This annotated listing cites 60 print and nonprint K-12 curricula dealing with ethnic groups which were reviewed to test the analysis instrument developed by the California Ethnic Heritage Program. See ERIC document SO 009 095 for a copy of the instrument. Curricula cited treat many ethnic groups and include textbooks, films, filmstrips, student…

This document presents basic materials for class reading and instructional materials for teachers to use for four thematic units: understanding death and dying; understanding loneliness and alienation; understanding those people with mental and physical limitations; and understanding those who fight for justice. The materials are annotated and…

The publication, intended to serve as a resource document for industrial arts educators and to function as a tool for stimulating interaction between research and curriculum development personnel, contains abstracts on innovative activities in the area of industrial arts teacher education as well as those relating to other levels of instruction.…

It is the purpose of this bibliography to provide educators with ready access to resources that will assist them in the task of evaluating the total setting in their individual schools and that will suggest alternatives to present practices. The materials have been divided into three major categories dealing with the disciplinary setting of the…

The research project identifies discrete ideas, topics, and concepts appropriate to an interdisciplinary plan for consumer education, K-adult, and assigned sequence program objectives to them. The overall goal for consumer education is stated "to help the individual achieve a satisfying life style by developing an understanding of the economic…

Module One, Orienting Prospective Teachers to Career Education, is one of three teacher educator modules developed by Project TECE of Minnesota University. The module is intended to serve as a resource handbook for the teacher educator, and provides background on the need for career education, a brief historical overview of the movement, and a…

This book is a guide and work manual for all second language teachers. Convinced that the study of other languages and cultures can have a very positive effect on a person's various life roles, the author endeavored to present teaching goals and learning activities which contribute to the preparation of students to be successful in their life…

An annotated bibliography describes toys and games appropriate for a library serving the mentally retarded. Materials cited are entered under communication skills, concepts, life skills, motor skills, and sensory skills. A listing of publishers' and manufacturers' addresses is included. (NR)

This book is the first part of a series of six books designed to provide valuable resources to teachers and curriculum specialists as they construct viable environmental education programs for their students. The material in this manual was produced in response to student and teacher demand for material to support the environmental education model…

This handbook on parent involvement, designed to be used with preschool programs, was developed by the Jefferson County Public Schools in Lakewood, Colorado. Included are: (1) a general statement about parent involvement in an early childhood program, (2) a description of the Jefferson County Early Childhood Program, (3) a description of the…

The purpose of the handbook is to provide a resource to teachers for integrating career education into secondary level subject areas in order to reveal to students the broad range of career possibilities and the relevance of subject matter to the world of work. The first 19 pages of the document discuss the broad objectives of the program, the…

The curriculum guide for agricultural science and mechanics 1 and 2 is divided into two units, both of which deal with supervised occupational experience programs in agriculture. Unit A, planning occupational experience programs, covers five problem areas: understanding the value of an occupational experience program, selecting occupational…

Career information is built into each component of the curriculum guide consisting of 24 units designed to enhance career awareness in Grade 3-4 students. A component of Project LET (Learning Experiences in Technology), the guide is intended to be used as a working draft with units presented under the headings of animal life, government, holidays,…

The resources included in this Guide are geared for the Educational Information Consultant (EIC), an education specialist who receives, processes, and fulfills client requests for information needed to resolve specific curricular, instructional, and administrative problems. The Guide begins with highly-selective introductory sections on how to…

Similarities and differences in attitudes and values among research faculty on items related to the nature of their work, the criteria sets for evaluating it, and the social and physical conditions under which it is performed are examined. Patterns of research activity are found to fall along lines that do not exactly correspond to the…