This report, part of a series on the state of recurrent education in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries, focuses on recurrent education in West Germany. The West German thrust for continuing adult education has come from business, industry, and the 1969 Labor Promotion Act which publicly funds…

The publication, intended to serve as a resource document for industrial arts educators and to function as a tool for stimulating interaction between research and curriculum development personnel, contains abstracts on innovative activities in the area of industrial arts teacher education as well as those relating to other levels of instruction.…

The report describes the first year (1974-75) activities and accomplishments of a project to provide a cooperative-based vocational agriculture program for secondary students in Anniston, Alabama. The overall objectives were to provide instruction in livestock production and horticulture, leadership training, participatory experience on a real…

This bulletin of the Schools Council (London, England) lists and describes curriculum research and development projects in science developed in England from 1963 to the present. The projects described in this paper range from those encouraging a wide-ranging, interest-centered curriculum to those for older pupils with a clearly structured…

The instructional program for first year college chemistry was altered to provide self-paced, individualized instruction using multimedia modules. Each unit must be passed before the student can proceed and thus all students who complete the program can be assured of a passing grade. The entire course is on 42 half-hour audio tapes; students use…

An external degree is one that may be earned outside the central structure of a college or university. The most common form of external degree program is the evening college in which students, who are usually working adults, meet the standard requirements for a four-year degree by taking a part-time program after work. No allowances are made in…

Brief descriptions of 7 programs specifically designed to alleviate programs were considered exemplary innovative activities, as defined by the U. S. Office of Education in the migrant evaluation format, and had not been previously tried within the State of Wisconsin. General program effectiveness (statewide) is described, including cooperative…

This newsletter, announced here on a one time basis, is published by Earthrise, a Corporation engaged in futures research, education, and design. Typical issues report on activities conducted by Earthrise and those of similar organizations to stimulate information exchange on futures. In this issue futures studies is defined and defended, and a…

Nine art projects are described in this edition of the Title III Quarterly. Projects described include the Colorado Caravan, which brings live theater to elementary and secondary students and student participation to workshops in theater arts; a Skills Shop in the arts for teachers; Implementing Elementary Music Improvement (IEMI), a Tennessee…

This newsletter, devoted to the topic of individualization of foreign language instruction in America, contains a series of statements by prominent educators expressing their endorsement of the theory implied in this increasingly popular mode of instruction. A summary of general curriculum guidelines governing educators in the State of…

The traditional approaches and structures of career programs must be made more relevant to students whose primary aim is obtaining a decent, satisfying job upon graduation. Educational innovations have represented an elitist view, and the aspirations of the "new students" from low-income and/or minority groups to obtain jobs that are not demeaning…

The Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh, as part of a consortium of 15 educational agencies, is the prime contractor for a project to design, conduct, and diffuse training programs for educational R & D personnel. Four training programs in the areas of curriculum development and the design and conduct of local…

This is one of 21 reports dealing with the developmental history of recent and successful educational products. The report on the Frostig program is based upon: (1) published materials; (2) documents in the files of the developing agency; and (3) interviews with staff who were involved in the product development. All phases in the developmental…

Chapter 1 of this report on the implementation and evaluation of the Experimental Schools Program (ESP) in the Jefferson School District provides a brief geographical, demographic, historical, and economic overview of the district. Chapters 2 and 3 provide data of a historical and developmental nature, as well as data on the overall purposes and…

The department of home economics at California State University and the Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center have developed an innovative medical/home economics apprenticeship program that serves community health care needs and eases the transition period for senior students before they begin professional work.…