This booklet, the second in a series of eight describing the tenth-cycle Teacher Corps project of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Lincoln Public School System, describes the diagnostic-prescriptive (D-P) instructional model used as the basic teaching process in the project. Key concepts in the D-P approach to teaching are presented, and…

Designed to enable elementary school teachers to introduce the study of technoology to their students, this curriculum guide is divided into seven sections. Following the introduction, this guide includes a program rationale, curriculum goals, a model of the content structure of technology, an instructional format, and grade-level themes with…

THIS BOOK PRESENTS SOME IDEAS THAT CONSTITUTE A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM OF ADULT EDUCATION IN A FREE SOCIETY. IT BEGINS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE ADULT, HIS SOCIETY, AND ADULT EDUCATION, A DISCUSSION OF GOALS AND STRUCTURE FOR ADULT EDUCATION, AND SPECIFIC MEANINGS OF THE TERM--AS A SYSTEMATICALLY ORGANIZED PROGRAM, AS RANDOM…

THIS STUDY IN ORGANIZATIONAL INTERACTION ANALYZES THE STRUCTURAL TIES AND INTERACTIVE RELATIONSHIPS OF AN EDUCATIONAL SUB-ORGANIZATION (EVENING DEGREE PROGRAM) AND ITS PARENT COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION (BROOKLYN COLLEGE). AN EXAMINATION OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, CORRESPONDENCE, POLICY STATEMENTS, AND MANY INTERVIEWS, QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS, AND…

This project was designed to develop research strategies and hypotheses for evaluating the effectiveness of exhibits. An exhibit on the role of the Federal Government in science and technology was used as the subject matter. Two basic groups of viewers were used, casual viewers and paid experimental viewers. Both were tested on knowledge gained…

The prospective major fields of study and career plans of National Merit Finalists are recorded on the scholarship application forms submitted during the students' senior year in high school. (Finalists are selected from the top 1% in measured scholastic ability.) A study of the answers given from 1957-67 indicates that interest among boys in the…

From October 1 through December 31, 1965, activity was concentrated on the selection of a curriculum and the development of topic objectives within each course of study. The proposed curriculum outlined for grades 9 through 14 is based on meeting the four identified domains of specific vocational, general vocational, citizenship, and…

Universities have either ignored or made only piecemeal attempts to solve the gravest domestic problem in US history, the urban crisis. Although institutional barriers, such as specialized or entrenched interests, ignorance of municipal complexities, and faculty prerogatives and research habits, hinder active off campus involvement, academic…

The purpose of the study was to (1) ascertain necessary appraisal factors for educational programs of departments of agricultural education, (2) evaluate teacher education programs in agriculture, and (3) discover strengths, weaknesses, and needed changes. Preliminary position statements were submitted to a jury of 15 head teacher educators. A…

This book defines curriculum; delineates parameters of its inquiry and practice; identifies its principal problems and issues; describes, to some extent, its evolution and the state of its current art; and identifies some of its contributions to professional education in general. The discussion and selected readings are organized around seven sets…

The evaluation of a summer project for 110 deaf children (5-14 years old) describes findings in terms of project objectives. Analysis of objectives is said to indicate that intellectual growth took place for most of the Ss during the program and that the success ratio for achieving mastery was high. Eight recommendations are listed, including…

The document contains six papers in Spanish which focus on the developmental and other aspects of education permanente. The first paper, The Concept of Education Permanente, discusses the concept as a new dimension in the area of education, capable of limiting inequalities in the presentation of education in general. Descriptions of 20…

The report describes a workshop for adult basic education teachers in Ohio which utilized the teacher training television series, "Basic Education: Teaching the Adult." Responses from teachers identified the two clusters of content presented: (1) measurement/diagnosis of student learning and individualized instruction, and (2) teaching reading and…

Evaluation services to be provided during 1975-76 to projects funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I are listed in this annual booklet. For each project, the following information is provided: goals to be assessed, evaluation techniques (design), and evaluation milestones. Regular term and summer term projects reported on…

The teacher directed document presents definitions of what career education is and what it intends to accomplish with students in the public schools. Definitions for career education touch on flexible school programs, career awareness, career exploration, and career orientation. Career education and student needs are discussed in terms of four…