The purposes of this study were to determine the educational impact of an out-of-school informal migrant program, and to discover materials, techniques, methods, and guidelines for similar programs with migrant children. The Orange County, New York 4-H program was evaluated weekly and a record of successful projects, staff training procedures, and…

This quarterly newsletter is intended primarily for Staff Development Cooperative participants (participants of an inservice teacher education internship program). However, information and ideas on the topic of integrated day education (open education) would be of interest to other educators not connected with the project. The newsletter provides…

Two separate surveys were undertaken in order to gain information about the field work practices and policies of libraries and schools of librarianship. The survey of schools was carried out during the winter of 1969/70, and that of a sample of libraries in the Spring or Summer 1970. This report interprets the results of the survey of schools; as…

Reported were programs and procedures developed by the Eastern Regional Institute for Education (ERIE) to install a process oriented science program in regional elementary schools. Three installation phases were involved: 1) selection of the installation vehicle by ERIE and local schools, 2) installation tryout, and 3) adoption of the installed…

This report details those 4-H staff development and training programs conducted at the national level that have been partially financed by a W. K. Kellogg Foundation grant. A national invitational joint meeting of State 4-H Youth Leaders and State Leaders was held in 1971 to discuss implementation of these programs. Twelve workshops and seminars…

A progress report is provided concerning those 4-H Staff Development and Training programs conducted at the national level and partially financed by a W. K. Kellogg Foundation Grant. During the first three months of 1972, seven workshops or seminars were conducted at the National 4-H Center, involving 273 staff members from all 50 states, Puerto…

This paper surveys research literature on teacher education in Canada and the United States in an attempt to describe and analyze the current situation and add some new directions to the field. In discussing the goals of teacher training programs, it is concluded that these goals are dependent on the goals in education, i.e., learning. Some…

The purpose of this study is to investigate professional teaching preparation in the North of teachers who received their training in latitudes south of 60 degrees. The procedure involved: (1) 2 formal meetings of task force members; (2) the dispatching of 2 questionnaires to northern teachers; (3) a series of meetings of native parents and native…

A project to remit reading and language deficiencies among community and primary (ages 4-9) pupils, over a three year period was conducted. Four population groups are included: pupils, parents, teachers and aides, and management. These populations comprise four project components: Preschool; K-3; Inservice; and management. Methods used with each…

The Michigan Education Association recommends a task-force approach as one of the solutions to increasing the acquisition of additional skills for all elementary teachers in education and communication skills. An inservice model was developed to be used primarily with inner-city elementary pupils, but the basic design is applicable for use with…

This paper reports a study that (1) attempted to determine the degree to which Title III ESEA programs, begun under Federal funding, have been continued since the discontinuance of Federal aid; and (2) investigated the educational changes brought about by the programs. The study focused on changes in school district programs, resources, and…

The mobile audiovisual instructional laboratory has been an effective instrument in bringing audiovisual materials into the inner-city schools of Minneapolis, Minn. In 1969-70, a total of 535 classroom teachers in elementary, secondary, and parochial schools received individual instruction in the production and utilization of audiovisual…

Developed to help promote career education in the classroom, this resource guide can be used by teacher educators, consultants, and workshop leaders in introducing career education to teachers. The first section introduces the contents and concepts of the material in the guide. Section II concerns establishing a relationship with a local school…

An in-service program for college teachers of Freshman English is reported as initiated and implemented at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. The point of departure for the program was the assumption that successful student-teacher relationships create conducive learning environments, and that such relationships are predicated…

This report describes a workshop combining training in questioning, explaining, and listening. When revised, the workshop will become part of the Model Teacher Training System being developed by the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching. Questioning, explaining, and listening skills were presented in a workshop and were tried…