The handbook contains curriculum objectives, suggests directed activities for the United States Dependent Schools in the European Area (USDESEA) Cooperative Work Experience Program, and provides information and guidance for instructor/coordinators and supporting staff. Designed chiefly for small group instruction, the activities can also be…

This report includes the following addresses to the conference: (1) "Some Socio-linguistic Considerations in the Teaching of Foreign Languages", (2) "The Case of Afro-Portuguese Literature", (3) "Foreign Language Success Stories--Hackensack Has It!", (4) "On Apes, Poetry, and Language Teaching", (5) "A Sociolinguistic Aspect of Japanese Americans…

The fifth grade instructional unit, part of a grade school level career education series, is designed to assist learners in understanding how present experiences relate to past and future ones. Before the main body of the lessons is described field test results are reported and key items are presented: the concepts, the estimated time for…

The SRI Classroom Observation Instrument (COI) was used in evaluating the instructional models being tested by nine Follow Through (FT) sponsors in Spring 1971. The SRI COI has three major parts: a section for describing the physical environment, a Classroom Checklist, and a Five-Minute Observation Form. The principal question which the evaluation…

This curriculum guide, designed as an aid in planning and developing a 2-year post-secondary curriculum in scientific glass technology, provides guidelines for the use of administrators, supervisors, and teachers. Developed by a regional group of faculty and staff at a technical institute, this suggested curriculum outline would also be applicable…

This study was designed to ascertain current trends in associate degree nursing programs and to discover innovative ideas and techniques which could be applied to the existing program at Miami-Dade Community College (Florida). Data was compiled from interviews with representatives of ten associate degree nursing programs in six states. Information…

The guide is designed primarily for industrial arts teachers at the middle school level who wish to integrate career education into their curricula. The lessons and activities attempt to establish a balance among career information, technical information, and hands-on experience. The guide contains six lesson plans which cover the topics: the…

The occupational resource unit, one of a series encompassing grade levels one through ten, was prepared by the Lincoln County (West Virginia) Exemplary Project staff for classroom use at the third grade level or for use as a teaching model. The guide contains a synopsis of the entire unit, general objectives, behavioral objectives, teaching…

The career exploration program for grades 9 through 10, as part of a comprehensive K through 10 career development program, attempts to develop an awareness of and appreciation for work, extend knowledge of the variety of career opportunities, and provide experiences in career areas of individual interest. The document, a collection of materials…

The central assumption in domain-referenced testing (DRT), as presented in this book, is that a domain may be determined which adequately represents a particular universe of knowledge. After a domain has been established, the technological and practical problem of using domain-referenced testing must be solved. This book contains a collection of…

The job development, job placement, and follow-up program reported on is an exemplary project in vocational education that includes 10 cooperating high schools located in a three-county area. The program is designed to prepare high school seniors and early school leavers to make positive transition from school to suitable employment or…

This curriculum bulletin is intended to serve as a guide to teachers and supervisors in teaching the fundamental Chinese language skills, in using audiolingual techniques, and in developing an understanding of China, its people and its civilization. Information and guidelines are presented for the following areas: (1) aims, content, and scope of…

Junior high students at a middle school in Colorado are offered a course in women's studies as part of the social studies curriculum. The nine-week unit explores identification of ideals, analysis of sex roles, investigation of sex stereotyping, investigation of the historical development of women, and examination of social issues relating to…

Project SEIC (State Educational Information Center) was funded to increase the demand for and use of educational information, especially ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) information, and to make more cost effective the delivery of information services. To accomplish these goals, Project SEIC first assessed the state-of-the-art of…

The report summarizes the background, objectives, developmental work, conclusions, and recommendations of Cardozo High School's urban problems program. A one semester elective civics course for seniors was developed. The objectives of the course are: 1) to develop knowledge and practical skills (comparative shopping, budgeting, housing) to cope…