This article reports on a systematic review conducted to inform the development of a professional teacher education programme for the foundation phase of schooling. The research question was: What do quality research studies identify as the components and/or characteristics of quality teacher education for the foundation phase programmes that…

Language teacher education is widely identified as one of the most important areas that needs addressing in order to improve early language instruction, yet research into teacher education for early language teachers remains relatively sparse. This volume responds to this gap by compiling studies with diverse methodological tenets from a wide…

The programs instigated by the Council are outlined: The DEEP Cooperating Schools Program, the Centers for Economic Education, the World of Work Economic Education Program, and the various publication, workshops, and teacher training programs. (JB)

The purpose of this paper is to develop a career developmental model or framework, covering the school ages of five to 18. (Author)

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION, SERVICES, AND CORPORATE STRUCTURE OF THE UPPER MIDWEST REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY, A NON-PROFIT REGIONAL LABORATORY DEVOTED TO CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT IN THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND STATE COUNCILS OF THE…

Reviews recent literature on family literacy programs and examines the assumptions made by many programs in light of cultural and educational implications. Explores research methodology and interpretation in family literacy and describes some promising practices for public schools that can affect such programs positively. (SLD)

Educational research cited in this paper suggests that the involvement of low socioeconomic status (SES) parents in the educational process has a positive influence on their children's academic achievement. At the preschool level, programs in which parents were instructed in ways to promote their children's intellectual development were found to…

Five papers summarize the development of the Elementary Communication Skills Programs in reading, composition, spelling, and expressive language, as well as the training system designed to accompany each program. These programs are intended for use in kindergarten through grade 4. Product development, field tryouts, revisions, and results for the…

The purpose of the particum described in this paper was to teach parents tutoring skills so that they could help raise their children's academic achievement in reading and mathematics. The pupils and parents in the project represented a tri-ethnic population of blacks, whites, and Spanish surnamed. The practicum consisted of training 50 parents in…

Categories of educational research and development (R&D) effort are distinguished to guide formulation of an educational R&D program addressing communication skills instruction in the elementary schools. It is postulated that all legitimate educational R&D efforts directed toward upgrading the effects of education on a learner population fall…

This is the final report of a project designed to study developmental trends in young children's preferences in art. Individualized research procedures, adapted for use with pre-school age children, are described. Stimulus materials for the study include pairs of photographic prints of works of art, pairs of designs contrasting in regularity, and…

A model for organizing an introductory in-service workshop for elementary school teachers in the basic fundamentals and contents of the metric system is presented. Data collected from various questionnaires and tests suggest that the program improved the teacher's performance in presenting the metric system and that this improvement had a positive…

Volume II of the CEDaR Catalog contains descriptions of select anticipated products; i.e., products still in development or awaiting commercial publication. The following information is provided for each product: name, developer, abstract, target audience, evaluation, and availability information. The products are subdivided into eight major…

To determine the professional in-service development needs of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade teachers in the metropolitan school districts of Portland and Seattle, 160 elementary teachers responded to 84 need statements through the utilization of a Q-Sort card deck and also identified priorities in meeting their professional in-service needs.…

Three functions of educational change and innovation are to hypothesize a solution in a school problem solving process, to meet educational goals more efficiently, and to stimulate interest and progressive development in school personnel. The retrospective study of a five-year implementation of a reading improvement program concluded that this…