This dissertation reports the results of a one-year pilot study conducted to determine the feasibility of a small group-discovery method with a class of college freshmen studying calculus. The class consisted of twelve volunteer students who had A or B grades in their high school mathematics courses. The pilot class scored slightly better on a…

The role of the dietitian as a teacher of clients who must adhere to a special diet for health reasons is discussed. The objective of this education process is to achieve a complete understanding on the part of the client not only of what is allowed in the diet but also why it is desirable. The dietitian in the professional role as an educator…

In this paper it is suggested that current research methods are of questionable validity as they pertain to minorities, but that this problem may be solved by encouraging more minority input into the conceptualization, organization, and implementation of surveys that affect them. All phases of survey research are discussed in detail. Planning…

The only way that a program of school desegregation can be successfully implemented is with strong community participation. Boards of Education must develop policies to provide quality education in a culturally pluralistic society. Through community education, the school sytem can look at the total community in terms of its needs, wants, problems,…

This module on instructional strategies is one of a set of three on curriculum design in vocational education and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules intended as a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education. Following…

Intended as a guide for educators interested in initiating a poetry in the schools program, this book is organized into four parts. The first two parts narrate the poet-author's experiences in beginning such a program in North Carolina, outline techniques for presenting poetry in the classroom, and offer numerous samples of student writing. Part…

Designed to help children identify the racial stereotypes that occur in the content and illustrations of some children's books, this lesson plan presents a list of evaluative criteria and applies these standards to two contrasting short stories. The plan concentrates on the child's reaction to character development in both stories and includes…

In teaching basic health concepts in developing countries, puppets can be an inexpensive and interesting way to hold people's attention and to give them logical reasons for changing their behavior. Puppets are small, easy to transport and to operate, fun to see, have little cultural identification, can talk about embarrassing things, and can…

Rather than looking for answers to predetermined research questions, this study attempted to formulate recommendations for future research on class size and student/teacher ratios in Ontario. The research team began by reviewing studies of class size and student/teacher ratio. Consultants from provincial teachers' and administrators'…

The manual (part of the training package, "Individual Program Planninq with Developmentally Disabled Persons", IPP) presents suggestions for administering training in individual program planning and for maintaining the IPP system. Discussed are the contents of the IPP training package, descriptions of the six training sessions, policies for the…

The word sort is a technique which capitalizes upon a child's natural feature analysis abilities. In a word sort the learner physically arranges words printed on small cards into groups. This technique can be used in many ways to help children draw conclusions about how words are related. There are two types of sorts: in "closed sorts"…

Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech is presented in this paper and shown to be an effective vehicle for helping students discover the power of language and of literature. The paper first discusses the potentially destructive way English teachers sometimes tell students about "hidden meanings" in long and complex works…

The paper briefly reviews the argument for bridging the gap between the behavioral and humanistic schools of education and considers a teacher education model compatible with P.L. 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). A synthesis model is described that looks at the need for a change in the system of training teachers and school…

The purpose of the study reported was to determine the best ways to manage interest centers in the elementary classroom. The study considered six techniques of assigning students to interest centers--teacher assignment, in which children were asked by their teacher to work at the center on a certain day; daily sign-up, in which children were…

The second of three documents on Project SEARCH (Search for Exceptional Abilities Reachable among Children with Handicaps) describes the development of a systematic procedure for assessing the gifts and/or creative talent potential of handicapped students. It is explained that of 278 special education students evaluated by an adaptation of the…