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Andersen, Elaine S. – 1977
A study was undertaken to determine whether young children are aware of sociolinguistic and social interactional differences in language use and of the appropriateness of varied linguistic forms in particular situations, roles and relationship. The speech of 24 children ranging in age from 3 years, 9 months to 7 years, 1 month was recorded in…
Descriptors: Child Language, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Browne, Gayle, Comp. – 1977
Activities for school age day care programs are presented in detail in this guide for children, parents, and day care staff. The guide consists of 14 illustrated booklets that provide activity instructions and some background information. Topics are: (1) functions of school age day care; (2) quiet and active games and materials; (3) toys and play…
Descriptors: After School Day Care, After School Programs, Art Activities, Communication Skills
Kirkness, Verna J. – 1976
Aims, design, curriculum materials, and evaluation results of a bilingual education pilot project which began in 1971 in several Manitoba schools are presented in this handbook. Designed to instruct native children in their own language, the project was begun to combat high failure and dropout rates among native children being taught wholly in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Arithmetic, Bilingual Education, Canada Natives
Minnich, Brenda S. – 1978
This project was conducted as an experiment in the implementation of the guidelines set up by the agents' manual of the Texas study, SKILLS (Seniors and Kids Involved in Learning Life's Skills). Objectives of the intergenerational program included the following: (1) to further the work started by the SKILLS study, (2) to offer a variety of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advisory Committees, Citizen Role, Communication Skills
Mesa Public Schools, AZ. – 1977
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic skills, this curriculum guide for grade 6 deals with the how and why of traffic safety. Based on the introduction to highway safety rules and laws that students have learned in grades K through 3, the program for grades 4 through…
Descriptors: Bicycling, Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Guides
Siegel, Bernard J., Ed.; And Others – 1978
The book contains 19 essays which provide an overview of the state of the art in various areas of anthropology, including applied anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, social anthropology, and economic anthropology. Most of the authors are professors and researchers from departments of anthropology in United States colleges, universities, and…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Anthropology, Archaeology, Area Studies
Tijerina, Andres A. – 1977
In March of 1977 a survey was conducted in Austin, Texas to determine the effectiveness of the Texas Department of Human Resources (DHR) service delivery and to obtain data on the social and cultural characteristics of urban Mexican American elderly. Interviews with 163 Supplementary Security Income recipients who were 65 years or older utilized…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Caseworker Approach, Communication Problems, Coping
Stake, Robert E. – 1979
It is argued that achievement test means, based on group scores, or other district-wide summary scores do not provide valid measures for diagnosing curriculum weaknesses nor for initiating curriculum changes. Group scores are probably valid for some purposes, but should not be used as criterion variables for evaluating the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Communication Problems
Gartner, Karen; And Others – 1978
Junior high or middle school student activities in mathematics are provided for three entry level occupations in each of fifteen career clusters. The fifteen cluster titles including one of the three occupations for each cluster with an example of a student activity follow: (1) Agri-business and Natural Resources (cropdusting pilot, reading an…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Building Trades, Business, Career Awareness
Langerman, Philip D., Ed.; Smith, Douglas H., Ed. – 1979
Developed to assist managers of adult and continuing education programs, this management guide contains thirteen chapters written by several authors selected for their expertise in their respective areas. These chapters are divided into three major sections. The first section includes three introductory chapters providing (1) an overview of this…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Adult Education, Community Education
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1979
This report discusses teacher organizing, strikes, collective bargaining and negotiations, contract settlements, economic issues, legal developments, and state legislative activities. The first section contains fact sheets and organizing literature from the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). A…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Court Litigation
Calder, Carol, Comp. – 1979
This directory provides a source of nonprint materials for educators who seek multimedia resources in the field of administration. The nonprint materials listed include 16mm films, videotapes, audiotapes, multimedia kits, filmstrips, and simulations. Concentration is on topics of interest in the planning of workshops or seminars, the training of…
Descriptors: Administration, Arbitration, Audiovisual Aids, Budgeting
PDF pending restorationSan Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA. Career Preparation Centers. – 1977
This third of sixteen sets of Adult Competency Education (ACE) Based Job Descriptions in the ACE kit contains job descriptions for Body Fender Mechanic and New Car Get-Ready Person. Each begins with a fact sheet that includes this information: occupational title, D.O.T. code, ACE number, career ladder, D.O.T. general educational developmental…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Auto Body Repairers, Auto Mechanics
Freedle, Roy O., Ed. – 1979
Two theoretical orientations-schema theory and cultural norms for the use of language unify this multidisciplinary collection of papers examining discourse. Chapters by Adams and Collins; Warren; Nicholas and Trabasso; Stein and Glenn; and Freedle and Hale highlight the application of schema theory to the study of story recall, reading, and the…
Descriptors: Child Language, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition
Pak, Moon J.; And Others – 1978
A program at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, developed and adminstered a preparatory course for the Federal Licensing Examination (FLEX) for non-fully licensed physicians employed in the United States. Statistical data indicated that nearly 75% of the condidates for licensure in states employing FLEX were foreign medical graduates with a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Certification, Communication Skills, Cultural Education
