The Munby system for coding classroom interaction is an observation system constructed to study the intellectual consequences of varying kinds of science teaching behaviors. The initial use of the system called for making judgments about small portions of teaching, arbitrarily determined from a transcript of the teaching in question. Recent work…

While membership in school councils is estimated at 1,200,000, mostly as a result of regulations connected with federal programs, the actual effectiveness of school councils remains low. Administrators, school boards, and parent organizations often look on councils with suspicion and withhold needed support. To be effective councils need access to…

These selected resource materials have been compiled to illustrate the type and range of materials available for population awareness, family life, and sex education for young people. The items selected are not necessarily the most up-to-date or comprehensive, but have been chosen to indicate a variety of approaches. They are intended to be used…

This collection of training resources is designed to assist anyone involved in training in the field of aging to identify useful resources. With an emphasis on compiling evaluative date KWIC (Key Word Indexed Collection) collects, screens, and indexes materials suitable for training practitioners, researchers and older persons. The materials…

This self-study guide is intended for young people between the ages of 16 and 22. It is divided into nine sections, each dealing with a potential problem area topic such as friends, love, sex, and marriage. A short introduction heads each section and is followed by a variety of activities. The activities include suggestions for verbal, written,…

This booklet is intended as one resource to be used in teaching the metric system in community colleges and technical institutes or in other types of adult education programs. Beginning with a list of seven objectives, the guide provides a detailed outline for a course organized around these objectives. The seven sections of the course are titled:…

The resource guide is structured for Arizona history and social studies teachers as an aid in planning classroom activities for kindergarten through grade 12. Developed as part of the Bicentennial program, the guide focuses on the themes of heritage, festival, and horizons. The heritage section furnishes a historical perspective for organizing…

Intended for persons appointed to local advisory councils or committees and for educators and/or administrators of vocational educational or technical education, this booklet is designed to serve as a brief guide and initial source of information on local advisory councils. The first section, Overview, is a general discussion of vocational and…

This publication consists of a bibliographic listing of technical reports, theoretical papers, practical papers, and books concerned with cognitive learning research. Documents are divided into six major sections: (1) Research Components; (2) Developmental Components; (3) Service Sections; (4) Completed Projects; (5) Curriculum Materials; and (6)…

This ICIS bulletin replaces the formal Library Bulletin of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). It represents the integration of a bibliographic information network. Entries in ICIS are classified according to the following nine categories: (0) General Reference; (1) IPPF; (2) Family Planning and Health Care; (3) Biomedical…

One of the significant results of the 92nd and 93rd Congresses was the statement in the Conference Report: H.R. 8395 clarifying the roles to be played by the federal state grant-in-aid program for vocational rehabilitation. The Conference Report states that the order of selection be modified to require serving first those individuals with the most…

The resource guide to Colorado career education programs offers information on more than 50 school programs, obtained from a number of sources including a statewide assessment instrument administered by the 1974 Colorado State facilitator project and the Colorado Department of Education. It is not intended to be comprehensive. Information…

The suggested curriculum guide for law enforcement (police science) programs was designed to assist those responsible for implementing a course of study that is becoming a job requirement prior to employment in police service. Law enforcement education programs are discussed in terms of background, police roles, employment opportunities, and…

The document is a guide to a consumer education resource unit which aims to create a teacher-student and student-community learning partnership which will actively involve all participants. Concepts, behavioral objectives, learning experiences, and generalizations are provided in a format that can be quickly viewed and easily interpreted, but the…

The guide contains career awareness units for grades one through seven. A chart for each grade level lists the unit titles with textbook references, resource speakers, and study trips. Some of the speakers and study trips suggested throughout the guide are specific to the local area. For each unit, concepts to be developed are coordinated in chart…