The pamphlet contains proceedings of a panel discussion about key issues surrounding the Ethical-Citizenship Education (ECE) movement. The five panelists represented institutions of higher education, the U.S. Office of Education, and a national research organization. Three questions served as the basis for discussion: (1) what are the core civic…

Although ethnicity has generally been relegated to secondary status as an explanatory factor in urban political participation studies, this research hypothesizes that ethnicity plays a major role in determining communal political participation. Communal participation is defined as participation in which the individual acts in concert with or on…

The Performance Assessment Checklist (PAC) was developed by the faculty of the Social Work Practice Sequence of the Wayne State University School of Social Work as a result of the need for a behaviorally specific instrument to assess student performance in the field work practicum. This instrument makes possible a systematic assessment of student…

Objectives of a study conducted by a two-year college were to (1) enable representatives of hiring industries and governmental agencies to help evaluate or initiate a selected vocational curriculum and to establish procedures for continuous change and upgrading in cooperation with the postsecondary institution; (2) determine which of the general…

Concern was expressed for the possible effects of testing Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I students with norm-referenced tests that may be so difficult that many students will have scores in the chance range. The likelihood of such students obtaining equal scaled scores if they were tested with easier out-of-level tests was…

While the use of the lecture method of instructional delivery is recognized as important and valuable, teaching must be directed beyond mere content in order that students can develop other skills that transcend the boundaries of a given course. Small discussion groups in an American Government course, used as a supplement to lecture-based…

The compilation of 24 papers provides information concerning the health, social, economic, educational, and special concerns of handicapped U.S. citizens. Included are the following titles and authors: "Research" (J. Weston); "Application of Technology to Handicapping Conditions and for Handicapped Individuals" (W. Ayers); "Rehabilitation…

The problems encountered by undergraduate women and minority students at Indiana University were identified to determine whether the difficulties were perceived as race or sex discrimination. Questionnaire responses were obtained from students in the departments of Afro-American Studies (100) and Chicano Studies (42) and in a general cross-section…

The use of an alternative methodology to study transfer of learning in clinical instruction during medical school was investigated. The environment in which clinical instruction takes place was examined, after which hypotheses were proposed and tested in a quasi-experimental design. The first phase of the study, an ethnographic analysis of the…

Activities and findings of the Statistical Analysis Group in Education (SAGE), which sought (1) to develop and validate financial and nonfinancial indicators of college or university viability and (2) to measure institutional viability of types of colleges related to federal policy goals for higher education. Development of the longitudinal file…

This curriculum guide for secondary teachers outlines resource units dealing with the free enterprise system. Although intended for use by teachers in Louisiana, the guide can be utilized or adapted by educators in any state. The guide is comprised of nine sections dealing with the following topics: (1) heritage and characteristics of the American…

The document--half of which consists of appendixes--is intended as a guide for developing and implementing preschool recreation programs for handicapped children, based on the Preschool Recreation Enrichment Program (PREP) model. Information on the growth and development of both normal and handicapped preschool children is presented, touching upon…

Perspectives on the literature teacher's role and appropriate subject matter, educational objectives, and instructional methods are considered in light of campus unrest that occurred in the late 1960s at San Francisco State University. The value of studying works of literature in a time of violence and psychic numbing is addressed, and possible…

Studies from several countries are described in this review of literature pertinent to assigning day care children to multi-age or homogeneous age groups. Three issues are discussed in this regard: (1) What difference does it make how one groups children? The answer is that a profound difference to children, staff, and parents may occur in terms…

Designed to identify exemplary strategies and procedures for assessing employer satisfaction with former vocational education students' training and job performance, this handbook provides ideas for initiating such an assessment and for improving upon current assessment practices. It consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the…