This study surveyed equal groups of American, French Canadian, and English-Canadian high school students to learn what sources they used in formulating views on national and international issues. A total of 600 eleventh grade history students was surveyed. Results showed that mass media was the primary source used by all groups: in particular…

The Program for Educational Opportunity, based at the University of Michigan and established by the Office of Education pursuant to Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, is an institute designed to assist school districts in the process of desegregation. The Program annually conducts a series of conferences; The Conference on Multi-Ethnic…

The present study was generated by the desire to find out more about the attitudes toward school held by inner-city children, using an attitude survey. It was hoped that revisions of methodology for the survey would avoid the "white psychologist's fallacy." It was found that some students felt that learning was a pleasurable experience, that some…

This study was designed to determine: (1) whether compensatory education can influence the "self-Esteem" of minority or disadvantaged students; (2) if this "self-Esteem" improves with improved school achievement due to compensatory interventions; and, (3) whether there are noticeable differences in the self-esteem of majority and minority pupils.…

Two centers of diffusion of the English language are (1) schools on the Navajo Reservation and (2) off-Reservation towns; these diffusion centers were studied to examine factors involved in language shift, especially in terms of internal (on-Reservation) and external (off-Reservation) contacts with English. Teachers in schools with Navajo pupils…

The levers or mechanisms by which reform in teacher education can be attained come from five sources: the school, the community, government agencies, the university, and professional associations. Examination of the pertinent policies and practices of these five components suggests that levers for change in teacher education may be defined as…

AN EXAMINATION WAS MADE OF THE VARIOUS PATTERNS OF INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR OF YOUTHS WHICH DISTINGUISH DELINQUENTS FROM NONDELINQUENTS. THREE GROUPS WERE EMPLOYED IN THIS STUDY. GROUP ONE CONSISTED OF IDENTIFIED DELINQUENTS. GROUP TWO CONSISTED OF UNBEARABLE YOUNGSTERS AS DETERMINED BY THE TEACHER. GROUP THREE CONSISTED OF A MATCHED CONTROL GROUP.…

THE EFFECT OF VARIOUS ANTIDELINQUENCY SCHOOL PROGRAMS WAS STUDIED USING A SAMPLE OF 1,634 YOUTHS, 17 YEARS OF AGE. EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE SAMPLE WERE YOUTHS REFERRED TO JUVENILE COURT IN 1964-65, AND 20 PERCENT WERE WITHOUT COURT RECORDS. DATA ABOUT THESE YOUTHS WERE OBTAINED FROM SCHOOL RECORDS. INFORMATION FROM THE 1960 CENSUS ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD…

The contents of this book divide into three parts: (1) theory; (2) education; and (3) planning. The first part of the book considers a number of broad related issues in work and leisure. The term "theory" is used in a broad sense and encompasses philosophical as well as empirically based views and models of the nature of man, work, and leisure.…

Discusses the propriety of Federal government involvement in curriculum development. Concludes that control of education, including curriculum development, should rest at the local level. (Author/DB)

Discusses the U.S. Department of Education's publication "What Works: Research About Teaching and Learning," focusing on those sections that are most pertinent to the goals and methods of social studies teachers. Reviews and draws implications from its suggestions for improving education at the levels of home, classroom, and school. (AEM)

In order to truly educate its students, the field of education must renew its interest in having education program faculty use their own education for the betterment of their students and demonstrate their abilities to apply knowledge outside their own narrowly focused specialties. (MSE)

Discusses various types of job skills: necessary (writing, speaking, listening), traditional (interpersonal, phone usage, records management, keyboard, office management), and new skills (computer literacy, ability to conceptualize mentally), and the corresponding curricular needs. The college's role in this process is presented also. (CT)

The article discusses Gallaudet University's efforts at early intervention for hearing-impaired children in three areas: serving deaf children from birth through three years in a parent-infant program, preparing specialists to work with hearing-impaired and multidisabled infants and their families, and conducting family/early intervention…

Claims that, in the rush to reform schools in response to criticism, certain aspects of curriculum development and instructional improvement are being ignored. Discusses six resulting problematic aspects of school reform and concludes that decisions concerning reform are casually and quickly made and that a comprehensive conceptual framework is…