This activities manual describes how to utilize the Curriculum Information Network (CIN), a pilot program in the state of Iowa which acquires and disseminates information on new instructional methods and materials designed by Iowa social studies teachers in grades K-12. Part I describes duties of the local representative at the CIN pilot centers,…

The recent activity of anthropologists whose primary interest are in education and of educators whose orientation is anthropological suggests this division of labor: The first division, "anthropology and education," is the most expansive and the least specific. A second, "anthropology in education," concerns the anthropological presence, whether…

The report is one of a series which supplements the overall report "Exploratory Study to Analyze New Skill Content in Selected Occupations in Michigan and the Mechanism for its Translation into Vocational Education Curricula". The present report presents detailed task analyses and results of employers skill requirements for auto mechanics. The…

This paper reports on an experiment designed to investigate the effect of structural and linguistic variables on level of difficulty in solving arithmetic word problems. Identification of such variables is intended to assist curriculum writers in preparing exercises at a specified level of difficulty for students at various age levels. The study…

Twelve workpapers on the teaching of English as a second language presented during the 1971-72 school year on the University of California at Los Angeles campus are compiled in this booklet. They include: (1) "The Designs for Intermediate and Advanced Second-Language Classes, " (2) "The Universalist Hypothesis: Some Implications for Contrastive…

In reviewing the situation in social studies education in general and the place of social studies in the curriculum, this paper focuses on the concept of the evolving individual, a person characterized in social studies curriculum by encountering, decision-making, and taking action. Chapter I, a position statement, discusses the nature and goals…

This study was addressed to the question, "Can change be brought about in teachers' attitudes and their students' attitudes toward racial difference and economic deprivation after the teachers have been exposed to in-service training programs?" Twenty teachers representing grades kindergarten through high school participated. Two…

In developing a program to assist the individual student to plan a goal-oriented program and increase his opportunities both to select courses moving him toward his personal goals and to use the community resources as supplemental educational experiences, the Winston Churchill High School designed a Career Cluster Curriculum Project, the first…

Recommendations are included for area vocational-technical schools covering aspects of administration, curriculum, instruction, student factors, advisory committees, and physical plant. Other recommendations on the outcomes of the 1970 vocational education objectives include programs for the areas of secondary school, post-secondary, adult,…

This curriculum planning guide is one of seven publications designed to implement the Home-Oriented Preschool Education (HOPE) Program, which uses televised, mobile classroom, and parent instruction to educate 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds. A description of the HOPE program is followed by a detailed list of program objectives and tasks divided into…

The Individual Mathematics Teaching Project (IMU) has been under development in the upper level (grades 7-9) of the comprehensive school in Sweden since 1964. Its goals are (1) to construct and test self-instruction study material in mathematics, (2) to find suitable teaching methods and work forms for the use of this material, (3) to try out…

Problems of an interdisciplinary program in university environments where traditional departments have top-billing are the focus of this paper. General conditions that exert a drag and positive factors facilitating the development and implementation of an interdisciplinary international studies program are outlined. The status of undergraduate…

This is a teacher's guide for a twelfth grade course on value conflicts and policy decision. The course is part of an articulated curriculum for grades K-12. This teacher guide contains goals for the course as they are related to values, skills, and concepts and generalizations. The focus of the course is on problems facing the United States at…

The main body of this document consists of papers that were presented at the seminar. The document also includes an outline of the seminar proceedings, a list of participants and staff members, a list of the organizing committee, and several reports of the findings and recommendations of the seminar working groups. Papers presented by guest…

Special education teachers at the graduate level developed a model noncategorical preschool program for five normal or severely handicapped children which incorporated parent training and behavioral research. The staff assumed such tasks as designing classroom/clinic/observation areas, arranging for materials, training parents, and attending…