An adaptation of incidental teaching procedures was used to teach individually defined language responses to four language-delayed children (4-8 years old). Data showed that frequency of each targeted response increased only during incidental teaching, with most targeted responses produced spontaneously; and the teachers correctly implemented the…

Describes a seminar designed to teach job-finding skills to senior agriculture students through the use of a behaviorally based textbook, practice in job-seeking skills, and corrective performance feedback. Comparisons of student competencies in job-finding skills showed that posttraining performance levels were higher than pretraining levels.…

Recommendations for new course leaders at People's Universities include: consistent emphasis on oral work, maximum use of the target language, varied approaches to the teaching process, active participation by the learners (reduction of "teacher talking time"), modest expectations, simplified explanations (examples are given), and adult-level…

This report examines leadership and the impact of a leadership-education retreat through the eyes of six undergraduate college men who participated in the Institute of Men of Principle at a Midwestern College. The report relates the results of a study on what influences shaped the definition and experience of leadership for the participants of the…

The purpose of this naturalistic study was to describe and explore issues that emerged from an undergraduate/graduate phonics course for preservice and practicing teachers, certified or licensed to instruct children from kindergarten to eighth grade (K-8). Data were collected through teacher observations of classroom discussions, activities,…

A multidisciplinary approach to history provided by the use of poetry, and specifically epic poetry, portrays the story of man and offers a viable affective learning experience. (Author/KM)

To retrain teachers for better performance, the author says, the teaching environment must be changed significantly. He elaborates on his theory and gives examples of his method. (Editor)

Author considers two recent trends in education, the first is that education must become more broadly humanizing and values must be taught in the schools, the second is that our instructional procedures must become far more objective in order to be effective. (Author/RK)

A routine for teachers of adult students to follow at the first class meeting. (SP)

The development of favorable attitudes toward the police is an essential element of law-focused education, such development takes place during school age. A model illustrating the need for balance between the cognitive, affective, and values domains is presented. (JB)

By using an inquiry approach and determining what is appropriate to teach and how it should be taught, it is possible to provide discussion in the classroom where communications, rationality, and valid data become a base for the emergence of a student's value system. (Author)

Describes learning disabilities of five children, principle teaching techniques used, and incorporation of linguistic principles in teaching the program. (MM)

The Keeps All Pupils in School (KAPS) program in Baltimore is discussed. (DB)