Two innovations were brought to a teachers' college: television was introduced, and it was proposed to merge the college with a university. This study investigated the impact of the two types of change on the social system of the teachers' college from the point of view of the staff. A reaction process paradigm was conceptualized and 31 members of…

These eleven newsletters from the Afro-American Center were originally produced between 1971 and 1973 to acquaint teachers with a variety of aspects of Black studies and to furnish references and materials for classroom teaching. Each issue gives an overview of one of the following subjects: African Heritage, The African Comes to America,…

Presented are findings from California's State testing program for 1971-72 and 1972-73. The factors (variables) examined were divided into two groups: output factors, indicators of school quality such as scores on achievement tests; and input factors, factors describing the characteristics of school districts such as class size, tax rate, etc.…

This resource guide outlines one of four units designed for grade 1. Some background material on the Quecha speaking Indians of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador is presented for the teacher on the family structure and the economy, emphasizing subsistence, technology, clothing, division of labor, and sexual differentiation of labor. Major concepts…

This resource guide, revised in 1968, outlines one of a series of units prepared for grade 3 on the theme Communities Around the World. Background information on the California Gold Mining Camp is given for the teacher describing the physical site, historical period, community structure, social characteristics, and governmental role. General…

This book examines the nature and extent of State, Federal, and local control over education and describes the impact of such a power structure on the schools and the teaching profession. The main thesis argues that public enterprise is both desirable and necessary in education, but, as in other State activities, should be just public enough to…

This course of study for the third grade explores a potent force in the development of all civilizations: the interplay of man and his natural environment. Patterns of culture have evolved in response to environmental conditions. Though cultural traditions vary from one society to another, all groups of people attempt to use nature to create a…

This investigation is directed toward an analysis of the dynamics of the learning situations in a variety of public school elementary and secondary classrooms. The focus of the project is to make a comparative analysis of the patterns of cooperation or alienation among parents, teachers, peers and individual pupils which create learning cultures…

This secondary level instructional unit on India is the second of three cultural areas comprising Course III, "Cultural Areas of Today's World," and follows the first sequential social studies unit on Africa described in SO 003 516. A major objective is for the student to comprehend the characteristics and value structure of India and,…

The purpose of this study is to report a behavioral observation validation of a multiple social interaction measurement instrument entitled the "Barclay Classroom Climate Inventory." This instrument measures social interaction in the elementary classroom as derived from self-report, peer judgments and teacher expectations. It provides an…

A program, initiated during the Fall of 1970 by the Language Research Foundation, which develops a curriculum for training teachers in cross-cultural communication is described in this paper. The three-phase project focuses on: (1) research, (2) curriculum development, and (3) curriculum trial-evaluation. Proceedings of a conference held under the…

This document is a guide for the junior high school and is aimed at the average and above-average student in the regular English program. Objectives of the English program, among others, are: (1) to help pupils appreciate that language is the basis of all culture, (2) to provide opportunities in a natural setting for the practice of communication…

The elective (7-9) course in world religions outlined in this guide is designed to fit the quinmester organization of schools. The course is described as a study of world religions, focusing on religion as an institution in society. It includes effects of religion on people, governments, and internal relations. The guide is divided according to:…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMINAR WERE TO PROMOTE THE USE OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN ALL VOCATIONAL SERVICES AND TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF INTERSERVICE TRAINING FOR OCCUPATIONS REQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FROM SEVERAL AREAS. IT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 110 STATE LEADERS FROM 41 STATES. THE GUIDELINES ARE ORGANIZED IN FIVE GROUPS DEALING WITH THE…

This report includes five documents, three on child care research, and two concerning individual differences and discriminative abilities in newborn and young infants. "The Organization of Infant Day Care Environments: Feedback-Produced Improvements in Staff Job Performance" reports on the effectiveness of monitoring procedures as…