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08192. TRUANCY: ITS CAUSES, ITS EFFECTS, AND SOME SOLUTIONS. Looks at the causes of truancy within and without of the school system; the effects of truancy upon the student, the school system and society in general in terms of the relationship between truancy... (more) |
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08177. MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION. The role of multicultural education in a pluralistic American society is described in this study. The impact of affirmative action and minority quotas, and the problems of building a multicultural... (more) |
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08172. SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY. A look at the issues of socioeconomic status and its impact on educational attainment. Argues that cultural differences should be recognized and accepted, and that status is not a determining factor.... (more) |
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08112. BRITISH BUSINESS EDUCATION. Developments in the establishment of Business Schools and business curricula in English colleges and universities between 1960 and 1985 are examined; the British lag in developing business schools is... (more) |
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08093. COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION: APPLICATIONS IN ENGLISH. A study of the computer as a tool for teaching English grammar and composition skills. Specific theorists viewpoints are considered and the future of the fields is evaluated. 7 pages, 20 footnotes,... (more) |
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08092. COMPUTER AIDED LEARNING. An overview of the benefits and drawbacks of the computer as an educational tool, with speculation as to what the ultimate role of the computer in education will be. 7 pages, 17 footnotes, 6... (more) |
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08085. A SOCIOLINGUISTIC APPROACH TO BILINGUAL EDUCATION. A book review based on data collected in a case study of a bilingual educational program for Mexican Americans. Background information and issues regarding bilingualism, as well as a critique of the... (more) |
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07705. SEX DIFFERENCES IN READING BY MCNEIL (ARTICLE CRITIQUE). Summary and critique of 1965 article on relative performance of boys and girls in programmed and classroom instruction in beginning reading. Author claims differences are due to differential... (more) |
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07513. BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING AMERICANS. Good representation of arguments favoring bilingual education for America's second-largest minority, Spanish-speaking persons (of various backgrounds). America has provided bilingual education for... (more) |
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07512. TEACHING METHODS FOR SECOND LANGUAGES. Solid overview of the problems of teaching a second language. Focuses on controversy between traditionalists and modernists in teaching methods, favoring modern methods emphasizing verbal skills over... (more) |
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07511. THE CONTROVERSY OVER BILINGUAL EDUCATION. Pros and cons of bilingual education. Arguments against include: high cost, lack of effectiveness, and perpetuation of cultural divisions. Arguments for are the need of students for special... (more) |
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07509. MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION. Well-argued overview of the pros and cons of multilingualism in modern America. Includes background, myth of the melting pot and its lack of application today, problems of modern immigrants, need for... (more) |
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07170. READING COMPREHENSION TEST FOR ADVANCED ESL STUDENTS. Example of a reading comprehension test for advanced students of English as Second Language. Twelve-paragraph story on the controversy over protecting or trapping Eastern timber wolves, with 48... (more) |
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06824. SHORT-TERM MEMORY AS IT RELATESS TO MATHEMATICAL CONCEPT LEARNLNG. A review on short-term memory as it relates to matbematical concept learning. Current models are discussed in and attempt to explain the organization and strcture of short-term memory and its... (more) |
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06788. THE OPEN CLASSROOM IN THE UNITED STATES. The history of the flexible open-classroom method of teaching is presented in this comprehensive research study. The theoretical background of the movement's success in America is presented, and the... (more) |
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06660. BILINGUAL EDUCATION. The pros and cons of bilingual education are examined in this study of the programs. The history of bilingual education and the theories of linguistic maintenance, social divisiveness and... (more) |
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06649. CONSIDERATIONS IN CURRICULUM DESIGN. This paper provides a brief examination of the criteria for developing a curriculum to meet the needs of both the society and the educational institution as well as the individual student. The paper... (more) |
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06647. SCIENCE IN THE STUDY OF MAN: LEARNING. Based on concepts developed by Nigel Calder in his book, The Human Conspiracy, this paper provides an overview of the ethical and cognitive functions of education both in the abstract and as thay... (more) |
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06646. BACK TO BASICS IN AMERICAN EDUCATION. This paper argues that trends in back to basics in the American educational system are based on the premise that all students should have both a basic knowledge or the three R's, and a common... (more) |
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06644. THE LEARNING PROCESS. A well-informed theoretical essay on the classroom environment and behavioral problems in the educational system; stresses the individual needs of the pupil. 6 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic... (more) |
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06643. BILINGUAL EDUCATION. The pros and cons of bilingual education are examined in this study of the programs; the history of bilingual education and the theories of linguistic maintenance, social divisiveness and assimilation... (more) |
