Herein are discussed descriptive findings from the educational literature on the question of what variables appear important in changing traditional in-service training procedures. The question of the content versus the process of in-service training, important problems in in-service training programs, and implications of the important problems…

This document presents a plan that will enable Virginia's institutions of higher education to make an effective, coordinated contribution to the development of policy and to the solution of problems in the field of science, technology, and state policy and specifically with respect to environmental quality in Virginia. Recommendations suggest (1)…

This document reviews curriculum innovation at Hiram College. The curriculum project consists of six innovations: the freshman institute, freshman colloquium program, the twentieth centrury course, interdisciplinary courses, areas of concentration, and activity units. The intensive study of and practice in communication are the purposes of the…

Reported is a description of earth science departments in 21 colleges involved in the Earth Science Teacher Preparation Program (ESTPP). The program was funded by the National Science Foundation. ESTPP provides encouragement for innovation by providing planning conferences, providing consultants to visit the campuses and reinforce the positive…

Although any definition of the educational philosophy of informal education is sure to be incomplete, for the purposes of this paper the following characteristics will be sufficient: a) informal British schools are "de-institutionalized"; b) they stress individualization; c) detailed observation of a child's work over a long period of time is the…

The State University of New York College of Cortland received the 1973 Distinguished Achievement Award for its Project Change, a performance-based early childhood teacher education program. Also cited for distinguished achievement were a) Teachers College of Ball State University, Indiana for an experimental program designed to include…

The Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University was designed to offer students an alternative experience for the freshman year. The experience would include small classes, a student-oriented staff, career workshops and an innovative curriculum. This document describes and reports the findings of a survey of student…

This document evaluates the counseling aspect of the Modular Achievement Program (MAP) at Bowling Green State University. Following a review of the overall functions and activities, the programs relationship with MAP component programs is discussed. Related documents are HE 005 102, 005 083, 005 078, 005 082, 005 081, 005 101, 005 077, and 005…

This bibliography lists references to books, articles, curriculum aids, progress reports and other work related to the 11 different Head Start curriculum models now being tested experimentally in many communities. The models, developed by experienced educators, are: Academically Oriented Preschool; Behavior Analysis Model; Responsive Environment…

Bulletin number 1 of 17 stated that it will be published at regular monthly intervals. Its purpose is to inform member states, United Nations agencies, National Commissions for UNESCO, non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations of plans for "International Education Year 1970 (IEY)" and coming events. As proclaimed by…

To determine how teacher educators and state supervisors in vocational agriculture can improve planned behavioral change among teachers, 115 agriculture teachers with at least 3 years of experience in Negro schools were interviewed. Spearman's rank correlation, multiple correlation, and step-wise regression were used to analyze the data. The…

Higher Education, the institutions as well as the associations, have long regarded adult or extension education as a stepchild; consequently, instructional broadcasting as an educational medium has been all but ignored. Yet by 1976 the establishment of the University of North America, a confederation of several radically different regional higher…

This monograph, prepared to assist Georgia elementary principals to better understand accountability and its implications for educational improvement, sets forth many of the theoretical and philosophical bases from which accountability is being considered. Leon M. Lessinger begins this 5-paper presentation by describing the need for accountability…

This is a report of the Admissions Commission of Michigan State University (MSU). Chapter I deals with organization and procedures, including sections about the purpose of an admissions commission and the procedures of the commission. Chapter II discusses the commission in the context of higher education in Michigan, in general, and specifically…

The three objectives of this study are: (1) to identify the particular learning needs of the students at the Institute of American Indian Arts; (2) to evaluate the attitudes of the teachers, and the acceptance by the students of an instructional materials center program and (3) to describe the inception of such a program. It is noted that…