Reported are the results of a pilot study which attempted to determine general patterns of common course content for scientists and engineers, and what specific course content would be of most value to them. Questionnaires were mailed to biologists, chemists, physicists, and engineers in nine states. Over two hundred of these respondents were…

The first volume of a two-volume final report provides a thorough description of the rationale, development, content, and materials in the ISCS project. Chapter one examines the rationale for the project and the developmental procedures used, including underlying assumptions about junior high schools, students and teachers, and reviews the general…

Developed for a high school unit on special occasion speeches, this guide is designed to help students learn the eulogy, the tribute, and the after-dinner, introduction, nomination, and acceptance speeches. Performance objectives are listed along with a rationale for the course and its content. A section entitled "Teaching Strategies"…

This data element dictionary is divided into five categories: course, facilities, finance, staff, and student. The data categories and definitions suggested represent common usage except in identified instances. The dictionary does not contain a complete list of data elements that should be included in an institutional data system. Unique…

Designed as a foundation course for the auto body repairman, the course is organized into five blocks of instruction: (1) orientation, (2) shop safety, (3) human relations, (4) service tools and bench skills, and (5) body repair tools and equipment, followed by a post-test. Ninety hours in length, the course requires that students have an eighth…

The two quinmester credit course introduces the student to the knowledge and skills of effective dining room services. Course content includes goals, specific objectives, orientation, food service sales personnel, selling in food service, dining room arrangement as related to personnel, and setting the dining table. Areas also studied are…

The beginning course provides students with the various techniques and supplies necessary for finishing and refinishing in the home and for home furnishings. Course content includes goals, specific objectives, orientation, selecting tools, equipment, finishes, finishing problems, and maintenance and safety. Also incorporated are consumer…

Questionnaires were sent out to the 188 city and county systems which comprise the Georgia Public School System concerning the status of psychology in each system. The original mailing plus two follow-up mailings resulted in replies from 89 percent of the state's school systems. The questionnaires yielded information concerning the following: 1)…

The development of external studies programs in higher education, utilizing instructional design technology, is hypothesized to require the interaction of faculty content experts and curriculum specialists in a special type of development process. A model is proposed to include: (1) delineation of individual roles, (2) specification of the…

A mathematics curriculum guide is presented for the purpose of offering statewide guidelines to colleges for determining the content of those courses which might be considered standard courses in the first two years of the college curriculum. Courses covered include: intermediate algebra, college algebra, trigonometry, analytic geometry,…

This paper describes the evolution of a model for expanded teacher education initiated by the Minnesota School Science and Mathematics Teaching Project (MINNEMAST) and later developed as an experimental college-school project (called Project Interface) within the Division of Elementary Education at the University of Minnesota. The report details a…

Prince Edward Island NewStart tested the efficiency of an organized visiting homemaker service project involving the preparation of nine mature, unemployed or underemployed women to meet crisis situations, especially in disadvantaged homes. The 12 week training program was divided into five units--home nursing (47 hours), home economics (62…

This report is primarily a statement of needs, which will hopefully be used as a basis for formulating a national policy that places a high priority on population education. It sets forth a definition of population education, its relationship to other parts of the curriculum, general content and objectives, and some observations on the present…

This document is a revision of the 1961 report of the same title, taking into account the many changes which have occurred in school mathematics in the past decade. Four objectives of mathematics training are identified and discussed: (1) understanding of concepts and structure; (2) facility with applications; (3) ability to solve problems; and…

A six-stage sequence of teacher concerns is briefly summarized with appropriate related course content indicated for each concern stage. The sequence is based on previous research. A chart includes 1) covert concerns of prospective teachers, 2) developmental tasks associated with each concern, and 3) sample educational psychology course content…