Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).

Newly passed legislation and greater assertion of rights of minority groups have made the provision of special services to meet the needs of all students, specifically the advantaged and disadvantaged, a societal expectation in Canada. Although those needing special attention for any kind and number of exceptionalities has greatly increased, the…

This paper discusses the rise and fall of energy education, justifies the commitment to achieve the goals of energy education, and suggests some strategies for accomplishing this objective. The rise of energy education is first discussed. Energy is not a newcomer to the K-12 school instructional program. Energy sources, forms, states, and uses…

The background of the educational system in North Yemen is reviewed and some of the problems facing the system are described. The findings from examining documents and on-site visitations are summarized as follows: (1) the view is confirmed that developing countries with long history and cultural heritage are torn between keeping their traditions…

Technical writers must have a working knowledge of technology in order to rearrange material others provide, but they do not have the expertise needed to originate materials; that is the job of the technical author. Another job function is that of technical editor--a person who can write, can perform the policy making tasks of an editor, and who…

MANY MATURE WOMEN WHO WANT TO RETURN TO SCHOOL OR WORK AFTER A PERIOD DEVOTED TO HOMEMAKING ARE VOICING A DESIRE TO REFRESH AND UPDATE RUSTY SKILLS LEARNED 10 OR 20 YEARS EARLIER. EDUCATORS ARE SEEKING BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN IN THEIR MIDDLE YEARS. THIS REPORT HAS BEEN PREPARED…

OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS AND COMMON MATHEMATICS SKILLS NEEDED BY TECHNICIANS AND TO DETERMINE IF THESE FUNDAMENTALS AND SKILLS SHOULD BE TAUGHT BEFORE EMPLOYMENT OR AS RELATED ACTIVITIES AFTER EMPLOYMENT. A PILOT SURVEY WAS MADE IN DETROIT TO VALIDATE THE RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS. THE POPULATION WAS 71…

MOST SUGGESTIONS FOR TEXTBOOKS CHANGES EMANATING FROM CITIZEN'S GROUPS CONCERN THREE ITEMS--THE DEGREES TO WHICH CONTENT IS RELEVANT TO ALL ELEMENTS OF SOCIETY, TO THE CONDITIONS OF ALL SOCIETY AND TO VALUES REFLECTIVE OF THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS OF THE GREAT CITIES EMPLOY SIMILAR CRITERIA IN MAKING TEXTBOOK SELECTIONS.…

TO BE REALISTIC, THE ENTIRE RANGE OF AMERICAN LIFE IN URBAN AS WELL AS RURAL COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE PORTRAYED IN TEXTBOOKS. THERE IS MUCH CONCERN WITH THE ROLE PUBLISHERS PLAY IN DETERMINING TEXTBOOKS AVAILABLE FOR USE IN URBAN SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THERE IS A PARTICULAR NEED TO DESCRIBE THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH MINORITY PEOPLES LIVE IN URBAN…

A SYMPOSIUM WAS HELD TO DEVELOP A DOCTORAL CURRICULUM FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. THE FORMAT INVOLVED THE PREPARATION OF WORKING PAPERS, COUNTERPART REACTIONS, AND ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS. ALL 48 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED COPIES OF THE WORKING PAPERS PRIOR TO THE SYMPOSIUM. PARTICIPANTS WERE BROKEN UP INTO SMALL DISCUSSION GROUPS UPON…

The primary purpose of educational needs assessment should be to determine the specific nature of learner needs in order that programs may be designed and instruction prescribed that will meet those needs. Needs assessment should be conducted only when the information is necessary and will be used. Before a needs assessment is undertaken, it…

Statements of educational need developed through needs assessment processes should not be ranked without careful consideration of factors that can facilitate or impede their attainment. The process of determining the resource requirements for meeting assessed needs and estimating resource availability can be enhanced by following several…

The document, most of which consists of two appendixes, presents the complete report of a 1977 study on the extent and effects of mainstreaming handicapped children into the Calgary Public School System in Canada. The first section--the final report--provides summary statements of study findings for each of the 10 data sources, together with a…