The purposes of the study were to: (1) re-examine the resources available in order to assess the change since a 1959 study, (2) project estimates of the region's nursing needs farther into the future, and (3) identify areas needing additional action. Regional and national data came from the United States Bureau of the Census, the Outdoor…

Intended for the pediatrician and general practitioner, the text presents methods of dealing with problems in child and family behavior. Areas covered include developmental theory, pregnancy, pediatric evaluation, therapeutic management, paramedical support in pediatric practice, and special problems. Also discussed are five age groups: the…

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…

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…

Conference papers are concerned with the overall curriculum for the trainable mentally handicapped, physical education and recreation, a psychological evaluation, arts and crafts and associated learning, and language development. Discussed are matters of contingency management in the classroom, programing, evaluation and testing instruments,…

This one-semester course of study in psychology for grades 11 and 12 is designed for teachers who are knowledgeable in the field of elementary psychology. The over-all course objective is to improve the student's ability to adjust to an increasingly complex and changing society. Among the teaching techniques suggested are case studies, class…

The document is a training manual intended to help a student develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become a competent child care worker in a private household. The manual was developed by a licensed, non-profit trade school operated by Household Employment Association for Reevaluation and Training (HEART), and it reflects the association's…

This is the second of two measures designed for this study to test the child's vigor. The measure consists of instructing the child to turn a large wooden crank, mounted on a stand, as fast as he can until the E says to stop. Two trials of 15 second each, preceded by a practice trial, were presented. The score was the number of turns completed in…

Catalogued in this directory are all the audio tapes, video tapes, and films produced from 1964 through 1969 by the Evanston Township High School Faculty, its Title III staff, and its television staff in the course of its Title III project. These instructional materials are designed for secondary school students and cover almost all aspects of the…

The thirtieth annual edition of the guide lists 1,705 free curriculum materials, 959 new in this edition, which are selected to help elementary school teachers and librarians to choose current and relevant materials which encourage the student to inquire, to discover, and to develop the ideals that will enable him to function effectively in…

Documents announced with VT numbers only in the Volume 6, Number 4 issue of "Abstracts of Instructional Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM) are included in this microfiche set. Microfiche availability for these documents is shown in the AIM resume as MF AVAILABLE IN VT-ERIC SET. The microfiche set is arranged in the following…

This full scale inquiry into English primary education is organized under (1) the growth of the child; (2) the home, school, and neighborhood; (3) the structure of primary education; (4) the children in the schools: curriculum and internal organization; (5) the adults in the schools; (6) independent schools; and (7) primary school buildings and…

This document gives details on a current Thai project whose object is to introduce family planning concepts into adult education programs. Complementary objectives are: (1) Educate 200,000 adults through literacy/family planning programs by 1976; (2) Develop appropriate instructional materials; (3) Add and emphasize family life education in the…

The bulk of this book is divided into 3 major sections: (1) teaching about drugs; (2) facts about drugs; and (3) supplementary reports which deal with legal aspects, prevention, drug use-student value correlations, motivation, etc. The section concerned with teaching about drugs provides concrete suggestions for elementary and secondary educators,…

This report describes in detail the planning and operation of an 8-week pilot day care program for migrant children in Hoopeston, Illinois. Planning began a year in advance and involved arrangements for funding, staff, and physical facilities, as well as the important human relations task of establishing honest communication between…