The purposes of Project Understanding were to help participants to: obtain accurate information of human survival issues relating to people, poverty, pollution, and politics; think through the implications of these issues and examine their opinions about them; change their own opinions, attitudes, and behavior; and take effective citizen action.…

This report incorporates all the major conference events of the 18th Annual All Ohio Guidance Conference which had as its theme, "Guidance for the Now Student". The keynote address by Dr. Anthony Riccio, entitled "Guidance and the Destination Crisis" is concerned with the role of counselors and counselor educators of the near future. He presents…

This review summarizes the major criticisms of standardized tests and testing and attempts an evaluation of the validity of the criticisms. Viewed in the context of type of test, manner of its use, and assumptions regarding its validity, the paper discusses: (1) the imperfect-prediction problem, where predictions of performance are invalidated by…

This book is a case study of the role of the school in a rural German village of 3400 inhabitants, Rebhausen, which is undergoing rapid cultural change as a result of industrialization. The school, in this study, is regarded as a transmitter of the community culture and as a potential mediator of cultural change rather than as an academic…

The expanded socio-psychophysiological model (SPPM) appears to provide a meaningful paradigm for explaining the psycho-psysiological effects of Social Reinforcement Systems (SRS). This model may be used to assist individuals, and the society, to become more aware of the effects that social practices have on the immediate and long-term actions of…

Prior to World War Two, Slavic studies in America treated history, literature, and language as isolated disciplines and often neglected the study of Russian literature written after 1917. The pragmatic necessities of the war questioned the relevance of this traditional approach and specialists appeared, concentrating their efforts on the recent…

Lectures, outlines, and class exercises are collected from 16 experienced teachers of general semantics in colleges, adult education, and management training. Among the subject areas explored in the sample lessons are high-level abstractions, extensional-intensional meanings, the "is" of identity, listening, classification, labeling, general…

The document contains workshop proceedings on emotional and mental health problems of American Indians attending boarding schools and related public schools. Nine formal papers are included: "American Indian Culture in Transition,""Sources of Mental Stress in Indian Acculturation,""Avoidance of Emotional Disturbances,""Mental Health of Indian…

This 10th-grade curriculum guide provides an in-depth study of the revolutions which accompanied the rise of modern Europe and shaped European cultural patterns. Eight "themes" with content outlines are developed: (1) the emergence of modern Europe from the Renaissance to the commercial and scientific revolutions, (2) the growth of democracy, (3)…

The fourth in a series of teacher education units on the disadvantaged pupil discusses Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Appalachians and Southern white migrants, and American Indians. It is noted that the Negroes and whites are members of a subculture of the dominant culture, whereas the Spanish background and Indian pupils are products of…

The author lists steps for constructing a research study guaranteeing "statistically significant results when comparing two populations which differ linguistically." Many of these steps are direct quotations from typical research reports--choose a control group as much like yourself as possible; assume your own dialect is standard; encode all…

The problems of recruiting Mexican American students into colleges and universities are pointed out in these two papers. Edington's paper (title given) discusses teacher education, curriculum development, counseling programs, college entrance requirements, and the need for change and study in these areas with regard to Spanish-speaking students.…

This report outlines three aspects of research and innovation in higher education. First, the relevance of social science research methods to educational policy is discussed in relation to the bureaucratic and democratic distribution of power in higher education. Second, research and innovation are discussed and applied toward determining the…

San Francisco Valley State College began laying the groundwork for the admission of some 225 educationally and economically disadvantaged students a year ago. The first step was to undo previous guidance, which had guided males into industrial arts areas and females into bedmaking. A new approach was needed by guidance personnel. Through…

The purpose of this paper is to examine the definitions, perceptions, and extent of poverty in what has been called an "average income" county in the midwestern section of the United States. The uniqueness of the study lies in the utilization of respondents' perceptions of poverty to establish a definition of poverty. The data is based…