This guide aims to provide general background information on adult education in developing countries for those who shape educational policy or are concerned with the administration of education. It covers: aims and purposes; programs--literacy education, general education, skill training, citizen education; and education for women; providing…

Papers included are the following: design for organizing and administering special education by Paul R. Ackerman and William C. Geer; indications of patterns and trends in special education, by Marvin E. Beekman; the organization of special education services, by John W. Kidd; and organization and administration of special education, by Harrie M.…

Area-by-area discussions of the components of new educational buildings and the problems that can occur once a building is in use are presented. Methods to be used in avoiding future maintenance and operation troubles are also included. Emphasized throughout is the responsibility of the educational facility planner to learn as much as he can about…

Canadian manpower problems were researched by a group of economists at the University of Toronto in areas of interest to manpower planners and students of the labor market. The dissatisfaction of policy makers with the present operation of the labor market is discussed in three areas: (1) inadequate output due to alleged labor shortages, (2)…

The guide discusses preliminary steps and preparation of lesson plans for writing life experience units, and presents starter units which suggest directions for teachers to follow in unit completion. The starter units are on learning to be healthy and pets at the primary instructional level, recreation and the state of Iowa at the intermediate…

In evaluating the effectiveness of a supplementary center for early childhood education it was hypothesized that a nongraded organizational structure would allow for an orderly and meaningful transition from preschooler type play activities to the more formalized learning of the primary age child. It was also believed that a school's primary…

W. Owens Corner discusses the role of the special education supervisor in promoting his program and describes trends in special education. Questions raised by the institute participants and involving various aspects of administration are listed; presentations by members of the state department of education are summarized concerning provisions of…

Teachers are generally unprepared to undertake the design and development of instrumentation media. An intensive developmental program must be initiated to inform them and other interested parties about the advantages of working with innovations in education. Media coordinators could do much more to promote the support function of a media center.…

Developed to provide background information for teachers on cultural differences and to help them help their students learn to understand and interact cooperatively with other people, the manual discusses prejudice and makes suggestions for developing attitudes in the mentally retarded. The development of prejudice, inheritance of physical…

The National Humanities Faculty (NHF) was established by the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1968 to improve the teaching of the humanities in the American schools. To fulfill its obligation, the NHF conducts a program in which humanists--university professors, creative artists, and others--work with selected schools who have applied for…

The guide outlines an interdisciplinary social science course for grades 7-12. The overall curriculum goal is that students learn the skills, values and concepts essential to citizenship in a democratic society. Teaching activities suggested include class discussions, role playing, debate, mapwork, written reports, group and individual research,…

This monograph provides a systematic approach to the problem of planning educational facilities. It first presents a conceptual framework for a general facilities planning and management system called Facilities Resource Allocation Management Evaluation System (FRAMES). The main components of FRAMES are identified as: (1) needs assessment, (2)…

"Educational Futuristics," a pilot instructional module for a foundations of education course, resulted in the compilation of these guidelines. The aim of educational futuristics noted in the introduction is to increase student awareness of trends in the environment and of the impact of choices in the future, as well as to equip students…

Brief research monographs produced by The Demonstration Center for Language Handicapped (LH) Children are collected. The monographs address the following topics: the historical background and objectives of the language center; the effects of support personnel on the academic performance of LH children; the incidence of language handicaps among…

This curriculum guide consists of environmental studies modules for grades 4-8. The curriculum, which is organized around major concepts, is intended to serve as a guide for program development and as a framework for compiling and sharing ideas on methods and application on a national basis. Each module may be utilized as an integral part of the…