Presented are appendices to the final evaluation report of the Project City Science (PCS). The PCS, a program conducted by New York University and funded by NSF, sets as its major goal the improvement of junior high school science instruction in the inner-city environment. The following are some of the 20 appendices presented: (1) first and second…

The introduction, "Education and Local Development," provides a theme of rural education and development, with emphasis on widening the limits of programs and facilities to serve all age groups. International perspectives on rural education are infused into the 20 selected papers through the participation of several authorities from…

Intended for elementary and secondary teachers and for students in teacher training institutions, this book contains practical suggestions and information on ways and means of improving social studies instruction. UNESCO hopes that the book will play a part in raising the standard of social studies teaching and that it will at the same time…

Prepared for the National Science Foundation (NSF), this report summarizes the development and work of the Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS) project from 1972 to 1979. One hundred activities for ten- to fifteen-year-olds in community groups (scouts, clubs, camps, churches, etc.) were developed, field tested, revised, and made…

This guide has been developed to assist educators to write or revise a comprehensive career education curriculum that will meet the needs of local school districts in Connecticut. Following the introductory chapter, chapter 2 provides a brief perspective on the growth and current status of career education in the nation and in Connecticut, as well…

Volume II of a two-volume annotated bibliography presents resumes of research and exemplary and innovative program projects that were administered by the state departments of education during fiscal years 1970-1977. The projects described in Volume II were supported with funds authorized by Section 131(b) of Part C and Section 142(d) of Part D of…

During 1979, nine National Workshops were organized in Afghanistan, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Socialist Republic of Vietnam to analyze national experiences relating to the designing and developing of innovative science curriculum and instructional materials for linking science education to real-life…

The Navy is finding it increasingly difficult to attract personnel with aptitude scores high enough to make them eligible for entry into Class "A" technical schools. Training courses were developed for low aptitude students that would increase their mastery of the prerequisite skills and knowledge (S/Ks) they would need for success in…

The first of three volumes in a postsecondary secretarial science curriculum, this manual provides a systematic approach to analyzing the tasks performed by office workers in designing and developing secretarial science programs. Following an introductory chapter that describes the organization of the manual, chapter 2 outlines the…

Development of an Outward Bound program for the Colorado Springs School District was divided into seven phases covering nine years. Phase I (1967-1969) was a feasibility study at the community level, using professional Outward Bound staff. During Phase II (1970-1971), an organizational plan was developed that involved students, teachers, and…

American Indian participation in educational research suffers from minimal involvement of tribal people in the research effort, the obtrusive role of researchers, controversies over the content of published research, and inadequate preparation of researchers sensitive to American Indian community needs. Existing supplementary training methods to…

A field test examined the validity of the "Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education Curriculum Manual." (Among those topics covered in the manual are the following: vocational student organizations, leadership, civic responsibility, health and safety, human relations, communications, resource management, consumer skills, consumer law,…

Much bilingual curriculum material has little relationship to either traditional Indian teaching methods or to current standards of conventional quality education. Native bilingual programs tend to be poor imitations of European models, and little overall coordination exists in the use of bilingual materials. Techniques by which Native language,…

Common misconceptions of children that may interfere with their learning science are discussed, including three aspects of science programs: complexity, fragility, and unclear learning outcomes. Special attention is given to the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS). Methods for solving problems dealing with students' misconceptions are then…

This report examines the progress and achievements of a Title VII Chinese Bilingual Program conducted in New York City in 1979-1980. The economic and ethnic composition of the school district and the school population are discussed in the introduction. The evaluation's design and data collection procedures are outlined along with the program's…