By using small-scale artificially created archaeologic sites, a teacher can provide students with a time-efficient approach in which to master some basic archaeological techniques. In an artificially created setting, the students can become familiar with conditions they might meet in the field. In a short period of time, students may be exposed to…

This publication contains 44 suggestions for projects which actively involve elementary and secondary students in an individual quest for a personal heritage within the topical frameworks of community, ethnic, and family history. The projects are intended to awaken students to the realization that history is all around them. The projects utilize…

The goals and objectives of a college library instruction program should be developed jointly by library staff and composition faculty. Such a program should (1) attempt to overcome student insecurity and confusion about conducting research; (2) focus on tools and skills necessary at each university level; (3) emphasize the unique aspects of the…

LEADERSHIP IN SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION MUST BEGIN IN THE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE NEED FOR CHANGES IN STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION, AND GOALS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS BASED UPON THREE ASSUMPTIONS--(1) HIGHER EDUCATION IS LARGELY IRRELEVANT UNLESS IT FULFILLS ITS FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUMENT OF CONTINUOUS, CONSTRUCTIVE SOCIAL CRITICISM, (2) HIGHER…

THIS STUDY AIMED AT--(1) CHARACTERIZING PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESSES OF DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS AND (2) DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF TRAINING ON THE SUBJECTS' APPROACHES TO THEIR PROBLEM-SOLVING PERFORMANCE. THE DESIGN INCLUDED 50 NINTH-GRADE STUDENTS AND 50 COLLEGE FRESHMEN DIVIDED INTO EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS IN WHICH SUBJECTS WERE MATCHED ON…

A FOLLOWUP STUDY ON THE PROFILES OF INDIVIDUALS 25 YEARS AFTER THEY ENTERED COLLEGE IS REPORTED. APPROXIMATELY 650 INDIVIDUALS RESPONDED TO QUESTIONNAIRES. DATA WERE COLLECTED AND COLLATED, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIOUS SUBGROUPS AND COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE GROUPS MADE OF SCHOLASTIC ABILITIES, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, INTERESTS AND ADJUSTMENTS,…

This document is a transcription of a radio presentation "Options in Education," from June 20, 1977. It deals with various aspects of high school graduation, and includes interviews with teachers, parents, and a number of graduating students. Among the topics discussed are feelings about graduation, future plans, and attitudes toward the senior…

The effectiveness of personal attention from reading teachers in increasing student attendance and scholastic achievement was investigated in a study of 98 students in 15 New York City high schools which receive Title I, and New York State, funding for remedial reading. Each of 49 remedial reading teachers initiated a relationship with a randomly…

The effect of local public colleges on total higher education enrollment is examined in this study. While it is apparent that these colleges have attracted many students to their classrooms, this study attempts to find out both how many of these students would have attended other colleges and how many would not have attended at all had the local…

The ReTAL technique is described by using role sheets for the teacher and the student members of the research team; the "Researcher" defines the problem and searches the literature, the "Technician" plans and executes the experiment, and the "Recorder-Discussion Leader" coordinates records, interprets, evaluates, and…

The focus of this report is a normative profile of Jewish freshmen entering college in the fall of 1969. Using data obtained from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP), information was secured on Jewish freshmen. This data was compared with data collected in previous years. The basic approach in this report was to include the…

This report presents data on the post-high school educational plans of seniors enrolled in high school in October 1972. Information is presented on college and vocational school plans of seniors by their sex, race, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residence, region of residence, the educational attainment of their family heads, and family income.…

This book is the first in a series of four books emphasizing student-oriented problem solving related to environmental matters. It is divided into three activity levels: awareness, transitional, and operational. The activity sequence is designed to motivate students toward a concern for environmental quality, take action related to particular…

This book is the second in a series of four books emphasizing student-oriented problem solving related to environmental matters. It is divided into three activity levels: awareness, transitional, and operational. The activity sequence is designed to motivate students toward a concern for environmental quality, take action related to particular…

Described in this student's manual are numerous experiments to acquaint the learner with community environmental problems. Experiments are relatively simple and useful in the junior high school grades. Activities are provided which emphasize some of the materials involved in pollution problems, such as carbon dioxide, sulfur compounds, and others,…