A study conducted for the purpose of identifying some generally accepted principles and procedures found to be most effective and useful in County Agricultural Extension program planning is presented. A total of 13 principles were identified, including: (1) Program planning should be based on conditions that exist; (2) Program planning should be…

A program was conducted to prepare a plan for research toward empirical determination of critical and procedures for optimal selection of cost-effective methods and media. The procedure followed was a review of pertinent literature, analysis of the findings, identification of problems for further research, and formulation of new approaches to…

A course for youth and adults interested in a career in apparel manufacturing and the needle trades is presented. Instruction will include a sampling tour of interest, introducing all phases of the industry from designing to shipping. Instructional materials include films, transparencies, lectures and demonstrations, information sheets,…

This course includes a study of the industrial single needle machine, its principal parts, general care, threading, and basic skills in machine practice. Instructional materials include films, illustration, information sheets, and other materials. (CK)

Subject matter concept attainment by adult Ss was studied by experimentally manipulating instructional instances which were either positive or negative, clear or obscure, or presented in large or small variety. Training and testing instances were composed of case studies communicated via prose description that had been analyzed for relevant and…

The teaching and understanding of Shakespeare are the subjects of these essays by (1) Louis B. Wright, who is concerned with the elements of Shakespearean plays which give them world-wide acceptance and timelessness, (2) Richard Hosley, who explores the use of stage curtains both today and when Shakespeare's plays were first produced, (3) G. L.…

One of a series of state-of-the-art papers, this monograph focuses upon the reasons for stressing listening in a language arts program. Listening is defined according to six approaches: comparative, ostensive, classificational, structural, operational, and synonymic. Some past and current ideas concerning a taxonomy of listening skills are…

This report discusses a survey which explored the contradictory opinions of millions of Americans who support integration, but often resist one means to desegregation, busing. According to the report, two thirds of the people in this survey who say they support integration are also generally opposed to busing. The survey was designed to learn the…

A project to remit reading and language deficiencies among community and primary (ages 4-9) pupils, over a three year period was conducted. Four population groups are included: pupils, parents, teachers and aides, and management. These populations comprise four project components: Preschool; K-3; Inservice; and management. Methods used with each…

The analysis is intended to provide California educators with a number of specific, step-by-step suggestions for devising the teacher appraisal systems required by new legislation in the Stull Bill. An overview of essential ingredients of the new requirements is given in the first part of this document in order to familiarize teachers with…

A new approach to the teaching of European history is being implemented in Advanced Placement secondary classes. In the latter 1950's a Committee of Examiners composed of European history professors and secondary teachers formulated a course description comprised of a brief outline of an introductory survey in European history. It was organized…

This study explored the relationship of perceptual theory and methodology to teacher effectiveness. Criterion and comparison groups were formed. The criterion group contained 24 elementary and 24 secondary teachers who had been past finalists in the United States Jaycee "Outstanding Young Educator" competition. The comparison group of 24…

This report studies the effects of exposure to simulated critical teaching problems on attitudes and student teaching behavior of prospective elementary teachers. The experimental group participated in simulated training over an 11-week period with feedback from the instructor as a part of their regular teacher training program. The control group…

The Michigan Education Association recommends a task-force approach as one of the solutions to increasing the acquisition of additional skills for all elementary teachers in education and communication skills. An inservice model was developed to be used primarily with inner-city elementary pupils, but the basic design is applicable for use with…

This study of pupil control attitudes was based on the assumption that public school teachers and college education instructors hold divergent views on pupil control. These divergent views would then be imposed on the preservice teachers. The Pupil Control Ideology (PCI) Scale and the Dogmatism Scale, Form E, were randomly distributed to 100…