The purposes of this paper are to clarify the concept of international education, expand the understanding of the role of social studies in children's and young people's international education, and enhance awareness of desirable curriculum. Three questions are discussed: how should international education be defined, what contributions should and…

By studying literature and conducting an extensive survey of a community, students, population, size of faculty, and curricula, a proposed media facilities model was drafted for a large suburban high school. Recommendations for equipment to be installed in each classroom are given, along with equipment and materials to be shared by departments or…

The goal of the review is to identify the factors which promote student cognitive achievement as measured by several studies conducted in developing countries. The major tool of analysis which measures the relationship between the school inputs, like teacher quality and school facilities, and cognitive achievement is the educational production…

Provided are special education guidelines (revised 1974) for exceptional (handicapped or gifted) American Indian and Alaskan Native children from birth through age 25 years in schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Reviewed are broad philosophical guidelines emphasizing individualized instruction, objectives such as decreasing…

This learning package assists in selecting learning strategies. Upon completion of this package, the learner should be able to: (a) define the term "learning strategies"; (b) list at least five different examples of learning strategies; (c) locate, within printed context, examples of three different strategies; (d) plan and teach a lesson which…

This essay presents some of the possibilities for doing systematic quantitative research in the field of African public administration and reviews some of the methodological problems involved. The authors argue that quantitative research is especially desirable because of the gains to be achieved in precision, reliability, comparability, and new…

In the planning phase of this ESEA Title III Project, a learning unit was developed to serve as an outline for the first draft of the model. The field-lab approach is stressed in the belief that the "real world" offers a unique learning opportunity, since it includes the "how" of living as well as the inquiry process of…

Project TALENT is a large-scale, long-range educational research effort aimed at developing methods for the identification, development, and utilization of human talents, which has involved some 440,000 students in 1,353 public, private, and parochial secondary schools in all parts of the country. Data collected through teacher-administered tests,…

The principal purpose of this study was to investigate methods of teaching dramatic literature; additional information was obtained on the practical problems involved in educational research and the utilization of some basic aspects of fractional factorial design. Disagreement between English teachers and professional theatre personnel about the…

Commentary on the relationship of culture study and language instruction focuses on: (1) educational goals of current language programs, (2) the relationship between language study and university structure, and (3) observations concerning instructional personnel. The author concludes by urging a realistic appraisal of goals and institutional…

The focus of this study was to determine which type of curriculum--child adaptive or book oriented--would be most successful in raising the scores of low-income inner-city black children on the language arts sections of standardized achievement tests. Eight teachers, four using a book-oriented curriculum and four the other, were selected from a…

Computer graphics have been called the most exciting development in computer technology. At the University of Michigan, three kinds of graphics output equipment are now being used: symbolic printers, line plotters or drafting devices, and cathode-ray tubes (CRT). Six examples are given that demonstrate the range of graphics use at the University.…

An approach to a language, literature, and composition curriculum designed to help students develop both an ability to think and an appreciation of themselves is summarized. Materials include (1) a listing of the main features of a communications curriculum from elementary through secondary school, (2) a rationale for the curriculum, which…

On the first of November, 1967 a Schools Council research and development project in Compensatory Education which will last for three-and-one-half years, was set up in the Department of Education of the University College of Swansea, Wales. The main aims of the project were: to provide screening techniques to enable children in need of…

These symposium papers, the first two by Floyd Waterman and the last two by Barbara Brilhart, are an outgrowth of experience in directing the Teacher Corps internship program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. No. 1 describes "The Role of the Teacher Corps Team Leader," who is a member of the local school faculty receiving…