In 1975, the Columbus Council of the Navy League of the United States provided a grant to The Ohio State University in support of a state survey to determine the level of understanding of marine information among the public school children of Ohio. In addition, it supported a summer workshop in the Humanities of the Seas conducted for teachers in…

Interest has been expressed by many educators in the programs of higher education which are below the level of the bachelor's degree and which provide some form of official recognition for the students who complete them. This publication describes the general characteristics of such programs and the extent to which they are offered by institutions…

This paper discusses the history, format, implementation, and effectiveness of Student Congress, a legislative session where students debate state, national, or international issues. The first part of the paper discusses the history of the Student Congress in the United States, noting that as it has grown as a national event, its importance as a…

Interest in agricultural education continues to increase. The attempt to teach agriculture is no longer confined to the agricultural college and special agricultural school. Methods of teaching the most important facts and the elementary principles of agriculture are discussed in the meetings of most of our educational associations. There is a…

The purpose of the American Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Teaching, as stated in its constitution, is "to promote the teaching of agriculture and to devise ways and means for increasing the efficiency of such instruction in elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities." The time is opportune perhaps…

The establishment of a parent-education program provides a way by which parents may get accurate information on the program and policies of the superintendent; it helps parents to improve their methods of guidance at home; and it shows them how, as a group and individually, they may cooperate successfully with school authorities in meeting school…

Finding that no comprehensive report of the extent to which music is taught in the schools of the several States and of the methods used in teaching had ever been made, the author was requested to make a thorough investigation of the subject for the Bureau of Education. This bulletin embodies the results of this study, giving with little comment,…

The literacy programs and policies implemented in Australia over the past decade were reviewed to identify initiatives that have and have not had a positive impact on vocational education and training (VET) and lifelong learning opportunities. Policies and practices in seven other countries were also reviewed. The following themes received…

In September 1947, the National Vocational Guidance Association, through its Division of Professional Training and Certification, appointed a planning committee to work out a manual on the preparation of counselors. Interest in this project spread until seven additional organizations expressed a willingness to cooperate. The results of the study…

Chapter 2 of the Biennial Survey of Education in the United States reports on the most fundamental and the largest segment of the educational system in the United States--the public elementary and secondary schools. Data on the organization, staffing, enrollment, and financing of regular full-time public elementary and secondary day schools in the…

This bulletin brings together from several sources information on the "what" and the "how" of core curriculum practice. Many articles and brochures are in print describing aspects of the core in individual schools and school systems. Information about characteristics of the core curriculum is readily available in the…

The primary purpose of this study is to develop composite variables for several sets of items included in the Second and Third Follow-Up Questionnaires of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS). The need for this study is derived from the following considerations: (1) reduction of data dimensions, and (2) provision…

The Department of Commerce in its highway safety conference made this pronouncement: "The problem of safety is closely linked with health, thrift, and many other elements which taken together make up the great problem of developing a finer citizenship. Educational leaders of the country are now endeavoring to weld together the essential elements…

Visual instruction--the use of interesting or clarifying objective illustrations such as specimens, maps, pictures, and the like--are as old as formal instruction or what is now thought of as organized education. In recent years, however, new visual mediums or aids have been introduced into instructional practices, many of which have a special…

The purpose of this study is to provide a report of practices, policies, and trends in public elementary school organization and administration. It is intended that this current publication will make available current findings with reference to how schools are presently operating and how they are meeting continuing as well as new problems. The…