Presented are 75 suggestions for investigating in grades K-6 such common urban resources as trees, seeds, polluted air, rocks, and insects. The manual is designed for use with the Urban Discovery Box which contains samples collected from eight urban resources along with some objects helpful to investigate these. A section in the manual for each of…

The purpose of this bulletin is to identify available resources relative to drug education, and organize them into a form which can be used to pinpoint a particular service which can be addressed to a particular need. Included in the bulletin are: (1) research report abstracts; (2) programs, (3) curriculum resource guides and instructional units,…

Representatives from Korea, China, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, the United States and Southeast Asian Ministers of Education (SEAMES) attended an international seminar to reaffirm the importance of books as national development tools, to seek measures for having it reflected in the national policies and to promote international cooperation in book…

This paper presents pretheory and theory for an approach to the study of intercultural communication and discusses the phenomenological basis of a theory of transaction, applying it to case study and comparative methods of analysis. The unit of analysis is denoted as an ABX paradigm and may be described as a communication dyad in a triadic…

This bibliography includes materials that address themselves to the problems arising in setting up "junior kindergartens" to enroll children 4 years of age. It is restricted to preschool education within a public school setting and does not deal with the question of day care centers and private nursery schools. The bibliography is…

The materials listed in the annotated bibliography are especially appropriate for use with students in the exploration stage of vocational development which usually occurs during the junior and senior high school years. The material represents only a small fraction of available career resources, but it may serve as a starting point for persons…

Studies of the social studies textbook treatment of the nation's labor unions consistently show a lack of a balanced view. This annotated bibliography cites materials which will help secondary teachers and students acquire a more balanced view of the trade union movement in the United States. Print and nonprint materials list data from 1959 to…

This publication was prepared to: (1) update and expand elementary, secondary, and college teacher's knowledge of materials on noncomputer-based games and simulations relating to the teaching of economics and corresponding social studies topics; (2) assist economic educators in developing criteria for evaluating the educational usefulness of…

The Ledger compiles and disseminates information about economic education from various sources. The newsletter is published during the school year as a public service by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Typical issues contain a lead article, announcement of upcoming workshops, innovative educational programs, and listings of material. A lead…

See SO 007 721 for an introduction to the Quinmester Visual Arts Education Curriculum of which this is a course of study in creative making. Course objectives include learning about different types of ceramic cast ware and familiarizing the student with clay preparation, handling, forming, decorating, glazing, and firing. Course content is…

This Quinmester pamphlet presents an overview of the business world and the American free enterprise system, delving into the concept of profit, satisfaction of wants and needs through production and distribution of goods and services, and primary forms of business organization, the effects of business activity on economic growth, and the use of…

This brief pamphlet offers a course description to acquaint students with different types of payroll records, and provides experience in the preparation of time cards, the use of charts to figure taxes, making deductions, and completing records to government requirements. Enrollment guidelines; objectives; course content; procedures; learning…

The course is directed to manual or machine shorthand students to aid in the further development of the ability to construct outlines under stress of dictation at 80 to 100 words a minute; to increase the student's ability in spelling, punctuation, and using proper grammar. Course content includes: (1) speedbuilding techniques, (2) drills, (3)…

Women's Work and Women's Studies is an annual interdisciplinary bibliography which includes scholarly research, both published and in progress, and lists women's activist groups, organizations, and projects. Its purpose is not only to provide a reference guide to studies on women but also to stimulate interaction between theoretical study and…

Designed to measure ability to choose rules of Standard English and Black English as they are appropriate to a situational context, the test consists of twenty items. It is an untimed group test, with reading assistance available if necessary from the examiner. Thirteen of the items present a situational context, requiring the subject to choose…