This publication includes reports of research on children in progress or recently completed from September 1972 through February 1973. Each entry includes information concerning the investigator, purpose, subjects, methods, duration, cooperating groups, and findings (if available). The reports are listed under several topical headings: (1)…

This annual report describes the work of the Teaching Methods and Materials Centre of the University of Papua and New Guinea. The five main objectives of the Centre are information services, consultant services, coordination of resources, teacher education and in-service training, and research. Details are provided on the development, progress,…

The controversial and complex issues regarding the effects of educational and psychological testing on the education of minority group children in America are discussed. Although the focus is primarily on black students, the issues discussed are equally valid for all minority populations in the American public schools. The articles in the book…

A national survey of adult correctional institutions was conducted by questionnaire in 1973 to obtain an accurate picture of the current status of academic educational programs, particularly at the elementary and secondary levels, available to inmates. Questions were designed to obtain information regarding the degree of participation of inmates…

"The Role of the State in Performance-Based Teacher Education-Certification" by Robert Roth creates a context for viewing how state agencies are approaching performance education. Peter Airasian then explores the value questions that are at the heart of evaluation issues. Fred McDonald looks at "The State of the Art in Performance Assessment," and…

In accordance with the national aims for adult literacy programs, an Adult Performance Level (APL) project was devised whose primary goal was to produce sequential tests of APL objectives derived from the requirements of adult living in four major areas: reading, writing, computation, and general knowledge. To document these abilities and skills…

The purpose of the Middle-Management Center (M-MC) is to engage educational organizations, individuals, and groups in the metropolitan New Orleans area in simultaneous research and action to facilitate the development of more productive and responsive schooling while focusing on the problemsolving processes and practices of management. The center…

Written to emphasize the harmful consequences of placing the total burden of bringing up the young on the family and the school, to suggest the coordination of adult society with schooling, to renew an interest in cognitive and ethical learning, and to emphasize the need for professional competence, this book discusses the alienation of youth from…

Basic concepts, definitions, and philosophical positions concerning cooperative vocational education were identified to form a theoretical model for program development. The review crosses the boundaries of the occupational fields within vocational-technical education, and attempts to focus more narrowly on a specific instructional methodology…

A description of a bilingual education program at the elementary school level spanning five years since its inception is presented in this report. The home-school language switch from English to French made by control and experimental classes involved total immersion in the French-taught curriculum. While focusing on the educational objectives of…

This document is the annual report on the educational research and research-related activities carried out pursuant to the authorizations of the Cooperative Research Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969. The master focus of the report is on the educational research, surveys, and demonstrations, the information dissemination activities, and…

This report embodies a collection of conference papers presented by various authors. The subjects covered include (1) communication in higher education, (2) the institutional researcher as a communicator, (3) communication with State agencies, (4) communication with other institutions, (5) communication within the institution, (6) instructional…

The need to expand Luso-Brazilian linguistic and cultural competency through instruction at the university level is described in this article. Some 20 specialists of Portuguese studies identify major problems facing the educational community. A second section presents a selective list of traditional and linguistically-oriented reference and…

To develop an evaluation model appropriate to education in the Philadelphia School System, six teams of evaluators drawn from a total evaluation staff of 11 report on 34 Title I-ESEA projects processed in the city of Philadelphia during the 1968-69 school year. Information in each report includes a summary of the particular project, its problem…

In an attempt to improve the teaching of conservation in elementary and junior high schools, a set of integrated sequential core units was formulated and tested in five Wyoming school districts during the fall and early winter of 1968. Based on a total sample of 840 elementary students (38% usable response) and 960 junior high students (49% usable…