Two projects of the Ecole Normale Superieure de Saint-Cloud (CREDIF) are described and critically analyzed in this paper: the definition of a threshold level, "Niveau-seuil," in French and a learning module, "Looking for Work," intended to teach necessary written French to migrant workers. The threshold level section is a…

Eleven activity sets suitable for supplementing social studies units in grades 3, 4, and 5 are presented. Each set lists appropriate resources, concepts, general objectives and instructional objectives for each activity within the set. Grade 3 sets are "You Can Help Conserve Our Natural Resources,""Urban Decay and Urban…

In 1967 the University of Cincinnati initiated one of the first graduate programs in health planning to provide qualified professionals to staff health planning agencies. In 1974 the university began to develop an external degree program to meet the needs of employed health personnel. The program incorporates individualized, self-paced,…

One of twenty course guides in the Community Living Skills Guide for the College for Living series, this document provides guidelines and workbook activities for the course, Cooking/Food Preparation. The series of courses for developmentally disabled adults is intended to supplement residential programs and to aid in orienting institutionalized…

The University of Denver developed and implemented a project integrating career education with traditional liberal arts and sciences programs. Fifteen departments representing the humanities, physical sciences, and social sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences and the management disciplines of the College of Business Administration generated…

SPEECHES BY CONSULTANTS AND REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AT THIS 1967 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION WORKSHOP AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY STRESS A PRACTICAL AND CONCRETE APPROACH TO DEALING, NOT ONLY WITH SPECIFIC SKILL NEEDS IN READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, AND EVERYDAY LIVING AND CITIZENSHIP, BUT WITH UNDERLYING CULTURAL, PERCEPTUAL, AND EMOTIONAL…

THESE SIX REPORTS OF THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE FIRST NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, HELD IN 1954, REFLECT THE BASIC AIM OF ASSEMBLING LANGUAGE TEACHERS OF ALL LEVELS WITH THE PURPOSE OF REACHING COMMON AGREEMENT CONCERNING THEIR OBJECTIVES AND THE BEST METHODS OF ACHIEVING THEM. HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS VOLUME IS A…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBREGIONAL WORKSHOP, HELD IN 1965 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, WAS TO ENABLE ADMINITRATORS, OPERATORS, AND EDUCATORS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED FIELDS TO REVIEW THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF NATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, TO…

THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO PROVIDE A PROFILE OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS IN THE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION IN 1964-65 AND TO COMPARE THESE FINDINGS WITH RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL STUDY, "INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION," BY SCHMITT AND PELLEY, AFTER USING THE SAME TWO QUESTIONNAIRES. THE DATA COLLECTED FROM…

Designed to present theory as a functional aspect, this air conditioning and refrigeration curriculum guide is comprised of nine units of instruction. Unit titles include (1) Job Orientation, (2) Applying for a Job, (3) Customer Relations, (4) Business Management, (5) Psychometrics, (6) Residential Heat Loss and Heat Gain, (7) Duct Design and…

Ways in which institutions can attract and aid re-entry women students by offering courses, workshops and support personnel to help them refresh, upgrade, and update basic academic skills are suggested. A wide range of possible actions is included so that institutions can pursue those most appropriate to their individual circumstances. Reasons why…

This booklet outlines specific competencies for social studies education in grades one through six in the Philadelphia school system. The focus of social studies education is seen to be the transmission of knowledge and inculcation of skills and attitudes essential for good citizenship in an interdependent world. Five important areas which…

Outlined in this booklet are key competencies for African and Afro-American studies courses in kindergarten through grade six in the Philadelphia school system. Afro-American studies are viewed as (1) developing students' ability to gain insights and destroy stereotypes and (2) providing a frame of reference for understanding the forces which have…

This course guide is intended for classroom use by teachers of secondary level mathematics to Spanish-speaking students of English as a second language (ESL). Both mathematical instruction and acquisition of English mathematical terminology are emphasized. The book is divided into chapters that comprise a Spanish-English glossary of mathematical…

Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these proceedings of the Subcommittee on Childhood Experiences as Causes of Criminal Behavior, of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science, Senate of Canada. This issue, the 17th in a series of 19…