UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE HISTORICAL EVALUATION AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN FIVE MAJOR CITIES CONDUCTED SURVEYS TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY INSTRUCTION. IT WAS FELT THAT THE LACK OF IDENTIFICATION WITH THE AMERICAN PAST AND THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ISOLATION OF MANY URBAN, DISADVANTAGED MINORITY GROUP CHILDREN REQUIRED A RESTRUCTURING OF AMERICAN HISTORY INSTRUCTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF NEW TEACHING METHODS AND MATERIALS. PRESENTED ARE THE SURVEY PLANS--FORMS, DATA COLLECTING METHODS, AND PROCEDURES--TO BE USED IN LOS ANGELES AND PHOENIX, DETROIT, NEW YORK CITY, AND WASHINGTON D.C. ALSO INCLUDED ARE A BRIEF STATEMENT ABOUT OBJECTIVES FOR THE STUDY OF UNITED STATES HISTORY AND AN OUTLINE OF AN EXPERIMENTAL COURSE FOR AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS. (NH)