The evolution of black studies programs from the 1960s to date is described in this radio transcript. Criticisms of early black studies programs are discussed. Changes in black studies teaching materials are mentioned. The lack of a black perspective in instructional materials is examined. Inadequate teacher preparation in minority studies is…

This document, product of a review of eighty-one final performance and evaluation reports of elementary and secondary career education projects to identify needed improvements in career education program evaluation, has four parts. Part I, a critique of common evaluation practices, covers overall evaluation designs, reporting, questionnaires and…

The Structured Analysis and Design Technique (SADT) analyzes a problem through building a model of the problem on paper which is top-down, modular, hierarchic, and structured. It is a communications vehicle using an iterative author-commenter cycle which focuses attention on defined topics, increases management control, creates a systematic work…

This two-part publication attempts to evaluate junior high school education for young adolescents. It is a transcript of the National Public Radio presentation "Options in Education." The first part reports on a visit to a fairly new, upper middle class junior high school in Austin, Texas. In this transcript, the interviewer talks with the school…

Selecting the best qualified doctoral applicants for preparation as future counselor educators is one of the most important decisions a counselor education faculty makes each year. Recently proposed by the Association for Counselor Educational and Supervision are the Guidelines for Doctoral Preparation in Counselor Education. The present authors…

A study of continuing education needs assessment procedures for use by clergy identified and examined eight plans which have as their primary aim the development of individualized plans for professional development. Telephone interviews were conducted with ninety-one randomly selected individuals who had each used one of the procedures. The eight…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is designed for people working in career resource centers, particularly technicians and aides. The goal of this module is to help…

A handbook of practical advice is offered to adult women who are re-entering undergraduate and graduate programs at Northwestern University and similar institutions of higher education. Interviews with 60 "re-entry women" provide helpful suggestions for organizing time inside and outside the university while balancing other relationships…

This paper reports on a study of the involvement of high school students with instructional activities. It was hypothesized that student involvement depends on expectations for success, importance of the action to the achievement of success, and confidence that the action is appropriate for the achievement of success. Eighty-eight students…

This, the third of three reports on a study of returning students attending Toronto Secondary Schools during the 1977-1978 academic year, provides indepth information about a sample of returning students and their non-returning counterparts on the following topics: (1) student characteristics; (2) circumstances surrounding leaving school; (3)…

This paper briefly describes various methods used in a longitudinal and cross cultural study of kindergarten children's creative problem solving ability. The document contains a figure indicating relationships between four learning styles and child variables, child and parent behavior, and intervention techniques. A problem solving observational…

The rapid growth of multinational corporations has necessitated theoretical and practical concerns for operating and managing organizations in varying cultural environments. The Navy Public Works Centers (PWCs) provide engineering, maintenance, rehabilitation construction, transportation and housing to U.S. Navy customers around the world.…

AS PART OF A LARGER STUDY DEALING WITH THE BEGINNING TEACHER'S ADJUSTMENT TO TEACHING, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BEGINNING TEACHER'S PERSONAL-SOCIAL AND PROBLEM-SOLVING CHARACTERISTICS AND THE TEACHING PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY THEM WAS EXAMINED. DATA WAS GATHERED THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF THE TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS SCHEDULE (TCS,…

FOR THE LOWER CLASS NEGRO MALE TO BE RESTORED AS HOUSEHOLD HEAD, AS THE MOYNIHAN REPORT RECOMMENDS, HE MUST OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WHICH PERMITS HIM TO BE THE ONLY FAMILY BREADWINNER. CONSIDERING THE DISTINCTIVE HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THE NEGRO FAMILY HAS HAD TO FACE, AND THE WEAKENING EFFECTS OF ITS MATRIARCHAL ORIENTATION, AMONG NEGROES FEMALE…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO PROVIDE REASONABLY ACCURATE ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR NEEDS AS A BASIS FOR BOTH PRESENT AND FUTURE PLANNING. PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH ADULT RESPONDENTS IN 3,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN OKLAHOMA, A RANDOM SAMPLE STATIFIED ON THE RURAL-URBAN DIMENSION. DATA FROM 2,058…