In this study, one hundred 3- to 5-year-olds were selected for reading instruction during regular 12- to 30-minute periods for 4 to 6 months. The program was ordered to establish a high level of sustained daily control over the attentional and motivational processes of the children. Learning tasks were designed to facilitate the child's grasp of…

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a teacher education program for mature women cooperatively planned and conducted by Sarah Lawrence College and New York University. Program goals as identified by the two institutions, participating students, and society served as criterion measures. Necessary data were collected by interview,…

As a working definition, innovation in the context of higher education involves substantive changes and reforms in instructional methods, the use of student and faculty time, and the process of learning. These observations are based primarily on the results in some 75 projects underway in the California State University and College System. The…

A relationship exists between rural schools and rural development. Being an integral part of rural communities and society, these schools are affected by the forces at work within and on their society. Rural society, communities, and schools have been changed by massive forces of industrialization, urbanization, and bureaucratization. Migration…

This study was performed to examine the effectiveness of an experimental anthropology program conducted in a secondary school. A semantic differential scale consisting of ten pairs of bipolar adjectives was administered in pre- and post-test sessions to anthropology students to measure their attitudes toward the following concepts: Culture,…

This is a final report on an experimental program in curriculum development. Four undergraduate colleges in the Atlanta University Center (Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, and Spelman) have cooperated to develop a 1-year course in general science for use in liberal arts colleges. This program has proven successful in developing and presenting…

Contained in the annual report for 1973 of the Florida Board of Regents are reports from each state higher education institution in Florida (University of Florida, Florida State University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, the University of South Florida, Florida Atlantic University, University of West Florida, Florida Technological…

This document presents a progress report of the Extended University of the University of California. The Extended University exists to test and gain experience with modified approaches to higher education. It offers degree programs to those who are qualified to engage in university studies, but who are now effectively denied access because of work…

During the summer of 1970, the Institute for Services to Education (ISE) held its fourth annual summer writing conference for faculty members of predominantly black institutions of higher education. The purpose was to continue the process of teacher development of undergraduate curriculum materials and concomitant instructional practices.…

This is the third collection of year-end reports selected by the Institute for Services to Education (ISE) from the reports prepared by the teachers and counselors of the Thirteen-College Curriculum Program (TCCP). The present document, covering the year 1969-70, comprises a selection of entire reports. The reports are addressed simultaneously to…

Experiences with computer-assisted instructional (CAI) programs written for religious studies indicate that CAI has contributions to offer the humanities and social sciences. The usefulness of the computer for presentation, drill and review of factual material and its applicability to quantifiable data is well accepted. There now exist…

Current preschool programs for Mexican American children are examined. Programs are categorized as either experimental or as non-experimental. The emphasis of the experimental section is upon research findings, while the emphasis of the non-experimental section is upon the curriculum and its implementation. Six studies are discussed in the…

After a full year of operation, many questions have been asked about Empire State College (ESC) concerning the type of students who seek such an institution and how these students handle the major responsibility of planning and carrying out their studies. A group of 10 graduates were selected from the 30 graduated in fall 1972 for lengthy…

Project Unique, developed by the Rochester public school system, assumed that an adequate program must relate to the larger environment within which the school functions and, hence, sought to work out a comprehensive approach to the problems of urban education. Its components aimed at: increasing community participation of inner city parents in…

Since the passage of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 (MDTA), the Department of Labor has funded over $30 million worth of experimental and demonstration (E and D) projects in an effort to discover some new directions for dealing with the unemployment problems of disadvantaged youth. To evaluate the effectiveness of these and…