Since outdoor education has already become an integral part of the curriculum of schools in Michigan, this booklet has been prepared both to assist schools planning to initiate outdoor education programs and to recommend improvements in existing programs. Included in the document are the history and development of outdoor education; the basic…

The introduction to this report traces the history of the Northampton History Project from its inception in the summer of 1967 to its close in 1970. Beginning with half the students of one junior high school and one teacher, the course prepared by the project is now required of all Northampton 8th graders and is taught by four specially trained…

The creation of an 8th-grade American history course and the training of teachers for the course are the goals of this project. Primarily a course in national history, it uses local (Northampton, Mass.) events and people as a key to understanding the larger national picture. The course objectives were to enable students to analyze, interpret, and…

Of special use to departments in 4-year colleges and universities which have responsibilities for preparing teachers of English and for developing in-service projects for 2-year college personnel, this book details instructional techniques and curricular materials for the community college teacher of English and for those in preparation for such…

The New England Educational Assessment Project was designed to conduct assessments of activities which provide resources for decision-making focused upon current state and regional problems in education. Nine innovative practices that may indicate the nature of educational change in the 1970's were selected from the many excellent projects in New…

This report describes, evaluates and makes recommendations for the following programs: reading improvement, team teaching, counseling and tutoring, Head Start follow-through, mental health, after school study, pre-entry orientation for diagnostic and adjustment purposes, teacher-aide activity, school-community aides work study, remedial education…

This third volume of the Educational Master Plan for Fresno, California, developed by PROJECT DESIGN and funded under ESEA Title III, summarizes present and future educational needs of the community and recommends a number of specific, time-related activities to meet these needs. In the first section, educational needs are identified and…

This monograph is the summary report of the "Education and the Rural-Urban Transformation" (ERUT) portion of the United States Office of Education research contract concerning "Content and Instructional Methods of Education for the Economic-Political-Social Development of Nations." The ERUT team conducted a continuing seminar throughout the…

The Mental Health Services Program (MHS) was established in 1965 to provide services to schools including identification of emotionally disturbed children, treatment, training school personnel in mental health principles, and serving as a resource for a variety of problems. Six adjustment classes in elementary schools and six resource rooms in…

Components of and creative planning for optimal health care for mothers and children are considered as well as changing patterns of health care. Applying what is known about the consumer and educating the consumer are discussed; also discussed are the role of the consumer in planning health care services, communication between doctor and patient,…

A listing of speech pathology and audiology services in the United States, the guide includes the names of 910 clinics and of 216 members of the American Speech and Hearing Association who are engaged in full time private practice. Arranged geographically, by state and city, the guide specifies the following for each clinic: official name,…

Services available from the following state agencies in Georgia are described: the Department of Public Health, including state hospitals and schools, public health and community services, and services for maternal and child health, crippled children, and school health; the Exceptional Child and Vocational Rehabilitation Divisions of the…

Selected readings treat education of the emotionally disturbed. Aspects considered include the problems the emotionally disturbed pose for the school (10 articles) and approaches to their education, including theory, day classes in regular schools, special schools, and residential centers (three, eight, five, and six articles respectively).…

Papers on visually handicapped and mentally retarded children presented are the following: the challenge of the problem; programming; developmental learning; psychotherapeutic learning; operant conditioning; design of institutional facilities; care and management in institutional settings, schools, and state homes; and definitions of medical terms…

This teacher's guide, which presents 19 student behavioral objectives to be achieved in grade 3, is designed to help children recognize and respect differences in cultures other than their own. The year's plan deals with four communities around the world, with two units on each community: (1) The Central Eskimo--"Differences in economies are…