A science fiction unit on space designed for secondary schools is described and advocated in this article. This experimental program, presented to 9th grade students at University High School, State University of Iowa, provides a highly imaginative experience in literature while raising unique philosophical and moral problems not found in other…

One hundred and twenty-two readings from sources published between 1900 and 1947 cover aspects of language teaching in the United States. Chapters on the history of modern language teaching and on programs, projects, and activities are particularly lengthy. Other chapters discuss values of foreign language study, foreign language in the general…

Written both for the college-educated housewife who, through reading and community work, has kept her mind alert and who now seeks challenging employment suitable to her education, and for the employer who is seeking dedicated, enthusiastic personnel with growth potential, the book encourages adoption of new employment patterns of flexible work…

This report summarizes an informal survey to determine how extensively inter-ethnic materials are being used in suburban school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Data was obtained from responses to a questionnaire distributed to some 100 teachers and administrators from 20 districts enrolled in two courses, fall 1968. In no school or…

This report is the final one in a trilogy stemming from the 1968 Summer Reading Institute in the Washington Model School Division. The Institute was designed to meet the needs of elementary school teachers in their attempts to teach language skills and reading to students in grades K-3. This follow-up study examines the results of the Summer…

An annotated bibliography, this publication includes 578 items of research or investigation in adult education, most of which are dated 1970 or 1971. They cover adult learning characteristics, program planning and administration, learning environments, instructional methods, curriculum materials and instructional devices, personnel and staffing,…

This paper, a continuation of the analysis of data collected on 455 Negro and white medical technicians (see ED 035 018) as part of a study on fairness in selection testing, investigates the prediction of supervisors' ratings from aptitude tests. (AG)

Guidance in the values and uses of media for educators and students at all educational levels is presented in this resource guide. Over fifty educational media are discussed such as photographs, study prints, slides, filmstrips, stereoscopic views, microforms, recordings, motion pictures, television, and facsimiles of reality. Attention is also…

Seven schools located in and around an impoverished West Philadelphia community are highlighted. While all seven schools are representative of a movement toward the decentralization of authority, the involvement of people in their schools, and the humanization of the educational process, each is innovative in its own way. The authors first discuss…

This publication was prepared to assist Federal, regional, state, and local administrators of post-secondary programs to prepare technicians for environmental control and related fields. Administrative concerns discussed in the guide include: (1) identifying a technological field and determining the need for a 2-year training program, (2)…

NATIONAL LEADERS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER TO FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON THE GENERATION OF GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL TEACHER EDUCATION. TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND TO STIMULATE THINKING, SEVERAL PAPERS WERE COMMISSIONED AND PRESENTED. THESE PAPERS INCLUDED--(1) "A REVIEW OF…

Project Reach is based on the assumption that youth, adults, and other target populations will be assisted to a significant degree in knowing more about occupations and in making occupational choices more effectively through the planned interaction with trained retired resource counselors. The project will address three major problem areas: The…

Describes the report "Tomorrow's Teachers," prepared by the Holmes Group--an organization of 39 education deans committed to the reform of teacher education and of the teaching profession. Explains the group's plans for involving other universities in the pursuit of these goals at regional and national levels. (IW)

This ready-reference school management tool is a practical guide that provides an answer to the questions "Where do I start?" and "Where do I look for direction?" Written in an easy-to-read, bulleted format, the handbook is an excellent resource for all principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school administrators. With words of wisdom from…

Current federal hiring problems result in processes that do not meet the needs of (1) agencies in achieving their missions, (2) managers in filling positions, and (3) applicants for a timely, efficient, transparent, and merit-based process. Federal human resources directors from the 24 major federal departments and agencies found time-to-hire a…