Speech communication is a distinct discipline, but one in a healthy state of conflict between theory and practice. The crisis in the speech discipline (and in academic generally) exists because speech does not present itself as a consumable value; quality program decisions are not made; speech is often conceived as only one subject matter; general…

This document contains materials for games which are intended to give teachers and parents of young children ideas for making learning games which will provide experiences appropriate to their interests and abilities. While the games may be used by children in small groups, they were designed primarily for the child to explore alone. The games are…

Professors at Eastern Washington State College participated in a two-day conference on the Development of Strategies for Incorporating Career Education in Methods Classes. Speakers from the areas of economics, foreign languages, industrial education and technology, physical education, psychology, sociology, and anthropology briefly described their…

The prepilot test copy of the career education unit is designed to provide 8 hours and 55 minutes of instructional time for learners. The major emphasis of the unit stresses the relationship between the school environment and society, and the need for structure and order in each. Five major goals and 16 performance objectives are addressed in the…

This document contains descriptions of 19 teaching programs which share the common goal of emphasizing human values as an important area of education in the health professions. This listing is the result and expansion of the Institute on Health and Human Values Conference. Three broad areas are outlined which the 19 schools emphasize in their…

The author's premise rests on the endless parade of public controversies regarding education. He specifically opposes the views of those scientists who feel that they, and their work, are being discredited and that the scientific capability of the nation is being dismantled. He restricts his remarks to the science disciplines. Rather than…

The main purpose of this study is to determine achievement changes that occur in fifth grade students using the social studies curriculum program, "Man: A Course of Study (MACOS)". The experimental group consists of 103 students using the MACOS materials, and the control group of 103 students using a traditional social studies course.…

This document outlines an interdisciplinary graduate program for unit leaders in the multiunit elementary school. Emphasis is placed on participants; selection criteria; program format; instructional materials; objectives related to curriculum, instruction, assessment and evaluation, staff development, staff leadership, and secondary objectives;…

Presented is the final report of a 1973-74 Title VI project which provided educational consultant services for approximately 67 preschool handicapped children in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Explained is the project's use of a medical, psychosocial, educational team approach to provide parent education, and teaching of handicapped children in…

This environment education curriculum guide focuses on the integration of environmental education into all phases of the home economics curriculum: textiles, clothing, foods, nutrition, health, grooming, human development, home management, consumer education, housing, lifestyles, and occupations related to home economics. The guide is divided into…

The heterogeneity among disadvantaged persons is a primary obstacle to developing relevant and efficient educational programs. Effective teaching of the disadvantaged will require the adaptation of methods and resources to individual learning needs, levels of motivation, and interests. A veriety of techniques have been developed for testing and…

Purposes of the study were (1) to establish evaluative procedures which could be applied to Project Opportunity programs and other national projects designed to aid rural disadvantaged youth and (2) to evaluate the Project Opportunity 1968 summer program in Nelson County, Virginia, in terms of its stated objectives. Aims of the Nelson County…

Described are indoor and outdoor lessons for intermediate and junior high students. These lessons are intended to help students understand how the physical and cultural needs of man are directly related to the environment. Learning through involvement in direct personal experience is emphasized with students encouraged to role play as early…

The Center for Studies in Vocational and Technical Education which was established at the University of Wisconsin in the fall of 1964 under a five-year grant from the Ford Foundation, examines, evaluates, and furthers the development of the nation's system of occupational education by means of interdisciplinary research, graduate study,…

Hampshire College (Amherst, Massachusetts) has chosen to place special emphasis upon the nature of language and the various ways in which man uses language to communicate. From a wide variety of possible curricula which address these concerns, the Committee on Language and Communication proposes to emphasize certain disciplines usually found in…