS GIVEN OF A 6-WEEK PILOT SEMINAR IN INSERVICE EDUCATION FOR 46 COLLEGE LANGUAGE TEACHERS, CONDUCTED AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY DURING THE SUMMER OF 1964. THE PURPOSE WAS TO PRESENT TO THESE TEACHERS NEW FINDINGS IN LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND, ULTIMATELY, CREATE INTEREST IN THE PROFESSION FOR REVITALIZING COLLEGE LANGUAGE…

Intended for University of Connecticut library users and staff, a series of recommendations is presented for a training program to enhance adoption of the new Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACR2). These recommendations are based on responses to two staff questionnaires, related readings, and the collective experience of the task force members.…

The Head Start Supplementary Training Program offered college education and training opportunities to Head Start employees in order to enable them to become more skilled and responsible staff members and to increase their earning power and job security. The training program offered academic programs leading to Associate of Arts and Bachelor of…

The purpose of this Personalized Activity Kit is to present the concepts and applications of effective time management. The participant will be able to use his time more effectively, thereby accomplishing the high priority objectives in the shortest amount of time. (Author)

This guide provides practicing school counselors with self-instructional materials by referring them to Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) documents which are available on microfiche. The guide includes usage strategies and a needs assessment for helping users select appropriate materials. The content topics are accountability,…

The great changes that have taken place in educational systems in the last fifteen years have caused ministries of education to make considerable modification in their structure and ways of operating. These changes have been brought about by the explosion in the number of schools, the changes in public opinion regarding the role of education, and…

This is one in a series of SMSG books on various topics directly related to high school mathematics courses, designed for the benefit of those mathematics teachers who wish to improve their teaching through independent reading. Particular attention is paid to topics which play an important part in the courses developed by SMSG. Chapter topics…

Because school administrators, particularly superintendents and their top level management staffs, occupy such critical roles in the nation's schools, guidelines for their training and preparation must be systematically and periodically reexamined. The purpose of this guide, the first in a series of three, is to help those persons involved in the…

The document outlines characteristics of the Birmingham (Michigan) Program for the Gifted and Talented, a program which serves elementary and secondary level students capable of high performance, demonstrated achievement, and/or potential ability in any of the following areas, singly or in combination--general intellectual ability, specific…