This paper examines the present efforts of colleges and universities to offer educational opportunity to disadvantaged students, briefly reviews some of the studies in this area, and recommends guidelines for planning and implementing educational opportunity programs. The Coleman study clearly documented the problem of educational deprivation;…

A study was done to see if a teacher-guided, sequentially-arranged program of instruction for kindergarten children used in addition to a regular classroom program is more effective in producing general intellectual gains and specified behavioral characteristics than two instructional alternatives. These alternatives were (1) participation in a…

The purposes of the first phase of the New Careers Project for persons interested in careers in recreation services for the disabled person were (1) to carry out a functional job analysis in a variety of settings and (2) to define the roles and functions of paraprofessional recreation personnel in hospitals, extended care facilities, municipal…

Application of certain anthropological research methods to teacher education, particularly the field experience component, could have a beneficial effect on a future teacher's perception of his role. Present field experience programs can be divided into two types: "apprentice" or student teaching, in which the teacher trainee progresses from…

The guide was designed so that the program series could be effectively used as an instructional device for self or individualized study. The series was produced as a public service and planned for adult viewing as enrichment to the basic information about the United States Government. The objectives of the guide for each program are: 1) to…

An attempt was made to develop human-like behavior in the computer. A theory of the human learning process was described. A computer game was presented which simulated the human capabilities of reasoning and learning. The program was required to make intelligent decisions based on past experiences and critical analysis of the present situation.…

The Third Annual Conference of United States Universities for Rural Development in India (CUSURDI) was attended by representatives of American and Indian universities cooperating with Indian and American governmental agencies for rural and agricultural development in India. The table of contents lists 21 entries, which include such topics as (1)…

Numerous innovative educational techniques and programs for children in a rural setting are presented, along with a suggested strategy for change in rural schools. Chapter 1 defines the role of rural education within the perspective of the prime goal of education in America: to provide equal opportunities for all to share in America's wealth.…

This booklet, 1 of 34 in a series on childhood education prepared by the American Institutes for Research for the 1970 White House Conference on Children, describes the Bilingual Early Childhood Program being carried out in the Edgewood Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, where more than half of the population of 670,000 is of…

An evaluation of this association of 13 school districts, founded in 1965 to provide a cooperative effort in sharing some federal programs sponsored under the new Elementary and Secondary Education Act, was conducted to determine whether the association was achieving its primary objective of providing a more comprehensive education for the…

This curriculum guide is for administrators and their advisors to use in meeting local, state, and regional needs in training architectual and building construction technicians at the post-high school level. It was developed by a technical education specialist at the national level. The guide provides: (1) a suggested curriculum plan, (2) course…

The fourteenth session of Unesco authorized the establishment of an international committee for the advancement of out-of-school education. The first meeting of the committee, held in Paris 18-26 March 1968, took care of election of officers and other procedural matters, established sub-committees on adult education, literacy, and youth…

The purpose of this book is to provide practical guidelines for planning and implementing management development activities. In Part 1 Markwell establishes the framework for designing and organizing management development programs. The section covers the following topics: Practical Starting-Point for Management Development, Establishing Management…

The purpose of this study was to assess the needs of Oklahoma for higher education programs and services in the years ahead, and to develop a plan for the various segments of the higher education enterprise. This report, together with one on junior colleges, is intended to provide the basis for a statewide master plan during the 1970s. Chapter 1…

Two aspects of educational technology are considered. The first involves the development of educational technology highly dependent on computer equipment, and the development of a computer assisted instruction language called Programmed Language for Interactive Teaching (PLANIT). The second aspect involves the development of educational technology…