THE CURRICULUM WAS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR POTENTIAL DROPOUTS. THE CURRICULUM BASE SHOULD RELATE TO THE REGULAR 10TH-GRADE CURRICULUM AND TO THE PUPIL'S ABILITY, TO THE END THAT HE MAY NOT BE SET APART FROM HIS PEER GROUP. THESE BOYS ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. THEY HAVE SHORT ATTENTION SPANS AND APPEAR LAZY AND INDIFFERENT IN ORDER TO CONCEAL THEIR…

This participation training (PT) study sought to determine whether microlabs (short training sessions) and instrumented (data based) exercises reduced the time needed to learn desired PT verbal behaviors; whether participant satisfaction is affected significantly; and whether any unusual problems in content, procedure, or group process arise from…

Described are residential and educational services provided for mentally retarded (MC) children and adults in Sweden. Normalization is the focus of the services which make maximum use of mental and physical capacities to reduce the handicap of mental retardation. Described are general principles, and four stages involving development of services…

The major objective of the study was to provide children with social skill training through: (1) individual opportunities for children to examine and adopt more productive alternatives to the satisfaction of their needs; (2) small group opportunities for children to discuss and learn the differential consequences of cognitive, affective, and…

In response to requests for information on a city day-care program, a demonstration project for infants and toddlers, the Demonstration Nursery Center at the University of North Carolina, is reported. Physical makeup of the facilities is described, along with daily procedures and staff activities. To study the effects of day care on babies, a…

Describes the advantages of having students work actively together in small groups. Discusses the new roles that both students and teachers must assume in order to successfully implement the strategy in the classroom. (FMW)

Studies the Urban Youth Network, a network of agency centers located in eight of Chicago's most deprived neighborhoods. Provides information about inner-city children and the difficulties of reaching them and holding their attention. Discusses the degrees of funding and staffing that are needed to enable centers to realize their potential. (BB)

A study examined the experiences of 10 physical education student teachers who completed their student teaching in groups of 5 at two secondary schools. Participants expressed positive responses to the cohort practicum in six areas. Having several student teachers in one department created a supportive learning environment that fostered reflective…

This paper explores the use of cohort structures in administrator-preparation programs. The paper considers how cohorts operate effectively as communities and how the cohort promotes the enhancement of the individual. Data were derived from an analysis of the journals of 51 students enrolled in cohort programs at four university sites in…

This manual is designed to provide adolescents and young adults who have disabilities with a blueprint for setting and achieving goals, making decisions, acquiring needed supports, and achieving a self-determined and sustainable lifestyle. A planning process called Group Action Planning is used as a foundation for self-determination, with…

One way to help the solitary student shape his or her ideas in writing is to arrange for the high school writing teacher to practice Peter Elbow's "believing game." This can be accomplished through a conference in which teachers bring drafts of some piece of writing they would like to work on. The heart of the conference begins as the…

THE THEORY OF TRAINING IN THE INDIANA PLAN INSTITUTE WAS INVESTIGATED AND THE NATURE OF THE TRAINER ROLE AS ITS FOCAL MEANS OF ACTUALIZATION WAS ANALYZED. DATA WERE GATHERED FROM LITERATURE, WRITINGS, AND THE INVESTIGATOR'S TRAINING EXPERIENCE. FIVE CATEGORIES WERE CHOSEN FOR STUDY--(1) EDUCATIONAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF THE INDIANA PLAN, (2)…

Small group work is an indispensable component of self-paced individualized instruction and can also make possible a high degree of individualization in the conventional instructional situation. Partial instructional approaches varying whole-class presentations, small group work, and individualized study are discussed. Group work can facilitate…

The group experience models presented in this guide are for teachers' use in planning diagnostic procedure/motivational activities, evaluation, and materials for learners; in integrating the four strands of objectives (literature, language study, written communication and multimedia communication) into units; in providing alternative activities…

Three conference papers describe the implementation behavior modification principles with severely handicapped (severely and profoundly retarded) institutionalized children, predelinquent adolescents in a group home, and educable retarded students in a special education secondary program. Discussed in the first paper on a behavioral approach to…