Article expanded on two programs designed to help the classroom teacher learn and experience bilingual-bicultural activities. (Author/RK)

Described is a rationale for field study programs and descriptions of field study programs in Great Britain and Australia. Development and support of programs, both financial and staff, are discussed. (RH)

This report summarizes the activities of a planning workshop dealing with school-based education on elevated blood cholesterol. The workshop brought together a group of professionals in a collaborative planning process designed to identify: (1) the current level of knowledge about blood cholesterol nutrition, and diet among school-age children;…

The ability of debate coaches and instructors to define the goals of their activity is essential to any meaningful evaluation of success in achieving those goals. Much of the criticism of debate rests on the faulty assumption that coaches and instructors agree as to what they are trying to teach students. Numerous writers have addressed the…

This digest suggests steps to take to organize an outdoor education organization at a state, regional, or local level. After an individual or group has determined the need for an organization and an area to be served, the first step is to organize a working meeting of no more than 20 key persons. Next, the purpose of the organization and services…

With the aim of providing a framework for developing successful staff development programs, 12 propositions, or statements of intent and commitment, are set forth in this paper. The first set of propositions states the guiding principles underlying the concept of staff development. The second set offers propositions for planninng staff development…

This document offers a comprehensive study of the present status and future needs of the public schools in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Chapter I defines educational planning and concepts of and guidelines for such planning. The processes used in developing educational plans and the organization of the document are also described. In Chapter II…

Three seminars examined strategies and tactics for community mobilization in Latin America. The sessions--which were held in Bogota, Columbia; Quito, Ecuador; and Recife, Brazil--involved a total of 75 participants from 27 organizations. Addressed during the seminars were development, leadership, mobilization, and learning in the context of…

An outline of the educational technology approach to defining a training problem and developing a suitable learning system with the use of audiovisual equipment. (BP)

In the architecture and arrangement of the physical plant, in the organization of its programs, and in the activities of its faculty and staff Moraine Valley Community College embodies a distinctive philosophy of education. (Author/RK)

Author outlined a spelling program designed to take the predictability out of learning to spell. (RK)

The purpose of this paper is to present a rationale and objectives for NIE's education and work priority area, to discuss the status of current R&D activities within this area, and to describe possible future efforts that are now under discussion. (Author)

This handbook of guidelines is intended to explain the sum and substance of the evaluation process and to guide a planning committee in designing an evaluation program. The evaluation process discussed is termed "evaluation by objectives." The guidelines for implementing evaluation by objectives have five steps: diagnosing current…

By creating new programs for special categories of students and special interest courses for the community at large, community colleges have more than kept their enrollments up. They have called into question traditional definitions of students, curriculum, and faculty. (Editor)