Summary of Author's Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Nebraska, 1969

A model framework for course materials construction is presented as an aid to Coast Guard course writers and coordinators, curriculum developers, and instructors who must modify a course or draft a new one. The model assumes that the instructor or other designated person has: (1) completed a task analysis which identifies the competencies, skills…

At Michigan State University, a "hands on" approach to the advertising campaigns course has proven successful. The course is limited to 25 students who work in groups of five to develop and prepare an advertising campaign for a client who has agreed to provide information and funds for the course and who in return will get a plans book…

First in a series of fourteen instructional outlines, this document provides an overview of a fire service training program designed for use by recently formed fire departments in which firemen have had no previous formal training. (Each of the other volumes in the set contains a more complete instructional outline of one portion of the program.)…

THE NORTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS SURVEYED THEIR MEMBER COLLEGES TO FIND WHAT ATTITUDES PREVAILED AND WHAT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WERE OFFERED IN THE AREA OF HUMAN RELATIONS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF AGREEMENT AMONG THE RESPONDENTS THAT INFORMATION ABOUT AND UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN RELATIONS IN GENERAL…

GENERAL POINTERS ON A NURSERY SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN ARE GIVEN. SUBJECTS DEALT WITH ARE--CHARACTERISTICS OF 2- TO 5-YEAR-OLDS, DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS, THE CURRICULUM AND THE TEACHER'S RELATIONSHIP TO IT, SCHEDULING, SUBJECT AREAS OF ART, MUSIC, LANGUAGE, DRAMATIC PLAY, NATURE, AND OUTDOOR PLAY, SANITATION AND SAFETY,…

THE COURSE IS INTENDED TO GO BEYOND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM IN MATHEMATICS AS DESIGNED BY THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD. THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A 1-YEAR COURSE COMBINING ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS. PRESUPPOSED HERE ARE--A SEMESTER COURSE IN ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF…

SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN THE FORM AND SUBSTANCE OF PSYCHOLOGY OFFERINGS IN TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS MAY BE IMMINENT. ALTHOUGH THERE SEEMS TO BE SUBSTANTIAL AGREEMENT THAT PSYCHOLOGY SHOULD BE TAUGHT, AGREEMENT THAT CHANGES MUST BE MADE IS GENERAL. COURSE OBJECTIVES FORMULATED BY THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS PLANNING GROUP ARE LISTED. IT IS…

ELEVEN INSTITUTES FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS (THREE MUSIC, TWO ART, TWO THEATER, TWO HUMANITIES, ONE LATIN, AND ONE FILM) WERE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM 300 OF THE 430 PARTICIPANTS, FINAL REPORTS OF INSTITUTE DIRECTORS, AND DETAILED REPORTS OF OBSERVERS. THE GREATER EMPHASIS ON SUBJECT CONTENT THAN ON…

A BASICALLY AUDIOLINGUAL BEGINNING FRENCH COURSE WAS BROADCAST BY THE BBC AND TAPED BY TEACHERS WHO USED IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH FILMSTRIPS TO SUPPLEMENT A REGULAR LANGUAGE COURSE. THIS METHOD, CALLED RADIOVISION, IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL IN TERMS OF ITS OVERALL OPERATION, THE KINDS OF MATERIAL INCLUDED, AND THE VARIOUS METHODS AND TECHNIQUES USED BY…

THE 6-YEAR SEQUENCE AVOIDS NEEDLESS REPETITION IN COURSE OFFERINGS. ADAPTED COURSES WERE DEVELOPED TO MEET THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF STUDENTS LESS WELL QUALIFIED TO PURSUE GENERAL ACADEMIC COURSES. APPROPRIATE TEXTUAL MATERIALS AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES WERE GEARED TO MINIMUM ESSENTIALS. EACH YEAR'S PROGRAM IS OUTLINED BY UNIT AND INCLUDES…

THE PROBLEMS AND AREAS OF COMMUNISM THAT SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN THE SCHOOLS WERE PRESENTED. CHAPTER I, "THE SCHOOLS AND THE STUDY OF COMMUNISM," EMPHASIZED THE NEED TO STUDY COMMUNISM IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF THE INTENSE FEELING COMING OUT OF COMMUNITIES FOR SUCH EDUCATION. THE SECOND AND THIRD CHAPTERS WERE SELF-EXPLANATORY,…

USE OF THE GUIDE IS INTENDED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF AVERAGE STUDENTS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS. ALTHOUGH THE INSTRUCTOR IS GIVEN AREAS OF MODIFICATION FOR BELOW- AND ABOVE-AVERAGE PUPILS, IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE OUTLINE BE FOLLOWED AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE. THE ENGLISH COURSE IS ARRANGED INTO CERTAIN FIELDS OF STUDY INCLUDING GRAMMAR AND…

RECENT TRENDS IN EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED ARE PRESENTED. PROVISIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS ARE TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND, HOWEVER EMPHASIS SHOULD BE SHIFTED FROM MERELY PROMOTING THE NEEDS OF THE GIFTED TO SOLIDIFYING THE GAINS ALREADY MADE IN THIS DIRECTION. ENRICHMENT BRINGS NEW DISCIPLINES INTO THE CURRICULUM, AND NEW COURSES ARE DEVELOPED IN SUCH…