This annotated bibliography cites journal articles, research, and excerpts from books which treat early childhood education in Yugoslavia. All materials listed were published in the 1970's, with the exception of one article dated 1967. The listing is alphabetical by author. Among the materials annotated are the following: (1) Conforming the…

This research bulletin includes reports of research in progress or recently completed from September 1971 through February 1972. Each entry includes information concerning the investigator, purpose, subjects, methods, duration, cooperating groups, and findings (if available). The reports are listed under several topical headings: (1) Long-Term…

This research bulletin includes reports of research in progress or recently completed from March through August 1972. Each entry includes information concerning the investigator, purposes, subjects, methods, duration, cooperating groups, and findings (if available). The reports are listed under several topical headings: (1) Long-Term Research, (2)…

This study was an attempt to discover practical ways in which a preschool director can institute positive change in socioeconomically mixed child development centers. Twelve socioeconomically mixed and six unmixed preschool centers in rural, urban, and inner-city areas participated in the research. Data was collected on 48 teachers, 127 parents,…

This paper describes the collecting of normative data concerning the development of East Indian babies and analyzes the information in terms of: (1) the influences of socioeconomic class; (2) urban-rural environmental differences; (3) sex differences; and (4) comparisons with children from the United States, Israel, and the United Kingdom. The…

This paper focuses attention on the critical importance of zoning and housing to education. It covers the causes of undersirable housing patterns, the apparent effects of these patterns on educational achievement, and possibilities for positive action to reverse the negative effects. Although examples are drawn from Santa Clara County, the thesis…

The occupational plans of a sample of white and black high school seniors were analyzed by a model which included the following variables: father's occupation, family income, father's education, and academic performance. A proportionate, stratified, random cluster sample of Louisiana high school seniors was selected in November 1970, yielding a…

Activities of the East-West Culture Learning Institute, founded on the premise that patterns of a particular culture may be learned, are reported in Volume I of an annual publication. Papers written by the members of the Institute's staff and former Fellows describe research in progress in four major areas of concern. A paper in the area of…

The elementary school counselor appears unable to provide adequate services for all children simply through individual and small group counseling. However, the educational, counseling, and consultative aspects of the Adlerian counseling model offer unlimited possibilities for expanding developmental guidance throughout each child's school and home…

The described plan projects future demographic changes in the school district community; and examines the kinds of educational programs, school facilities, and financing that will be required. Following an introduction and a summary of the major recommendations, four chapters, each developed by a professional educational specialist in close…

This book attempts to describe the way a number of students behave in high school; and to explain the way their behavior affects themselves, the teachers, administrators, and the entire school organization. The study was undertaken with the hope of developing a clearer understanding of the way these students see and act in high school, and to…

While agreeing with psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic theories that suggest that innate language-related cognitive structures are the basis of language development, the author seeks to establish what it is that is innate and what is meant by innateness in the first place. The author considers the claims of psychological relevance made on behalf…

A detailed statement of ideas expressed during and after a UNESCO Consultation on Computer-Assisted Instruction (March 16-19, 1970) prepared for the information of UNESCO experts is presented in this report. After an overview of the report, a brief section which reviews some of the remarks made by the experts about computers, educational…

This is a subunit to one of four resource units for an eleventh grade course on area studies. This subunit is a teacher's supplement to the unit on the U.S.S.R. A pretest on the Soviet Union, supplementary readings on the Soviet economy, foreign policy, constitution, government, Soviet attitudes toward the United States, and comparative statistics…

While the effects of teacher expectations on learner performance have continued to be of interest to both classroom teachers and researchers, the findings of much of the research have been equivocal. Teacher expectancy statements may affect performance in three rather distinct ways: the past association value of the expectancy statement, the value…