Education is in the midst of a modernizing revolution, and standard texts and old-fashioned teachers are no longer adequate as the sole sources of information. Modern teachers must be constantly trained and retrained; educational television (ETV) not only enables them to learn with their pupils, but also provides them and the increasing numbers of…

A micro team teaching project was designed to give student teachers an increased responsibility for planning, executing, and evaluating an instructional program; to provide classroom teachers who had not previously taught in a teaching team with the opportunity to learn about the dynamics of team teaching through organizing teams of their own; to…

A primary function of the teacher educator is to use himself, his students, and all the dimensions of teacher education (instructional organization, methods, content, materials, media, and evaluation) only as means for providing opportunities for prospective teachers to become teacher-scholars--unique individuals who can function intelligently in…

This report, required by section 233 of the Manpower Development and Training Act, opens with the chapter, "Adapting to Economic Change," which comments on major program changes during 1967, all of which relate to increasing the proportion of hard-core unemployed in the program. The chapters, "The Range of Training," and…

The seven papers contained in this monograph were presented at the Seventeenth UCEA Career Development Seminar held in Portland, Oregon, October 1967. Some papers view the problems of applying new knowledge to practice quite generally in the context of the broader society while others focus more sharply on strategies for implementing the…

The teacher and instructional objectives for mentally retarded children are discussed, and traditional bases for objectives are detailed, including treating deficiencies, compensating for deficiencies, training for social competence, teaching the academic tool subjects, and strengthening motivation and self esteem. New bases for instructional…

Completely automated and operated by student feedback, this program teaches and tests foreign language recognition and retention, gives repeated audiolingual practice on model structures, and allows the student to tailor the program to his individual needs. The program is recorded on four tape tracks (track 1 for the most correct answer, etc.).…

A group of junior high school teachers devised a literature program to meet the needs of the individual learner. They selected themes of interest to students in grades 6-8 and then prepared a list of books of varying degrees of reading difficulty which related to these themes. The student could, therefore, read a book commensurate with his ability…

Objectives of a pilot workshop for selected home economics teachers working with special needs students who were programmed into regular home economics classes were that each participant should (1) become aware of her personal teaching styles (and alternatives); (2) learn to match teaching styles with student learning styles; (3) become familiar…

This bibliography was compiled for the Latin American Meeting on New Forms of Post-Secondary Education and the Seminar on Open Learning Systems held in Caracas, Venezuela, from September 25 to October 2, 1976. The book contains a total selection of 658 bibliographical entries on educational innovations. Part I consists of an annotated bibliography…

The energy crisis, specifically a shortage of natural gas, caused by the unusually cold winter of 1977, resulted in the Columbus, Ohio, schools being closed for a month. Schools heated with gas were closed, but students met one day a week in school buildings that used coal, oil, or electricity. The educational program continued with school…

A summary report of the available literature on research in the principal components of Higher Educational Opportunity Programs, (HEOP) i.e. curriculum, instructional techniques, admissions policies, and others. This paper focuses on the discussions of HEOP's organizational format, materials, innovative educational techniques, and philosophies or…

The study on Australian health manpower focuses on lessons of value to the United States, on the eve of an expanded national health system. Researchers asked: What can be learned about the soundest approach from a similar country that has had an extensive health insurance program for many years, and is about to enact a more comprehensive one? The…

The document summarizes research on the process of diffusing innovations in vocational education. The purpose was to: (1) determine if empirical dimensions of three conceptual domains (innovation, client, and strategy) exist; (2) if they exist, to identify them; (3) to describe them with empirical information; and (4) to relate the dimensions to…

University education departments and teacher educators are not presently providing the innovative reform-minded milieu necessary to develop vital, deeply committed social studies teachers. Education degree programs are remarkably similiar in course requirements and format, emphasizing traditional lecture oriented courses and student teaching.…