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06639. INNER CITY SCHOOLS: WOULD FRIEDMAN'S SOLUTION HELP? This paper both summarizes and critiques the Friedman's solution to the problems facing public education as presented in their latest work, Freedom to Choose. The paper concludes that the Friedman's... (more) |
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06378. FREEDOM TO CHOOSE IN EDUCATION. This paper examines the arguments against government intervention in the education system presented by Rose and Milton Friedman's, Freedom to Choose. The paper first lays out the Friedman's arguements... (more) |
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06377. "SELF WORTH AND SCHOOL LEARNING" BY MARTIN COVINGTON AND RICHARD BEERY. A comprehensive review of Covington and Beery's model of the learning process. Examines their theory that the sense of self-worth is the key factor in the development of independent learning skills... (more) |
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06376. STUDENT-FACULTY INFORMAL CONTACT AND COLLEGE PERSISTENCE. This paper is a report on a study by Ernest T. Pescarella and Patrick T. Terenzini titled "Student-Faculty Informal Contact and College Persistence: A Further Investigation". This work summarizes the... (more) |
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06376A. TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. A brief elaboration on the importance of teaching English as a foreign language in a way that will relate it to actua; situations likely to be encountered in every day experience. The writer refers to... (more) |
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06375. EDUCATIONAL LEADEPSHIP. This paper examines "educational leaders" in the context of managerial personel with an obligation to adust curriculum to meet social needs. Focusing on the learning environment and curriculum design... (more) |
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06374. THE PHILOSOPHICAL ROOTS OF EDUCATION THEORIES. In this naper the philosophies of Idealism, Realism, Neo-Thomism, experimentalism and Existentialism are examined with reference to their relationship to education theory. 15 pages, 0 footnotes, 0... (more) |
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06373. ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN EDUCATION. This paper seeks to examine the hypothesis that wage rates in education where the practice of collective bargaining is established are primarily determined by that practice. Based on an econmic... (more) |
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06358. FREE TO CHOOSE BY MILTON AND ROSE FRIEDMAN. A critical review of this defense of the free market system, with a chapter by chapter review of the author's views on inflation, governmental controls, and the economic history of America. 9 pages, 0... (more) |
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06163. LONG-RANGE PLANNING FOR SCHOOL SYSTEMS. Well-written discussion of the need for, and implementation of, proper management planning for school districts. Also covers planning for single schools, parochial schools, and need for parental... (more) |
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06006. THE FREE SPEECH MOVEMENT (FSM). A detailed chronology of the events at Berkeley 1964-65, with a discussion of the causes and consequences of the Free Speech Movement (FSM). Based principally upon primary (journalistic) sources. 20... (more) |
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05930. THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN SAUDI ARABIA. This discussion links the development of education to the development of the oil industry. While pointing out problems, it is generally positive and sympathetic. 15 pages, 16 footnotes, 6... (more) |
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05799. WORKING AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER FOR AUTISTIC AND OTHER HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. A personal account of working in a Richmond School District Unit for autistic children. Assessment procedures and goals are discussed and the financing of the program is mentioned. ... (more) |
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05785. RESEARCH DESIGN: TEST PREFERENCES OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. This outlines an approach to examining the test preferences of high school students under different conditions. It suggests that students will prefer greater complexity in tests if they are older,... (more) |
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05710. EDUCATION AS A SCIENCE. A review-discussion of the book by Alexander Bain, the 19th century Scottish psychologist and educator. Inlcudes a sketch of Bain's life and social philosophy. His contributions to educational... (more) |
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05578. STUDYING THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN ACADEMIA AND THE PROFESSIONS: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS. This paper explores the difficulties of women receiving tenure or promotion. The author analysizes the problem thoroughly citing various studies previously done. 14p. 26... (more) |
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05439. CHILDREN'S ART. The therapeutic value of art for children is stressed. Television and schools are accused of stifling children's creativity. The paper seeks to outline a method of preventing this from happening. 7... (more) |
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05437. AN EVALUATION OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR SPANISH SPEAKING CHILDREN. A paper examining the impact of Spanish programs on the attainment and capabilities of Latino children. 5p. plus report... (more) |
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05436. FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS. The 1965 E.&S. E. A. is examined in detail under its various codes: aid for handicapped children, special programs, bilingual education. The 1965 Higher Education Act is also considered. 11p.... (more) |
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05435. COMPENSATORY EDUCATION AND THE LAW IN CALIFORNIA. A detailed examination of federal Law in this field particularly the 1968 Act and its provisions. State law is also considered. 10p. 7b.... (more) |
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05433a. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE VARIABLES IMPORTANT IN "DISCIPLINE" PROBLEMS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. Various causes of discipline problems are discussed. The scholarly literature of the field is reviewed, including among others, the work of John Dewey, R. De Charms, and Gregory Bateson. KEYWORDS: ... (more) |
