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Beck, Clive; And Others – 1978
The booklet discusses results of a values education survey of teachers and administrators and examines issues, curriculum, and teaching techniques in values education. The report is intended for use by pre- and inservice teachers and teacher educators as they develop awareness of values and devise strategies to transmit this awareness to students.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis
Tener, Sherrie; Ontko, Judy – 1976
This occupational analysis data was assembled to help instructors develop a course of study for commercial cleaners at the entry level. Following a job description for an institutional or commercial cleaner, the remainder of the content in standard task-analysis format presents an analysis of ten commercial cleaner duties (tasks). Each of ten…
Descriptors: Cleaning, Communication Skills, Custodian Training, Decision Making Skills
Joiner, Elizabeth G. – 1981
The adult students who are the subject of this report bring a different orientation with them to the study of language than does the typical adult immigrant or foreign student of English. This former group may be engaged in foreign language study in order to satisfy a college level language requirement or as part of a continuing education or…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Affective Behavior, Age, Aptitude
Insurance Inst. for Highway Safety, Washington, DC. – 1978
Since 1969 the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety has concentrated on researching, demonstrating, and communicating to the public methods of reducing highway losses. The Institute has established a framework to classify the nature of each kind of loss (human, vehicle and equipment, and environment) in relation to the three phases of the crash…
Descriptors: Administrators, Bibliographies, Bicycling, Children
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Window Rock, AZ. – 1973
Intended for use by guidance staff members working with Navajo high school students attending reservation schools, this guideline focuses in outline form on student goals and objectives, implementation and administration, and references and resources. Students, parents, school board members, and staff members were involved in development of the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Boarding Schools
Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY. – 1974
The document contains papers presented at a conference on global population trends. Conference participants, who represented international agencies and governments in developing nations, investigated social determinants of population trends, population policy, and population program assistance. Eleven papers are presented. Topics discussed include…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Birth Rate, Contraception, Cross Cultural Studies
Mohrman, Kathryn, Ed. – 1980
Curricular development in undergraduate programs in the biological, physical, and mathematical sciences at a number of colleges and universities are described. One common theme is the continuing interest in computers in higher education. As the student bodies of many campuses become more heterogeneous with increasing enrollments of minorities and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Allied Health Occupations Education, Astronomy, Calculus
Corfman, Eunice, Ed. – 1979
The second of two volumes, this book contains 21 studies of children and families. Selections, grouped into three sections, are intended to provide a representative sample of current research, including case studies and less formal reports. The first section reports on families in distress. Articles focus on adults who were antisocial children,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Autism, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse
Rubin, Louis, Ed. – 1978
The essays in this book emphasize trends now shaping society that the authors believe will have a profound effect on schools in the decades to come. Topics covered include declining enrollments and increasing educational costs, the changing role of vocational education, government financing for educational quality, the role of busing, politicking…
Descriptors: Administration, Books, Bus Transportation, Community Schools
COFFEY, JOHN L.; AND OTHERS – 1968
THE TWO MAJOR PHASES OF THIS RESEARCH WERE (1) ANALYZING TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION TO IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE PRIMARY VOCATIONAL SKILLS, AND (2) DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING NINE SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS. THREE INSTRUMENTS WERE USED IN ANALYZING VOCATIONAL CONTENT SOURCES TO IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE GENERAL BEHAVIORS AS WELL AS TRADE-SPECIFIC…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auto Mechanics, Autoinstructional Aids, Cosmetology
Kownslar, Allan O. – 1978
By focusing on controversial social/political issues in high school American history and social studies courses, classroom teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills. Contemporary issues of a controversial nature are particularly good topics for high school because students are generally familiar with the issues through exposure…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civil Rights, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking
Bishop, John E.; And Others – 1975
Two elementary-grade activities on geography are combined. The first activity employs a group discussion approach to investigate neighborhoods and residences. Given data about a neighborhood area in Houston, students make predictions and express feelings about future developments in the area. The second activity investigates urban planning in…
Descriptors: Community Change, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Futures (of Society)
Senesh, Lawrence – 1972
Two government documents, "Goals for Americans" and "Toward Balanced Growth: Quantity with Quality" (ED 055 009), together with previous documents, serve as the information source and basis of this guide. The "Goals for Americans" report, initiated by President Eisenhower's Commission in 1960, identified social…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Consumer Economics, Curriculum Development, Economic Development
Richfield Public Schools, Minn. – 1976
The Richfield Educational Assessment Program is a districtwide effort to collect specific information about the knowledge, skills, understandings, and attitudes of students in selected areas. The information collected will be used to help Richfield citizens and educators make decisions for program improvement. The program closely parallels the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Age Differences, Cluster Analysis
Barrineau, Irene T., Ed. – Association for Continuing Higher Education, 2003
This document presents the proceedings of the 2003 annual meeting of the Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE). These proceedings record the 65th Annual Meeting of ACHE held in Charlottesville, Virginia. President Allen Varner's theme for this annual meeting was, "Continuing Education in the Era of Quantum Change." The theme…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Adults, Older Adults, Higher Education
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