The adoption of a behavioralist stance in education--namely, that of the "specificationist" who attempts to strengthen the humanist position by examining the behaviors which educators are trying to shape and by finding the most effective methods of instruction for accomplishing these ultimate goals--can help rid the schools of their worst evils…

This paper discusses tradition and innovation in the training of clinical child psychologists. Since prevention is receiving increasing emphasis, psychologists need thorough training in the developmental psychology of both infancy and early childhood. Secondly, the training of paraprofessionals is of great current interest, and perhaps graduate…

A brief history of Indian tribes in the states of Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa is presented. Discussion centers around individual Indian tribes which are representative of early and modern Indian life in these states. Native tribes, nomadic tribes, and emigrant tribes are considered. A section devoted to Indians in these states today offers an…

This handbook addresses itself to the identification and validation of successful programs and practices that may facilitate constructive educational change in the nation's schools. The effort focuses on projects funded by Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which operates under a legislative mandate to fund exemplary…

In order to develop teachers who are able to provide effective education to all youth in general and culturally distinct youth in particular, it is necessary that teachers have a commitment to the goal of effective education for all and that they meet this goal by demonstrating competence in the manipulation of content in cultural context.…

This paper deals with some of the social and educational implications of Piaget's concept of "stages", (as formulated in structural-developmental psychology) and focuses on a basic aspect of interpersonal cognition--social perspective-taking ability. The analysis emphasizes the structure of social understanding rather than the content,…

Observations and discussions relating to the role value presuppositions have in determining the "facts" upon which children are judged, learning situations structured, and relationships, in general, established are provided. The assumptions or presuppositions are: (1) the assumption that young children necessarily have a short attention span; (2)…

Resulting in part from a project designed to identify and describe comprehensive programs of excellence in career education, this booklet is the fifth in a series describing current, successful career education practices. Intended for post-secondary educators, this monograph examines: (1) a mandate for teachers to adjust preconceived attitudes to…

To determine the impact of vocational education research and related projects on educational practice in Pennsylvania since 1966, descriptive data were gathered on 115 Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) projects funded from 1966 through March 1972. Some general findings were: (1) Most projects were housed in public schools (Grades 9-12) serving…

This is one of several papers written to provide a rationale for programs of the new National Institute of Education (NIE). The basic elements of the rationale for each proposed NIE program and the sequence in which they will be discussed are: (1) educational goals to be achieved, (2) variables that can be manipulated to reach the goals, (3)…

This paper is designed to help Canadian teachers understand the behavior of immigrant Chinese students by describing their cultural background and the current educational practice in Hong Kong. Education is not compulsory and many students do not receive schooling. Shortage of space and the examination system create a competitive atmosphere where…

A lead article, "Alternative Schools: Agents for Change," written by three SSEC teacher associates, describes general characteristics of the schools and focuses upon information and generalizations about options for conventional schools based on visits, talks, and correspondence with individuals in traditional as well as alternative schools.…

This document was developed to serve as the primary input source to a National Training conference entitled "With Bias Toward None, a National Planning Conference on Nondiscriminatory Assessment for Handicapped Children". This collection of papers identify the practices and issues which should be considered in developing and providing diagnostic…

In order to assess the role that research plays in educational decision making and to evaluate the ways in which administrators learn about the educational practices which find their way into schools, a four-page questionnaire was sent to the superintendents of 1000 school districts throughout the United States. Superintendents were asked to…

This article examines educational change in China caused by the cultural revolution and discusses its new educational policy and practice. (Author/RM)