The Ruby S. Thomas School boldly rejects the self-contained classroom tradition in favor of the newly developing "big-room" concept. All of the pupils in each of the six elementary grade groups are instructed in one of six large, carpeted rooms or "pods". Each pod encloses a completely column-free area of approximately 4,000 square feet. These,…

REVIEWED ARE SOME OF THE APPROACHES WHICH HAVE BEEN USED TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. IT IS FELT THAT THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION EFFORTS HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED BECAUSE MOST PROJECTS HAVE EITHER UTILIZED TRADITIONAL CONTENT AND TEACHING METHODS OR HAVE BEEN REMEDIAL. ALSO, THEY DO NOT START BY RAISING THE DISADVANTAGED…

THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF SUPERINTENDENTS AS RELATED TO THE SYSTEM THEORY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE WAS THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF THIS STUDY. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO ANALYZE SUPERINTENDENTS' DECISION MAKING AS RELATED TO MODIFYING AND INITIATING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN IDAHO, (2) TO TEST A THEORY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE AS RELATED…

Student personnel administrators and research specialists from US and Canadian colleges and universities discussed how to use current research data in improving educational programs. Workshops focused on possible solutions to specific student personnel problems at 3 kinds of institutions; junior colleges and small state colleges, liberal arts…

A series of single day visits to selected elementary and secondary schools in Illinois, Nevada, California, Florida, and Massachusetts was made by a visitation team of teachers, administrators and architects from the Monroe (Michigan) School District. This document reports the visitation team's impressions of developing educational systems,…

This report presents a narrative and evaluative description of the operations of South Central Educational Service Unit's (SCESU) pupil personnel services, serving 36 secondary schools in southern Indiana. The main topics discussed include: (1) the history of SCESU's mobile counseling services, (2) a description of the geographical area, (3) the…

This paper and a set of correlated video tapes were prepared to be used especially by school personnel interested in the Multiunit school which provides a facilitative environment for three functions: (1) modifying current practices and developing an effective system of individually guided education within each building; (2) participating in…

Dangers and difficulties are indicated in the use of standard school plans furnished by the state architect rather than individual design solutions developed for a specific situation. Criticism is raised of several state departments of education which continue to prepare and recommend standard school plans. Areas of difficulty include--(1)…

The problem of developing and evaluating a personalized, competency-based modular instructional strategy was chosen to offer an alternative to the traditional lecture method in a laboratory food and nutrition course at the university level. The content of the course was divided into modules with competency-based objectives. Students passing the…

This paper describes the rationale and strategies of a language teaching approach found to have been extremely effective with both adult and child learners. This approach does not require the language learner to speak until he feels comfortable doing so. Both past and current applications of a delayed oral practice approach to language learning…

In this address, the author speculates upon the current status of teacher education, reflects upon the knowledge currently available from research and theory, and proposes a new system of cooperation between teacher educators and teachers in the role of educating children. Comments are made upon the lessons learned during the 1950's and 1960's…

This directory is a compilation of audiovisual resources which might be useful for teachers of instructional technology. Subject areas include: (1) media production, (2) communications, (3) research, (4) evaluation, (5) instructional development, (6) educational innovation, and (7) the psychology of learning and motivation. Most of the resources…

This report evaluates an experimental trimester plan adopted by a Birmingham (Alabama) high school during the 1976-77 school year. The Birmingham trimester plan maintained the usual length school year, simply dividing it into three "mesters," rather than the traditional two. The plan also lengthened each class period to 85 minutes, so…

The values and progress of the middle school movement are examined in this speech. The impact of the recent emphasis on basic skills and conventional instructional methods on the middle school concept of humanistic education is explored. The author foresees either a frightening, Orwellian future for middle school education in which adolescents are…

The P. K. Yonge Laboratory School has adapted Havelock's linkage model which explains the knowledge, dissemination and utilization process of dissemination, and implementation of innovations. This study sought to describe the assumptions and strategies of the Laboratory School's Linkage Model and to evaluate the results of the model by focusing on…