VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN OUTDOOR EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES 5 AND 6 ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS TEACHING GUIDE. FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCES IN OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAN BE ACHIEVED IN THE AREAS OF--(1) SOCIAL LIVING, (2) WORK EXPERIENCES, (3) HEALTH EDUCATION, AND (4) OUTDOOR EDUCATION, AND AS AN EXTENSION OF THE CLASSROOM INVOLVING STUDIES OF…

THIRTY-THREE ARTICLES ILLUSTRATE THE EDITOR'S FORMULATION OF ISSUES CONCERNING THE PROBLEM OF MENTAL RETARDATION--(1) THE TRIPARTITE (ONTOLOGICAL, FUNCTIONAL, AND EDOLOGICAL) NATURE OF RETARDATION, (2) THE NECESSITY TO MOVE BEYOND A SINGLE DISCIPLINE IN DEALING WITH RETARDATION, (3) THE NUMBER OF AGENCIES NOW INVOLVED IN STUDY AND CARE, AND (4)…

WRITTEN FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND OTHERS WHO WORK DAILY WITH BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN, THE BOOK INCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF THE SYMPTOMS OF BRAIN DAMAGE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND PERSONNEL, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF TREATMENT TECHNIQUES THAT HAVE PROVED EFFECTIVE AT HOME AND IN THE CLASSROOM. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BRAIN INJURED CHILD…

THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION PREPARED THESE GUIDELINES FOR TEACHERS OF UNDEREDUCATED ADULTS--ILLITERATE, FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE, AND NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING. THE RATE OF ILLITERACY HAS BEEN DECLINING, STANDING IN 1960 AT 18,059. FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY IS HARDER TO DEFINE SINCE CRITERIA ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, BUT IT IS FOUND…

A SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CREATED IN 1957 SERVES THE 25 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY. THE PHILOSOPHY AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES OF THE DISTRICT ARE PRESENTED. A DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES SERVES CHILDREN IN SPECIAL CLASSES IN THE SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR CLASSES, AND ALSO OPERATES A PROGRAM…

BROAD TOPICS COVERED IN THE SYLLABUS FOR TEACHERS OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION ARE--THE INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE, DEFINITION OF THE DISADVANTAGED POPULATION (CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS OF MINORITY GROUPS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS), ADULT LEARNING PROCESS (MOTIVATION, OBJECTIVES, TYPES OF TEACHERS NEEDED, TEACHING TECHNIQUES), COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE…

This annotated bibliography contains 91 citations of journals, newspaper articles, and government publications from Pakistan published between April and June 1979. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author in 25 categories which include: administration, organization and financing of education, agricultural education, curriculum, development of…

Debate about the relative influence of class and of race on the condition of blacks in the United States is relevant to the issue of the educational achievement of black youth. Neither race nor class, but culture is most likely to affect black children's behavior in schools and, as well, the school's response to black children. The emphasis blacks…

This module on auto body welding is the fourth of four (CE 028 303-306) in the auto body repair course of a bilingual vocational training program. The course is designed to furnish theoretical and laboratory experience in welding, metal straightening, metal finishing, painting, and use of power and hand tools. Module objectives are for students to…

Fourteen papers resulting from workshops on the inservice needs of educators working with deaf-blind and severely handicapped students cover educational programing, communication, work skills, and consulting. Entries include the following titles and authors: "Play: An Instrument for Growth in Multihandicapped Children" (D. Enright);…

This guidebook was designed to assist sex equity coordinators in the Los Angeles Community College District in promoting the recruitment, retention, and placement of students in vocational programs that are non-traditional for their sex. The guidebook's first ten chapters present: (1) outlines of relevant legislation and legal guidelines for…

The results of an evaluation of an educational home visiting (EHV) program in Scotland that utilized home visitors (attached to nursery schools) to promote parents' involvement in their children's educational development are presented in this report. Two assessment strategies were employed. One strategy (S1) was used to investigate the practical…

Analysis of 1968-76 data from the Office of Civil Rights indicated that Hispanics were highly segregated between school systems and between schools within systems. In 1976, nearly 80% of all the Hispanics enrolled in United States schools were enrolled in less than 5% of the nation's school districts, a level of segregation nearly twice that of…

This annotated bibliography lists 92 entries of selected educational materials published in Pakistan during the period April through June 1978. Pakistani journals, newspapers, and government publications provide the source of the materials. They are organized into 20 categories: administration, organization and financing of education; agricultural…

Since the resurgence of bilingual schooling in the early sixties, the southwestern states have provided substantial leadership in facilitating the growth and development of cultural pluralism and bilingual education. Visible are two types of bilingual education programs: assimilation models which are designed to produce ethnic language shift, and…