The Report of the First Working Committee of the 1972 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages focuses on the interrelationship of culture and language. A discussion on teaching another culture and on sociocultural aspects of foreign-language study comprises the first major section of the "Report." The second part presents short…

This quinmester course of study for grades 7 through 12 examines the nature and causes of prejudice in a psychological, sociological, and biological frame of reference. Emphasis is upon discovering the patterns of prejudice and discrimination. Activity units require the students to investigate prejudice by inquiring affectively and cognitively…

An analysis of how and why people behave toward each other as they do is the focus of this quinmester, elective course for grades 10 through 12. It includes group dynamics, ways of communicating with people effectively, problems of interpersonal relationships, conflict and adjustment, value systems, prejudice, and decision making on a group and…

Focusing on the Southeastern American Indian cultures, this Native American resource guide is designed for use in the elementary and secondary schools of the East Baton Rouge Parish and is a product of a 1975 Indian Advisory Committee composed of Indian parents, teachers, and staff members. Objectives of these materials require the Indian student,…

The teacher's guide provides objectives, goals, learning activities, resources, teaching techniques, student bibliographies, and other sources helpful to teachers in developing, planning, and implementing juvenile justice education programs in the social studies classroom. The first section of the guide examines the nature of juvenile crime, goals…

This third volume of a three-volume final report contains appendixes related to the 3-year project to design, develop, and implement a comprehensive delivery system to meet the career-related information, guidance, and referral needs of home-based adults, those 16 and older neither working nor attending school on a full-time basis. Appendix A…

Intended for vocational educators--new teachers, teachers returning to the profession, experienced classroom teachers, and cooperative work experience coordinators--this handbook is designed to show what the student can gain from the experience of membership in vocational youth organizations and give guidance to the teacher/advisor in chapter…

The purpose of this handbook is to orient staff to the many facets of the Alternative Learning Project, a community based public high school that provides an opportunity for its students to forge a new relationship between their education and the city in which they live. The project was established as an educational setting for the many students…

The aim of this manual is to provide a useful tool for school personnel engaged in placement work and related activities in career education and guidance. Chapter l looks at job placement services, including the career resource centers and benefits to students. Chapter 2 outlines preliminary steps and needs in initiating a job placement program.…

This handbook is a practical aid intended to help the tutor of adult illiterates assess the student's needs, evaluate his progress, and plan a program which will assist him in reaching the level of functional literacy (i.e., the ability to develop reading skills and vocabulary, using reference books, without outside help). Evaluation and lesson…

Documents announced in the Volume 9, Number 5 issue of "Abstracts of Instructional and Research Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM/ARM) and not available under individual ED numbers are included in this microfiche set. Microfiche availability for these documents is shown in the VT-ED Number Cross Reference List included in…

Unemployment is the focus of this transcript of a radio series published as an electronic weekly magazine concerned with issues in education. The second of a 2-part series, this program incorporates studio interviews with Elliot Liebow, anthropologist and author of "Tally's Corner" and with William Harwood, of New Schools Exchange, who both react…

Guidelines are provided for developing a high school course on the fundamentals of the free enterprise system. The course goal is to promote an economically literate citizenry with a positive attitude toward its economic responsibilities. A one-semester course is described in detail, with special comments about the roles of school administrator…

This resource book is part of a program that was designed to advance a comprehensive curriculum development program for West Virginia in the area of conflicting ideologies. The resource book for secondary social studies teachers and administrators is concerned with basic information and teaching materials pertaining to the evolution of communism…

Documents announced in the Volume 9, Number 6 issue of "Abstracts of Instructional and Research Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM/ARM) and not available under individual ED numbers are included in this microfiche set. Microfiche availability for these documents is shown in the VT-ED Number Cross Reference List…