The practicum design reported in this document was based on one basic assumption, that the adult perceptions of children influence adult behavior toward children which in turn influences the child's behavior. Therefore, behavior changes by children could best be effected by changing the adult perception of, and behavior toward, the child.…

This two-part curriculum and resource guide provides an undergraduate and graduate level course methodology in contemporary future studies and research. The objectives of this curriculum are to create awareness and appreciation of the fundamental concepts, methods, and limitations of future studies. The curriculum design is conceptual, general in…

This guide to resources in consumer education for grade levels K-12 is a revision and updating of a previous guide, ED 070 719. Resources are described in the following categories: multimedia; films; filmstrips; slides, pictures, and transparencies; booklets and study materials; books; records and tapes; teaching units, guidelines, and…

The curriculum outline is designed to aid the instructor in developing a more complete course of study in woods and wood technology for intermediate and secondary school students. The guide is introduced by a discussion of objectives fundamental to a sound program of industrial arts education, followed by an outline and objectives for the content…

Section A of this resource guide is designed to help students develop knowledge of their personal strengths and weaknesses and understand the relationship of these characteristics to educational and vocational choices. Each time students experience a work role, they should be encouraged to share with other students: (1) their observation of job…

This Home Economics Educators Package (HEEP) is written to be used as a consumer education course on the selection of furniture. The objective of the course is for each student to know the types of furniture available and to be able to select furniture to meet present or future needs. This guide has been divided into four sections: a teachers…

The product of a Special Studies Institute, this teacher developed resource guide for the emotionally handicapped (K-6) presents social study concepts and activities relative to education in the urban out-of-doors. Focus is on the study of man (past, present, and future) interacting with his environment. Listed below are activity examples: (1)…

Human rights issues are brought to the attention of a larger lay public in this source book of questions, topics for discussion, and study of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The original declaration consists of a preamble, introduction, and 30 articles. These are all retained in this lay version which closely follows the…

This paper is thirty-eighth in a series which expands the analysis of the crisis under discussion to provide a multinational view by quoting comment from a selection of newspapers of several countries. The issue presented here is the problem of world food shortages, which is briefly introduced in relation to the attemps at the Rome Conference to…

The guide is one of a series developed in a pilot project to integrate career education concepts with traditional subject matter and topics in elementary grades K-7 and in special education. Developed by teachers in the Radford, Virginia, schools, the units make use of resource persons from outside the school, occupational information,…

The handbook was compiled to help separate and clarify for career educators the concepts and issues of career education. It is intended to be used as a reference work and the following sample topics are discussed alphabetically: a brief look at yourself; articulation; awareness; career development; career education; career guidance; occupational…

This English language curriculum resource handbook provides background information and techniques of instruction designed for instructors helping students to prepare themselves for the General Educational Development Tests in general language and literary abilities. It consists largely of fundamental concepts which high school graduates are…

Documents on American Indian education have been compiled in this 2-part bibliography, which is a supplement to ED 030 780. Part I of the supplement contains abstracts of 176 documents cited in "Research in Education" from September of 1969 through September of 1970. Part II contains 81 citations (some annotated) which have appeared in "Current…

Teachers and curriculum supervisors involved in planning and implementing an effective unit or course on African studies at various levels should find this annotated bibliography a useful resource. A large proportion of the 39 items, drawn from RIE and CIJE focus on teaching guides and curriculum materials. Also represented are bibliographies,…

This resource guide to films contains four study units for high school students dealing with (1) reasons for film popularity--involvement; (2) film language--visual, motion, sound; (3) thematic study--a perspective on war; (4) film criticism--sensitivity and awareness. Each unit provides suggestions for length of study, purposes, descriptions of…