In order for a remedial or supplemental mathematics laboratory program to be successful, several important elements must be present. Administrative support of the philosophy of the lab is essential before a sufficiently flexible budget will be provided. Student oriented personnel are the single most important factor in the success of the math lab.…

If one accepts the premises that the school is obliged to develop respect for the right of choice regarding ethnic behavior and attitude, and that the individual has a right to be judged on his/her own merits, then it is appropriate to use a counter-stereotypic curriculum in multi-ethnic education. This approach may be defined as: (1) devotion of…

This module on developing a curriculum design is one of a set of three on curriculum design in vocational education and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education.…

This module on applying learning theory to vocational education is one of a set of three on curriculum design in vocational education and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics,…

Twenty-four of the 35 Canadian schools with formal journalism programs responded to a survey conducted to collect data about enrollment, curricula, faculty background in journalism, and the ability of journalism graduates to find jobs in the profession. Highlights of the results are as follows: there are an estimated 3,300 journalism students in…

The papers contained in this volume were given during a conference on "Humanistic Education in Desegregated Schools." The papers address a variety of issues in humanistic education, some practical and some theoretical. All attempt to assist elementary and secondary school personnel to accept diversity, whether based on race, sex, or…

This study provides a perspective for social work educators who seek a response to the demands for accountability that have emerged simultaneously from the profession itself and from higher education. Part 1 presents an overview of the forces responsible for the move toward quality control in social work education. Part 2 is a detailed review of…

A national survey of all (676) teacher preparation programs in speech communication was conducted during 1976 and 1977. Responses were received from 266 (42%) institutions; of these responses, 219 (34%) were usable. This paper reports the informational and attitudinal responses on the following subjects: the department and the institution; state…

Providing a general framework for local curriculum development, the guide is intended to assist industrial arts teachers and public school administrators in situations where a comprehensive curriculum development effort is undertaken, a new industrial arts curriculum is being developed, or an existing program is being revised. Four phases of…

The report outlines the administrative setting and describes the experimental design to be used in field testing the Mark II model of the Automated Pronunciation Instructor (API) system. It presents the draft instructional curriculum for the Spanish-English and the English-Mandarin Chinese language pairs, and describes the hardware, pedagogical…

Analyzing the changing needs of young people today can be helpful in designing future nutrition education programs. Studies indicate that 40 percent of today's 18-26 year olds have considerably different values/attitudes from past values/attitudes. Technology may determine what is possible, but values and attitudes determine what people will…

The purpose of the study was to trace and document by means of historical research methods, the organization of the St. Louis Public School System's elementary reading curriculum in regard to instructional methodology, legislation, and influential personalities. Chronologically, the study covered the period 1821-1973. The reading curriculum of the…

The purposes of the project described in this report were to train curriculum specialists and to develop and test curriculum design training materials. The first phase of the project included the development of training materials and their use to train a small group of students. During the training of the pilot group of students, an effective…

The paper describes the design of an Experience Based Career Education program (EBCE) in West Virginia, a program designed to provide high school juniors and seniors with systematic and coordinated experiential learning. The basic design strategy consists of a matrix that establishes workable relationships among elements of the system design,…

In the first part of this handbook, designed especially for the highly transient student in a county jail or prison, sociological and psychological factors central to education within the prison environment are discussed. Such issues as optimum scheduling of class time, the employment of tutor and peer help, the utility and appropriateness of…