Numerous innovative educational techniques and programs for children in a rural setting are presented, along with a suggested strategy for change in rural schools. Chapter 1 defines the role of rural education within the perspective of the prime goal of education in America: to provide equal opportunities for all to share in America's wealth.…

This report must be considered in conjunction with the earlier report (ED 024 349). Changes or new recommendations are suggested in the following areas. Higher education priorities for the 70s must include equality of educational opportunity, education for health services, and academic reform. Grants and payments should be made to needy students…

Presenting formal research findings and other evidence in a literature review, the author discusses the value of combining technical education and/or job training with adult basic education (ABE) as a means of motivating the educational participation of the functionally illiterate, hard core unemployed. Attention is given to special…

Goals for the social studies programs for Indian children in Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools are identified as (1) helping the child to comprehend his experiences and to find meaning in life, (2) preparing him to participate effectively in the dynamics of his society, and (3) assisting each person in understanding the analytical processes…

The history of the Lower Plateau Indians--those in the states of Nevada, Utah, and Colorado--is traced and briefly described from early tribes to the modern day Indian. The environmental transition undergone by these peoples and their cultural change, more pronounced when the United States acquired the West, are discussed. Emphasis is placed on…

Evaluated is a summer project, funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I in New York City. A group of musically talented high school students from the city's poverty areas prepared a program stressing the musical contributions of minority groups. This program was presented at elementary school assemblies. Assessment of…

This study was designed and conducted to obtain data regarding business education teachers' knowledge, needs, and interest in vocational education, specifically federally reimbursed vocational business and office occupations programs. The sample consisted of 142 secondary business education teachers in 82 Wyoming schools, which varied in…

This booklet discusses three Federal programs for the continuing education of adults: Adult Basic Education; Community Service and Continuing Education; and Civil Defense Education. Initiated through the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Adult Basic Education began operation in 1965, financed by the Office of Economic Opportunity and administered…

An attempt is made in the study presented to draw a profile of the typical "new leader" in outdoor/conservation education as reflected in programs funded under Titles I and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. By means of a questionnaire personal data, academic data, and professional data were collected. These data included…

Sixty-five representatives of business, federal and state government, and education participated in the conference designed to present the Training and Technology (TAT) Project at the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's Oak Ridge, Tennessee Y-12 plant as a model from which potential contracters might gain insight into the processes of formulating…

State Research Coordinating Units (RCU) for vocational education are evaluated in this study. Three separate questionnaires were used for RCU directors, State directors of vocational education, and a sample of local and university personnel involved in vocational education. Questionnaire respondents totaled 306, divided in five categories, with…

This project sought to develop a set of tests for the assessment of the basic literacy and occupational cognizance of pupils in those public elementary and secondary schools, including vocational schools, receiving services through Federally supported educational programs and projects. The assessment is to produce generalizable average scores for…

This inventory contains the results of a survey of all Federal programs for fiscal years 1966, 1967, and 1968 that included educational activities aimed at improving international understanding and cooperation. A total of 159 such programs were reported by 31 responding Federal agencies. This inventory contains the following information for each…

The concept of accountability, the notion that schools and colleges should shoulder the responsibility for the learning successes or failures of their pupils, calls for a revamping of much of our thinking about the roles of educational personnel and institutions at all levels. To create a society that is free, open, compassionate, nonracist,…

The doctoral program in vocational-technical education at the University of Tennessee began in 1971. Among the 22 students were 18 recipients of Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) fellowships. The goal of the program is to prepare a cadre of educational leaders and administrators who can effectively contribute to improving the quality of…