This collection of articles presents the substance of the work done by the National Project on Women in Education. The Project assessed current practices in sex-role sterotyping throughout the educational process and also brought together experts and practitioners in the field of sex roles with policymakers in an attempt to plan for change. The…

The first segment of a long-term educational assessment plan, for which this summary report was compiled, called for a study that would survey the status of the English language arts in the province of British Columbia and serve as a pilot for future assessment programs. This summary presents the highlights of the original three-part report that…

The American educational system must emphasize values education and the role of the teacher in instilling proper values. Within the context of this paper, values are the intrinsic regard people have for other people, ideas, attitudes, or modes of behavior. Values rest on a philosophical base and require the intellectual choice of the beholder.…

This report provides preschool and early elementary schoolteachers with a summary of current research and theories on the social development of young children, relating the findings of psychological studies to classroom practice in the areas of cooperative behavior, moral development, achievement motivation, and the dynamics of peer interaction.…

This course of study for college students is about educational development in tropical Africa, or Africa south of the Sahara, excluding North Africa and the Republic of South Africa. The major goals of the course are to help students gain knowledge about the educational policies and practices of African countries under the rule of Belgium,…

The publication is a collection of relevant readings in adult basic education (ABE), with special emphasis on the Canadian environment. They were selected for their potential value in helping the professional development of all adult basic educators and an attempt was made to re-integrate research and practice in the field. Fourteen articles were…

Books, papers, and articles which were available from September to November 1973, are listed in this bibliography of Polish educational materials. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author under the following subjects: history of education, laws and legislation, general information on education, social and educational sciences, teacher's…

"The broader perspective gained from examining educational systems of other countries has long been important and is especially so at the present time. France is of particular interest because of its strong educational traditions and its dedication to democratic principles. In the process of gathering information for this study, the author…

Change roles in educational innovation have either not been taken at all or have been inappropriately or inadequately taken. By dividing the innovation process into four parts--research, development, diffusion, and adoption--phases within each division can be identified, criteria set up, and evaluations made. Also, with attention to this four-part…

In an attempt to provide information about the best strategies for effecting change, data were collected from 65 school board members, 16 superintendents, 16 principals, and 358 teachers in 16 southern California school districts. Two scales to measure the dependent variable, rate of adoption of educational innovations, were developed--one to…

A description of the modular scheduling practices in the foreign language programs of the White Bear Lake, Minnesota secondary schools includes information on its general design, advantages, and problems. Following discussions of arrangements for scheduling, student-teacher contact time, classroom activities, more individualized instruction,…

A publication devoted to minorities in the curriculum provides several kinds of information. One section contains reports of courses and practices at all school levels in 38 schools throughout Massachusetts. The major part of the document consists of extensive notations of teaching resources--curriculum packages, media materials, textbooks, and…

This study was undertaken to examine the education of Arab youth in Israel, with special consideration of the following factors: (1) the social and psychological background of the Arab minority, (2) the aims of Jewish authorities regarding the education of Arab children in Israel, (3) the structure of Arab education in Israel, and (4) the degree…

This 122-entry, selected bibliography contains English abstracts of books and articles in Hebrew on the philosophy, policy, and practice of education in Israel. The materials were submitted between August and November 1969; for earlier bibliographies see ED 027 810 and ED 032 806. A special section on the teaching of English in Israel comprises…

Included in this third issue of a series of bibliographies with abstracts are 115 items dealing with significant materials published in Ceylon on various aspects of education between January 1, 1963 and December 31, 1965. Titles in Tamil and Singhalese are translated into English. Special attention is given to the subject of educational problems,…