This document is part of a series dealing with nonformal education. Introductory information is included in document SO 008 058. The focus of this report is on the learning effectiveness of nonformal education. Chapter 1 compares effective learning in a formal and nonformal environment. Chapter 2 develops a systems model for designers of learning…

This study focuses on a ten percent random sample of Central YMCA Community College (CYCC) students who started at CYCC between fall 1969 and spring 1972, stayed for at least two semesters, and attempted at least 15 credit or instructional hours of work. Questionnaires were sent to 611 former students; 182 (29.8 percent) of whom returned them.…

Documenting the demise of the plural society in Jamaica, this study deals with the interrelationship between local and national educational and occupational status aspirations. As the formal educational system, the nonagricultural sectors, and the political parties have developed and examined, the opportunities for educational and occupational…

In order to provide the educator with effective ways to translate new curriculum goals into classroom practice, this book presents seven case studies of curriculum change in Great Britain and the United States. The studies offer descriptions of a variety of phases in planning and implementation including curriculum content, planning, institutional…

The purpose of this report was to evaluate the more common small group methods in terms of their effectiveness in teaching adults. A rationale for small group instruction was presented, followed by descriptions of the principal methods, and an assessment based on existing research findings. It was concluded that small group methods can be…

This study was concerned with an investigation and analysis of curricular and administrative change within specific categorically funded language arts programs and was directed toward the discovery and examination of the current status of curriculum development as related to the improvement of instruction and equilization of educational…

Differentiation of school instructional staffs is built on the premise that teachers should assume more specialized roles in the teaching and learning process. This document focuses on the following topics: (1) the press for specialization, (2) the creation of new staff roles through differentiation, and (3) the changes in systems as a result of…

A group of 14 institutionalized delinquent girls received individual psychotherapy from one therapist who interviewed the girls, usually for 50 minutes twice a week for an average of 23 interviews. Fourteen control subjects received only the institutional training. Psychological and behavioral changes were compared using a behavior rating scale,…

The concepts of symbiosis and separation-individuation are explained, and the symbiosis theory of infantile psychosis is presented. Diagnostic considerations and clinical cases of child psychosis are reviewed; prototypes of mother-child interaction are described; and therapy is discussed. A summary of the symbiosis theory and a bibliography of…

Three schools--Nova High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, McPherson Senior High School in McPherson, Kansas, and Andrews Senior High School in Andrews, Texas--are examined in this report. All of them are considered advanced educational plants, and all have been in full operation for less than five years, but most of their innovational aspects…

The text is made up of a number of general papers followed by the presentations of specific plans of college and university, public, and school libraries. The general sessions were devoted to areas of common interest to anyone contemplating a library program. Topics discussed include--(1) elements in planning a library building program, (2)…

The content of the first major institute organized and operated by the Section on Buildings and Equipment of the Library Administration Division is presented. The general meeting papers and discussion include all phases of building from the general to the specific. Examples of--(1) college and university libraries, (2) public libraries, and (3)…

Articles on psychoanalytic theory concern libidinal object constancy and mental representation, the unrememberable and unforgettable (repression), and the motive, meaning, and causality of anthropomorphism. Discussions of normal and pathological development include the following: levels of verbal communication in the schizophrenic child, a review…

To modify behavior and teach basic skills and subject matter, 16 emotionally disturbed deaf boys were involved in a pilot project to enable them to return to regular classes. The program featured a small staff-pupil ratio, application of behavior modification techniques, engineered instruction, individualized self-instructional curriculum…

A listing of 11 annotated bibliographies on educational planning is followed by four main sections containing brief descriptions of over 500 items related to educational planning in both the developed and the developing nations. Most of the items (books, articles, monographs, seminar and conference papers, and research reports) were published…