Providing tabular, graphic, and narrative data, this report on American Indian education programs within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) details past, present, and future BIA educational concerns. Specifically, this report addresses: the BIA background; the contemporary scope of BIA education (Federal school operations, higher education and…

One of a series of eleven curriculum manuals which cover the four transportation topics of public transportation, transportation and the environment, transportation safety, and bicycles for elementary, secondary, and adult levels, this manual covers the public transportation topic for grades 9-12. It contains forty-nine learning activities grouped…

One of a series of eleven curriculum manuals which cover the four transportation topics of public transportation, transportation and the environment, transportation safety, and bicycles for elementary, secondary, and adult levels, this manual covers the transportation safety topic for grades 6-9. The manual contains forty-seven learning activities…

One of a series of eleven curriculum manuals which cover the four transportation topics of public transportation, transportation and the environment, transportation safety, and bicycles for elementary, secondary, and adult levels, this manual covers the transportation and the environment topic for grades 9-12. It contains forty-four learning…

For over a hundred years the federal government has been underfunding its treaty obligations and other commitments to the Navajos. As a result, much of the reservation economy now operates at the level of bare subsistence. Deficiencies in social overhead capital have brought on even more marked deficiencies in industrial and commercial capital.…

This document is one of four curriculum guides designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing as well as to provide marketing and distributive education teachers with maximum flexibility. Introductory information provides directions for using the guide and information on…

One in a series of annual publications, this booklet contains reviews of books relating to the teaching of English and the language arts. The books are divided into 11 categories: teaching principles and practice; source books and course books; composition, writing, rhetoric; beginning reading; language and oral work; prose; poetry; drama; mass…

This report of an organizational analysis of 35 day care centers in New England defines the key factors in the management of a child care organization and assesses the relative proficiency with which the centers deal with these factors. The analysis is restricted to three variables: center size, decision making (level of participation of all staff…

In New England, school districts often look toward cooperative agreements as alternatives to further consolidation or "bigness." Cooperatives and collaboratives in Massachusetts are viewed as a politically acceptable alternative to further reorganization through consolidation. The emergence of collaboratives and the enactment of six…

In a nontechnical way, this small book outlines the present use of energy in schools, what forms of energy will be available in the foreseeable future, how energy is presently wasted in educational facilities, and how energy can be conserved now and in the future. The school administrator can control the energy consumption in his schools and this…

This document discusses the training capabilities, software, and related products of GTE Sylvania Training Operations (STO). With the rapid emergence and development of the Third World, the technical knowhow of large manufacturing industries has become a marketable commodity in the international transfer of technology. Manpower training and human…

Twenty-one elementary and secondary school media centers in New Jersey are listed and special aspects of their media programs are described. Each school is identified by name, address, size, number of staff, and size of collection. In part 2 is an additional listing of New Jersey schools that have innovative provisions and practices in their…

This document examines existing program models and methods aimed at promoting parental involvement in early child development and education. Included are discussions of issues, research evidence and evaluation techniques pertaining to parent involvement. Descriptions of specific programs show how involvement can be developed through such channels…

The purpose of this Bicentennial handbook is to assist teachers, supervisors, and others in the preparation of programs that will encourage participation in Bicentennial activities while also developing significant knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and appreciations in the educational process. The handbook contains a compilation of numerous…

Nine essays, written by distinguished historians and scholars at Yale University, discuss both content and teaching techniques about the American Revolution and the Bicentennial. The essay titles include (1) What Not to Teach about the American Revolution, (2) The British Side of the Revolution, (3) Women and Revolution in the 18th Century, (4)…