Because researchers know so much more about the brain and development than they did when the 20th-century U.S. education system was designed, this knowledge can now be used to design a system in which all individuals are able to take advantage of high-quality opportunities for transformative learning and development. This playbook suggests a set…

In June 1999, nearly 40 researchers and specialists in youth development gathered to participate in a conference entitled "Creating Citizenship: Youth Development for a Free and Democratic Society." This executive summary identifies a number of qualities and capacities of young people that are essential for achieving the goals of…

America is too diverse and teachers, parents, and community members are too skeptical to buy a one-size-fits-all curriculum. Four goals should drive reform: education for a changing economy, for continuing learning, for citizenship, and for personal growth and health. Governments, colleges, businesses, and the media have important supportive…

This booklet presents information to help parents understand their children's citizenship development and suggests activities which parents can supervise at home or in local communities to enrich their children's citizenship experiences. The booklet explains that three main influences on children's citizenship development are role models (people…

Purpose of the program was to provide each migrant child the educational treatment that would be most effective in developing his potential. Consisting of a reading component which provided remedial reading instruction using tutors, and the LEAD (Learn, Experience, and Develop) component which involved parents and the community in bringing about…

A study sought to determine the need for parenting education for children (up to l9 years), and to find out what is being done worldwide in the field. Data were collected by means of a computer search of Family Life Education (FLE) literature, letters to ministries of education and educational organizations, and telephone calls to selected…

Oral history can contribute to social education in a number of ways. Traditionally, data collection has been considered as providing the most benefits to students of oral history. These benefits have derived from the facts that: (1) historical knowledge is immediate and tangible, (2) oral history stimulates students' interests, (3) students…

The Four Worlds Development Project is a service oriented, technical assistance project attached to the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge and dedicated to the goal of eliminating alcohol and drug abuse in Canadian Native societies by the year 2000. With the guidance of native elders, spiritual leaders, and the best modern…

This final report on Project GIVE (Guidance in Vocations and Education) consists of a report by project staff and a third-party evaluation report. The staff report summarizes major activities undertaken to achieve the project's eight basic objectives, anticipated changes and problems, and dissemination and special activities. The evaluation report…

This report characterizes the current state of community service in the United States, discusses actions the Commission on National and Community Service has taken, and sketches some alternatives for the future. An executive summary presents the main themes of the report. Chapter 1 describes the promise of national and community service for the…

The occupational motivation program was developed to expose students to career information and to aid them in choosing and preparing for a career. The document presents an overview of the Warren, Ohio career education program and resource units for the K-6, 7-8, and 9-10 levels. Each resource unit presents a rationale, objectives, framework, and…

The first three years of operation of the Richland County School District Two (South Carolina) exemplary effort in career education are summarized. Categories of activities stressed to implement a K-14 career education program were a planning process, teacher and student participation, community involvement, student placement and follow-up, and…

This volume contains the following papers: (1) "Linguistics, TESOL, and Bilingual Education: An Overview," by J.E. Alatis; (2) "TESOL: Meeting a Social Need," by M. Galvan; (3) "Bilingual Education, TESL, and Ethnicity in New York State," by E.B. Nyquist; (4) "Control, Initiative, and the Whole Learner," by…