This paper is a letter to Professor Hans G. Furth discussing his book "Piaget for Teachers" as related to the program of the Campus School at State University College in Plattsburgh, N.Y. The letter is from the three teachers who work with a classroom of 54 youngsters. There are approximately equal numbers of 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-year olds…

Reported is a description of earth science departments in 21 colleges involved in the Earth Science Teacher Preparation Program (ESTPP). The program was funded by the National Science Foundation. ESTPP provides encouragement for innovation by providing planning conferences, providing consultants to visit the campuses and reinforce the positive…

This document evaluates the counseling aspect of the Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University. Following a review of the overall functions and activities, the programs relationship with MAP component programs is discussed. Related documents are HE 005 102, 005 083, 005 078, 005 082, 005 081, 005 101, 005 077, and 005…

Northeastern Illinois University developed a student teaching program designed to prepare the student teacher to function in both an inner-city setting where children are less advantaged socioeconomically as well as in an outer-city setting where the children come from relatively higher socioeconomic backgrounds. The five major aspects of the…

Mount Marty College developed a student teaching program in 1970 which lasted a full semester. The course work ordinarily taken in an 8-week block during professional semester was integrated into the work of the full semester. Teacher education faculty and special methods faculty in the academic areas prepared individual learning packets to teach…

This report is a description and analysis of the Hyde Park cadre as a "social system:" a description of the Hyde Park High School, the early life of the cadre, its operations and the disbanding of the cadre in June 1970. For the most part, it deals with the cadre and its activities for the 7 1/2 month period of its existence. Data were…

This document reviews the University of Pittsburgh Community Long-Range Goals project carried out in 1970-72. Emphasis is placed on introductory material and developmental history, immediate preceding events in the University, perspectives on the process, participation at the forums, notes of participant observers, questionnaire follow-up for goal…

An interactive computer-assisted system for teaching elementary logic is described, which was designed to handle formalizations of first-order theories suitable for presentation in a computer-assisted instruction environment. The system provides tools with which the user can develop and then study a nonlogical axiomatic theory along whatever lines…

Contributions derived from ESEA Title III funds to the new environmental thrusts in American education are portrayed in this quarterly journal. These funds have provided opportunities for development of innovative, model environmental education programs in many local school districts. Responding to new educational needs, the projects have sought…

Seventeen elementary and secondary schools from throughout the five-county Southeastern Pennsylvania region were selected from 67 applicant schools to receive grants for Local Action Programs of environmental education. Included in this booklet is a resume of each of these programs. Information specifies program name, school name and address,…

The second year of operation of Hilo High School's "School-Within-A-School" [SWS] program is evaluated in this paper. Planning, training, and program implementation are described in the document. The following are the results of the program: There was an improvement in attendance among project students when compared to their record in…

The Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) implies the necessity to program the sequence of steps leading to the completion of a product. It takes cognizance of the need to define clearly each event and recognizes the obligation to describe the start and/or the completion of the interdependent activities. Essentially, the PERT chart is a…

A program based on the business world's system of contracting between employer and employee, in effect, the production of a particular product for a specific wage as stated in a written contract, was utilized in a six week independent study assignment. Students had the opportunity to choose the subject and received credit for it. (Author/RK)

Gerontological education is expanding for academic and practical reasons. One urban college offers a concentration in the psychology of aging within the psychology major. The philosophy, sequence of courses, required and/or recommended supportive courses, practical and field experiences, academic advisement procedures, and other features of the…

Notes that thus far surveys show that the children like the project, the parents like it and the teachers love it. Even the National Institute of Education likes it. Yet it is the only one of its kind in the country and seems likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. (Author/AM)