This report describes the scope and aims of the Survey of Language Use and Language Teaching in Eastern Africa. An outgrowth of a series of ICSLP conferences (International Conference on Second Language Problems, jointly sponsored by the Center for Applied Linguistics, the British Council, and the Bureau pour l' Enseignement de la Langue et de la…

The present book is an attempt to stimulate thinking on the nature of the problems involved in writing material for language laboratory use in relation to the teaching of five languages widely taught in Britain today. All the contributors to this volume are language teachers currently using the language laboratory in their work. The editor notes…

This study has two purposes: (1) To construct a partial theory of succession, and (2) to utilize a method of theory construction which combines some of the concepts of Hans Zetterberg with the principles of formal symbolic logic. A bibliography on succession in complex organizations with entries on descriptive and empirical studies from various…

Speeches, speech summaries , and sectional meeting notes from the Midwest Conference on Articulation in the Sciences Between Junior Colleges and Four Year Colleges and Universities are included in this report. The speeches treat such topics as (1) differences and similarities between junior colleges, four year colleges, and universities, (2)…

The purpose of this study was (1) to develop a specific series of instructional materials which promote the concept of models, (2) to determine if there were significant differences between the apparent ability of students as indicated by their placement in various tracks and their ability to understand the elements of model building, and (3) to…

This study investigated whether instruction with or without simultaneous conversion to English measures is more effective in improving the ability of students to perform tasks in the metric system. Also investigated was the relationship of mathematical problem solving ability and sex to the ability of students to perform such tasks. Six seventh…

An 8-week summer institute was conducted to train 27 public school persons to better evaluate Title I, Title III, and other curriculum-improvement programs. Focus was on improving the planning measurement and educational research competencies of the participants. A "core curriculum" of 12 quarter hours for graduate credit was…

Understanding the connection between motivation and education is crucial for the achievement of adult educational goals. In social psychological terms, for each individual the learning process proceeds selectively in the context of motivational forces. With increasing age and ego development, basic motivational forces are socially defined,…

Franco Zeffirelli's film "Romeo and Juliet" is appropriate for classroom study because of its relevance to today's youthful rebellion, to current social pressures, and to the generation gap. After viewing the film and seeing the images and moods of the performers, the students are better prepared to read the play imaginatively. (Numerous…

A practical approach to the use of the new instructional media in business education subjects is presented in this yearbook. With the awareness of urgent problems and the expanded program for business education comes an appreciation for the instructional media, both old and new, that can be applied in everyday teaching. The new media are powerful…

The primary objective of this study was to develop an instrument to measure student attitudes toward individualized and laboratory instruction during a specific period of instruction such as an hour, day, week, or month. Positive and negative statements relating to these attitudes were developed and screened by five professors. The resulting 50…

A 4-week Research Training Institute for personnel of State departments of education interested in improving their research competence was conducted at the University of Wisconsin in 1967. The institute was divided into two separate 2-week sessions which were intended to improve research knowledge and skills and to stimulate research interests.…

One trait of the ideology of relevance is "external justification," which requires that curricula and courses be justified through their contributions to the amelioration or elimination of social or political evil. Another trait is "tactical redescription," which redefines some fundamental qualities of education as being of positive disvalue.…

Fifty pre-service elementary education majors were studied prior to student teaching to determine if open-minded majors showed greater promise of being capable of teaching science than closed-minded majors. Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale Form E was used to attain a dichotomy in a 50 member methods class. The areas of concern and instruments used to…

This appendix to VT 005 767 is a curriculum guide for a 24 hour preservice course, utilizing film, video tape, and seminar-discussion, for vocational teachers prior to initial teaching. The contents include: (1) course objectives, (2) 12 unit outlines, (3) instructional and resource materials list for each unit, (4) a list of leader's and…