This publication synthesizes eight case studies which trace the development of out-of-school population education programs in eight countries: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The case studies show that in all the eight countries, the majority of the population education programs have…

Presented are more than 284 summaries of environmental education programs being implemented within school systems and institutions of higher education. Programs are listed state-by-state. Each project or program contains information categorized under such entries as: (1) coordinator and address; (2) history of the project; (3) objectives; (4)…

The report discusses and defines consumer education for high school students, describes various consumer education school programs, annotates available sources and resources, and notes several issues needing attention. Consumer education is defined as an effort to prepare students for participation in the marketplace by imparting the…

This paper reports the development of a testing procedure using film stimulus materials to assess the interpersonal skills of first-year medical students at the University for New South Wales enrolled in the Introductory Clinical Studies (ICS) course, which is designed to encourage students to be aware of the complexities of human relationships…

The prime considerations used in developing a multicultural teacher education program are discussed. The assembling of a faculty not only knowledgeable in concepts and strategies of multiculturalism but also composed of individuals of different ethnic and racial backgrounds was the first priority. The curriculum was developed along state…

This 3-year program has three goals: (1) to devise a curriculum for disadvantaged 4-year-olds, (2) to develop a model for introducing new curriculums into a school setting, and (3) to develop parent group-work programs to foster achievement, inner control, and cognitive development in the child. The sample consists of 50 Negro and 50 white…

This book provides a description of the origin and activities of the School Mathematics Study Group over the first four years of its existence. While SMSG was not necessarily representative of all curriculum study groups, many of the experiences of SMSG were similar to those of other groups. Most of the projects provided a model of the curriculum…

This publication reports on the Second Regional Consultation Meeting on the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development, which was held by UNESCO in Tokyo May 26-31, 1975. Purpose of the meeting was to review the progress of the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) since the 1974 meeting in Bangkok, and…

The document contains 22 appendixes which were cross-referenced in the final report of a study on the University of the Pacific's interdisciplinary program called School of Health Professions (SHP). Items include the following: (1-A) obesity study guide; (1-B) diabetes mellitus study guide; (1-C) hypertension study guide; (2) identification and…

This paper describes and examines the role and responsibilities of the reading instructor in a community college, arguing that in order to be effective, the community college reading teacher must have expertise in subject areas other than reading. Guidelines are suggested for preservice programs for junior college instructors; and responsibilities…

To gather information on how the business education curriculum in secondary schools is being affected by changing trends, questionnaires were sent to State and local business education supervisors. Some aspects of instructional innovations are discussed based on the responses gained from the national survey, particularly the responses of 78 local…

The activities of the second year of a career education project in the South Portland School are reported in the document which covers the time period of July 1974 to June 1975. The project consisted of a career awareness component for grade levels K-6, a career orientation component for levels 7 and 8, a career exploration phase for grade 9, and…

Presented is an elementary school science program designed to offer a basic continuum of process objectives and concepts. A brief history of the development of the Wappingers Central School District's Elementary Science Committee is presented to help lay the groundwork for the redesigning of the science program described. Potential advantages…

This paper describes how a five-day supervisor training program was designed and offered cooperatively for the personnel department of a city of 100,000 population. It includes the content and related learning experiences which were developed for the training and an evaluation of the results. The course covers basic supervision skills for newly…

The Radio Mathematics Project was funded by the Agency for International Development to design, implement, and evaluate, in conjunction with personnel of a developing country, a system for teaching primary-grade mathematics by radio. In July 1974, a project in Nicaragua began with a series of radio presentations, each followed by 20 minutes of…