This global approach to teaching high school students about international law uses existing curriculum materials from a variety of social studies disciplines to present five major perspectives. Perspective I, "Global Links," focuses on the meaning of citizenship in a global age and the interconnectedness between individuals and the…

This global approach to teaching high school students about international law uses existing curriculum materials from a variety of social studies disciplines to present five major perspectives. Perspective I "Global Links," focuses on the meaning of citizenship in a global age and the interconnectedness between individuals and the…

Four research papers on temperament and school learning and two commentaries are presented. "Early Temperament and Later Educational Outcomes," by Jacqueline V. Lerner, Stella Chess, and Kathleen Lenerz, discusses temperament characteristics and academic attainment. One hundred thirty-three middle class subjects were studied from early infancy…

The Eatonton Central School District of central New York State, formed in 1968 by merging the smaller central districts of Batesville and Meridian, is examined from the period prior to reorganization to the present. The study is divided into three major sections. The first discusses the school district and its setting. Enough of the area's history…

This kit includes a variety of instructional materials designed to teach language arts, science, mathematics and social studies while integrating soil and water conservation concepts into the intermediate-level classroom. The activities included in the student study manual are intended to be used to: (1) introduce a topic prior to using the…

This booklet, written by practitioners in the field, is designed to be a practical "how-to" guide to help teachers and administrators to set up a K-12 career education program. The first section of the guide presents a rationale for career education, and general information on setting up a local plan for comprehensive career education.…

One of five modules in the administrative series of the 16-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists, this module is intended for use in classes or individual study arrangements at the preservice or inservice level by students with varying amounts of experience in vocational education. (These modules are revised…

This book contains 54 articles providing examples of how to involve the public, home, and community effectively in an educational partnership. It consists of four sections. In the first section various aspects of encouraging parent involvement are addressed, including using television to improve family relationships, bridging the gap between…

This book offers suggestions and guidelines for elementary school teachers in the areas of: (1) reading instruction; (2) teacher-student conferences and guidance programs; (3) discipline; (4) truancy; (5) busing; (6) teacher orientation; (7) school opening and closing; (8) physical education and intramural programs; (9) field trips; (10) study…

Intended for Iowa special education teachers, the document contains a model senior high school special education course of study which emphasizes survival skills and the affective needs of students. Following an introductory section, on the course of study's rationale, are four color coded sections each addressing a specific population/educational…

The focus of the conference was on interinstitutional collaboration as a means of advancing higher education, particularly international education and faculty development. Contents are as follows: Introductory Comments (Russell J. Leskiw and Philip E. Moir); "Institutional Collaboration for Professional Development and International Education"…

Proceedings of the 1981 University of Arizona conference on responses to fiscal stress in higher education are presented. Topics include the impact of the federal government on higher education, state and institutional responses to new federal policies, developing responses to fiscal stress, alternate perspectives on fiscal stress, and tactical…

Designed for use by institutions at the postsecondary level, this program evaluation package contains instructions for planning and implementing an evaluation program, instruments for obtaining information from key sources, and procedures for their use. Covered in the individual chapters are the following topics: an overview of evaluation…

This training package provides materials to build collaborative relationships and commitment between vocational educators and employers in order to enhance placement of women and men in occupations nontraditional to their sex. The three units of the training package are intended for use beyond the initial stage of raising awareness of the need for…

As part of the high school vocational industrial program in Manitoba, this course has been designed to provide students with the foundation for a career in auto-body repair. The program introduces and provides opportunities for student skill development in the theories and techniques of tool and equipment operation, metallurgy and welding, damage…