There is considerable interest in the conceptualization and design of the clincial components of teacher preparation programs generally, and a growing interest in inquiry-oriented programs. This study sought to determine perceptions of the degree of implementation of an inquiry-oriented student teaching curriculum at the University of Northern…

This study describes the evaluation of a model science teacher education program developed with support from the National Science Foundation from 1970 to 1980. This program, named the Undergraduate Preservice Science Teacher Education Program (UPSTEP) was designed to develop science teachers who have a research-based rationale for teaching…

Distance education can be examined in three ways. It can be analyzed from the standpoint of its teaching, administrative, and assessment systems. The three systems are interrelated, and examining each of them--first in isolation and then in conjunction with the other two--can provide a coherence that is useful in teaching and improving distance…

The monograph reports on a 3-year project to develop competencies in physical education teachers for dealing with mainstream exceptional students. Results of a survey of physical educators on the types of competencies needed to teach in mainstreamed settings are presented. Adjustments made to the undergraduate physical education program at State…

The focus of the experimental functional literacy project is the health and nutritional status of the young child; the target population are pregnant women and new mothers in rural Indian villages. (AJ)

This paper describes the results of a behavioral analysis of learning sequences used in initial instruction in the New Reading System, an early-reading curriculum. A rational analysis using behavioral categories yielded a set of strategies for teaching reading acquisition skills. Contingency management was assessed by an application of the…

Noting the successful establishment in England over the past ten years of the concept of advanced business education, the author calls for reexamination of course content and structure to adjust to changing student profiles and the need for staff development programs if innovative interdisciplinary and work experience approaches are to be…

The manual examines eight topics regarding the education of deaf blind students in Georgia (sample subtopics in parentheses): definitions; eligibility criteria; due process (placement, exit criteria); program organization (philosophy, delivery models); instructional programs (related services); program evaluation (family services, rehabilitation,…

As more psychologists become involved in program evaluation, program evaluation courses have been developed by many psychology departments. Psychology graduate students (N=19) participated in a semester-long simulation course. Students divided into small groups, and each group submitted a written proposal for evaluating the counseling service of a…

Described in this paper is a project utilizing the linkage concept in the implementation of a diffused team planning process in six elementary schools undergoing desegregation. Strategies employed in designing the project are reviewed. These reviews include a retrospective analysis of the first two years of the project, a review of the minutes of…

AN EVALUATION OF SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE RELATED PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH WERE PRESENTED. PART 1 COVERED PHASES OF MACHINE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, A REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE, AND THE MAJOR EXPERIMENT. EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED 14-YEAR-OLDS WERE SELECTED AND DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS. THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP CONSISTED…

THE DEVELOPMENT AND INITIATION OF A COURSE IN HUMANITIES FOR TERMINAL 12TH-GRADE STUDENTS WERE REPORTED. THE TWO GOALS OF THE PROGRAM WERE (1) TO PROVIDE THESE TERMINAL STUDENTS A COURSE INCORPORATING THE AREAS OF HISTORY, LITERATURE, LANGUAGE ARTS, MUSIC, AND ART TO STIMULATE ENTHUSIASM AND INSIGHT NOT COMMONLY EXPERIENCED BY SUCH STUDENTS AND…

THREE DIFFERENT METHODS OF TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY WERE EVALUATED. AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF (1) THE ACHIEVEMENT OF 176 STUDENTS TAUGHT BY THE MULTIVIEW PROJECTION METHOD, (2) 172 STUDENTS TAUGHT BY THE PICTURE METHOD PLUS MULTIVIEW PROJECTION, AND (3) 188 STUDENTS TAUGHT BY THE FIRST TWO METHODS AND ANIMATED FILMS. THE BASES FOR ANALYSIS WERE…

A PILOT STUDY WAS REPORTED ON THE USE OF A COMBINED TELEVISION-CLASSROOM GROUP PROGRAM IN REMEDIAL SPEECH INSTRUCTION. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 535 PUPILS FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF HAWAII WHO WERE DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS (1) TELEVISION-CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, (2) NON-TELEVISION-CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, AND (3) NORMAL THIRD-GRADE INSTRUCTION IN…

Representatives of 15 nursing programs participated in the conference conducted by the Nursing Advisory Service of the National League for Nursing and the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, with the Assistance of the Department of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs of the National League for Nursing and cosponsored by…