An examination of 25 art programs funded at least partly by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare funds throughout the United States is presented. Programs were nominated by professional organizations and 25 sites were selected and visited by project members. The document is presented in four chapters. Chapter I discusses some major…

Deans from 53 colleges of arts, science, and humanities at major U.S. universities provided data about the structure of their colleges. These colleges were studied because structural changes are occurring and baseline data is needed. Forty-two percent of the deans reported that a formal study of reorganization of their colleges had taken place in…

A STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM PATTERNS IN THE HUMANITIES WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL CREDITS NECESSARY FOR GRADUATION MUST BE IN THE AREA IN WHICH THE STUDENT MAJORS. THE STUDY IS CONCERNED NOT WITH DETAILS OF SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS, BUT WITH BROAD REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE AND THE…

This supplement to ninth grade mental health units relates mental health to the following occupational clusters: agribusiness and natural resources, environment, health, marine science, communications and media, business and office, marketing and distribution, public service, transportation, personnel services, consumer and homemaking education,…

An annotated bibliography of reference books for school libraries from kindergarten through ninth grade is presented. Following brief sample lists of basic reference collections for primary, intermediate, and junior high school libraries are annotated bibliographies of encyclopedias, dictionaires, factbooks and yearbooks, indexes, atlases,…

In the first of four sections of this publication, James H. Stone reviews recent writings on the humanities, citing 299 books, essays, and articles. In the second section, Maxwell H. Goldberg provides definitions of several of the central terms related to technological change and human values (e.g.,…

Fourteen program outlines of elective English curriculums, representing 13 school systems, are collected in one package to serve as a convenient resource for examples of elective programs in English--two junior high school programs and 12 senior high ones. For all of the programs, descriptions of the contents of individual courses, indicating…

A humanistic approach to the study of classical Greek and Greek culture at the secondary school level is detailed in this guide. References to the student programed text and other multisensory instructional materials used in the system focus on instructional objectives geared to students who are not necessarily college-bound. The standard Attic…

In the first of four sections of this publication, James H. Stone reviews recent writings on the humanities, citing 299 books, essays, and articles. In the second section, Maxwell H. Goldberg provides definitions of several of the central terms related to technological change and human values (e.g.,…

A solution developed to correct the lack of cultural experiences for rural children in art, drama, dance and music is evaluated in this final project report. A summary of findings lists the number of school programs and their budgets. The nature and number of subjects and activities employed in attacking the problem are briefly described. The…

A small team of social studies and English teachers in a small high school developed a unique American studies program. Activities dedicated to a better comprehension of American culture follow a humanitites approach in the use of music, literature, art, architecture, photography, history and the social sciences. Units are organized on a thematic…

The appearance of this collection of readings partially fulfills one of Programa de Educacion Interamericana's objectives described in SO 001 424: that of helping our students become better acquainted with the literature of Latin America. This volume was not prepared for just literature or Spanish classes; the introductions and the works cover a…

For a vocational work experience education program for the secondary grades in California, learning activity packages (LAP) are provided separately for three program goals, which focus on self-awareness and self-evaluation, job requirements, and information necessary for successful job placement and job satisfaction. Program goals, performance…

For a general work experience education program for the secondary grades in California, learning activity packages (LAP) are provided separately for three program goals, which focus on self-awareness and self-evaluation, job requirements, and information necessary for successful job placement and job satisfaction. Program goals, performance…

This report provides a broad overview of previous NDEA institute evaluation reports on summer institutes two or more summers ago. Emphasis is on how to make the institutes more effective. Primary purposes of the summer institutes are to: 1) change what and how students learn in elementary and secondary school classrooms; and, 2) change college and…