IN 1958, CONGRESS AUTHORIZED A PERMANENT NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO ASSIST THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CENTER IN DETERMINING POLICY WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYMENT OF THE NEW MEDIA. A PARTICULAR GUIDELINE GIVEN THE STUDY WAS THAT THE PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED TO SERVICE THE MEDIA MUST…

These sixty-seven modules provide student materials for a home economics course in housing and home furnishings. (A companion instructor's guide is available separately--see note.) Each module contains an objective, student information, learning activities (and activity sheets as needed), student self-checks, student self-check answers, check-out…

Designed to provide some guidelines for instructors developing a course on Survival Education, this project outline may be used as an actual pattern for course design; also, the administrator/supervisor may utilize this as an evaluative tool for examining other similar course presentations. Because a contemporary survival course must take into…

A description is given of an exemplary Teacher Center program that is based on established knowledge of the characteristics of adult learning processes and motivation. Four features distinguish this program: (1) The Center staff operates out of a small office and takes its services to the teachers in their own buildings; (2) Emphasis is placed on…

This manual for supervisors in the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides background on SYEP and tips on program supervision. Section 1 is a brief introduction. The history and purpose of SYEP are presented in section 2. Section 3 contains nine SYEP supervisor work rules (concerning time records, safety, accidents and illness,…

The focus in this paper is on political styles, political organization, and political interaction among educational power persons and groups. Recent research studies by the authors have looked at teacher perceptions of their power over curriculum. Questionnaires and interviews were administered to a random sample of teachers in several Michigan…

A complex research and development process is required to study instructional processes and student outcomes effectively. In order to study the instructional process it is essential to select or develop instruments that can describe a total event. Understanding the classroom process necessitates having a record of the environment, the materials,…

Twelve common errors which can invalidate an otherwise sound evaluation are identified, and ways to avoid them are presented. The hazards are: (1) grade-equivalent scores; (2) inappropriate statistical adjustments with nonequivalent control groups; (3) administering norm-referenced tests at inappropriate times of the school year; (4) inappropriate…

Developed for educators and trainers in the U.S. Navy, this Instructional Quality Inventory (IQI) is designed to provide quality control and evaluation procedures for instructional development. A by-step instructional development approach is provided for each of five categories: objective adequacy, test consistency, test adequacy, presentation…

Developed as part of a New Hampshire project entitled "Curriculum Activity Planning for Schools," this manual supplements the project guide (CE 021 833) on how to establish components for a competency-based vocational secondary school curriculum. The essential components for curriculum development are classified in an introductory…

The underground school offers several advantages. Preliminary studies in Oklahoma have shown that these schools perform exceptionally well as learning environments. The lack of noise and distractions helps teachers keep the attention of their students. Underground structures can protect people against a broad range of natural and man-made…

The major objectives of this investigation were to: (a) describe and compare the social interaction patterns of handicapped and nonhandicapped children in integrated early education classes; (b) identify characteristics of the classrooms and the teachers that were related to these patterns of social interaction; (c) identify child characteristics…

The report investigates current practices and attitudes toward social education in twenty schools in Australia. Three different aspects of the curriculum--the ideal, the planned, and the operative--are reflected from viewpoints of the teacher, the student, and the outside observer. Particular attention is paid to the implications of the curriculum…

This manual contains curricular objectives for health education. Ten major areas of instruction are cited with several subtopics included. Each subtopic has student objectives relating to knowledge, intellectual processes, attitudes and, where applicable, psychomotor skills. This list of objectives is divided into four levels--kindergarten through…

This paper relates recent research findings to conceptual and practical considerations that pertain to educational television for adults. Issues discussed focus on (1) identification of the adult learner, (2) the learning needs of adults, (3) roles television can play in adult education programs, and (4) guidelines for designing programs for adult…