Historical and cultural world understandings are presented to secondary students in this social studies teaching supplement to guidelines described in documents SO 003 186 and SO 003 188. The objective of the activity units is to encourage the students to become inquirers into the values of the non-western and western world. Emphasis is upon…

Data on two preschool intervention programs for children from low-income families are discussed. The first program, the Karnes Preschool Program for the amelioration of learning deficits, is characterized by a structured format based on psychological theories. Its curriculum is designed to develop the basic language processes and to teach content…

A report of the findings from the three-year field test of the Appalachia Preschool Education Program (APEP), an early childhood education program, is presented. The report describes the human and fiscal effort required to operate the program and the changes in the performances of children resulting from the use of the program. It also contains a…

The quinmester behavioral studies course for grades seven through nine focuses on factors influencing the young teenagers' attitudes, behavior, and relationships with others. A major objective is for the teenager to examine his own values and behavior, and those of his peers, preparing him for the changes and challenges that will confront him and…

Junior high students taking the elective American studies quinmester course, "The American Indian", will study Indian culture and history, and United States government policy toward Indians. It is hoped that students will learn to appreciate the contributions that Indians made to this nation and will avoid the kind of stereotyping that…

Mathematics in the primary schools is discussed. This bulletin puts forth some suggestions to assist individual teachers in reaching their own decisions about changes and developments in the curriculum. The bulletin is divided into nine chapters. Two factors described in Chapter 1 and 2 support views expressed in the introduction. First, the…

This elective course in American Studies, one of a series revised to fit the quinmester organization of schools, is intended for 10th through 12th grade students. The aim of the course is for students to develop their capacity to examine and make judgements about controversial issues of the past and present. Emphasis is on an analysis of selected…

This curriculum guide, designed for the quinmester system, is an aide to secondary grade teachers as they plan instructional programs, and takes into account students' needs, available resources, and other factors. Objectives of this course of study are for the student to understand the causes and issues that led to the Civil War, the course and…

This volume contains criterion referenced reading tests for 12 objectives to be mastered in a Spanish-English bilingual kindergarten. The emphasis is on encoding and decoding tasks, vocabulary development and reading comprehension. (AM)

Changes in economics education that have taken place in the California State University system since 1967 are described. The author, Chancellor of the California State University and Colleges, suggests that these changes have created a body of students able to understand public questions and make wise economic decisions. A major portion of the…

This humanistic curriculum project concerning good and evil is part of a model program of inservice training and curriculum redesign for grades K-12 known as Project SEARCH. Objectives of the unit are to provide students an understanding that good and evil are a reflection of man's values, a comprehension of modern scientific theories on the…

This annotated bibliography lists 101 entries of selected educational materials published in Pakistan during the period April through June 1975. Pakistani journals, newspapers, and government publications provide the source of the materials. They are organized into 28 categories: administration, organization, and financing of education; adult…

The manual describes an offcampus intern program for 12th-grade students in political science. Description of the project, Government Responsibility and Student Participation (GRASP), is divided into six chapters. Chapter I, Deciding Whether to Adopt the Model, identifies the need for an intern course and projects presumed student accomplishments…

The Comprehensive Early Childhood Education Network (CECEN), established in 1971, had three main components: (1) information dissemination at the district level, (2) district training plans for parents, teachers and administrators, and (3) monitoring reports from each district on the effectiveness of its activities. A fourth component, the…

This final report describes the development and evaluation of a parent education program, the Houston Parent Child Development Center in Houston, Texas. Funded by the Office of Child Development the Houston Model was especially developed to meet the needs of low income Mexican American families with preschool children. Major components of the…