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05433. "LIBERAL" AND "CONSERVATIVE" COMMUNIST REGIMES--THE CASES OF HUNGARY AND RUMANIA. A brief survey of the paradox of the internally `loose' but internationally pro-Soviet regime of Janos Kadar and the domestically Stanlinist but internationally -independent one of Nicolas Ceaussescu.... (more) |
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05431. THE TRILATERIALIST COMMISSION. A discussion of whether an organization of economic, political and economic leaders of the US, W. Europe and Japan constitutes an international "power elite." Argues that their potential power is... (more) |
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05431a. VIOLENCE IN THE SCHOOL. This paper examines the reasons for violence in the schools, the nature and extent of this violence, and suggests some possible solutions for the problem. Includes annotated bibliography. ... (more) |
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05218. THE AMERICAN FEDERATLON OF TEACHERS: AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF A LABOR UNION. An historical sketch of the AFT from its founding in 1897 into the 1970's, with a focus On political factionalism within the union. 8p., lOf.,... (more) |
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05174. HEALTH AND EDUCATION. Health instruction and physical education in our schools are discussed, and guidelines for emotional and social health are examined as well. 7p., Of.,... (more) |
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05137. ANALYSIS OF AN EXPERIMENT. A critical analysis of the experiments performed by Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson regarding teacher expectations and pupil performance (Pygmalion in the Classroom). The inherent problems of... (more) |
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05109. THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET. A study of the origins and applications of an English schoolteacher's phonetic alphabet: Reports on its successes and failures indicate that the jury is still out on a new orthography designed to... (more) |
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05049. THE TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP. The basis of the relationship between teacher and student, is examined in this essay, with a focus on the environment and philosophy of education. The need for self-examination and individual concern... (more) |
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04921. TEACHER'S UNIONS IN CALIFORNIA. The political is sue of public service unions is considered in terms of teacher's unions in California. The two major unions are examined for their activities over the last five years, and the public... (more) |
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04913. CAREER EDUCATION: INDUSTRIAL ARTS TRAINING IN THE MODERN WORLD. This paper begins with the early 20th century and the origins of government support for industrial arts training, and proceeds to a discussion of the differences between the industrial arts and... (more) |
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04899. INTERMEDIATE READING ACHIEVEMENT. A proposed study of the relationship between kindergarten reading instruction and subsequent intermediate reading achievement. Various psychometric tests of reading skills are proposed in the... (more) |
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04797. A PRESCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM. This paper is a carefully presented proposal for a preschool health curriculum, with the emphasis on learning behavior patterns to last a lifetime. The preschool child is seen as forming chronic... (more) |
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04769. TESTING READING IN A HIGH SCHOOL CORE PROGRAM. Thorough technical discussion of reading tests in relation to a special intensive program for poor readers in a suburban high school; reviews a dozen reading tests available, reasons for selecting... (more) |
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04754. LEARNING TEAMS. Very sophisticated exercise in advanced-level education. Thorough survey of the theory and practice of learning teams. Includes, among other topics, teacher-student trust, small group interaction... (more) |
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04718. CREATIVITY AS A CORRECTING STRATEGY FOR MOTIVATIONAL COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS. Good study (making excellent use of ostentatious vocabulary) of how creative thinking can be used to help overcome learning and motivation problems in students. 9 pages, 6 footnotes, 7 bibliographic... (more) |
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04549. THE SEARCH FOR MEANING IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION. Book review/essay based on W. Frankena's thoughts on morality and J. G. Gray's The Promise of Wisdom; makes a good solid argument for moral values in schools and teaching. 7p., Of.,... (more) |
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04547. THE TEACHER AND STUDENT: THE EVOLUTION OF AN EDUCATIONAL IDEALISM. Interesting and original study which traces the ideal of learning through experience from Socrates through the "tabula rasa" of Robinson Crusoe and Rousseau, and . on to the modern ideas of Dewey and... (more) |
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04546. THE LAW REGARDING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA. Good solid summary and explanation of laws providing for special education for the culturally deprived; Title I of ESEA 1965 ( federal), McAteer Act and Title V California .laws. lOp., 22f.,... (more) |
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04534. THE SERRANO DECISION: AN EVALUATION. Good overview of the court decision that will force California to reform school financing; the case, the issues, the proposals for reform and their pros and cons. 8 pages, 13 footnotes, 4... (more) |
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04478. ASIAN-AMERICANS ADMISSIONS POLICY AT BOALT HALL. Very critical study of special admissions programs at UC Berkeley's law school. General overview of the program; why those Asian-Americans selected are not representative enough, the problem of the... (more) |
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04424. SHOULD CALCULATORS BE ALLOWED IN SCHOOL? Good essay on the pros and cons of calculators for elementary pupils; recommends allowing them after a knowledge of the fundamentals has been thoroughly gained. 3p., Of.,... (more) |
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04392. THE EAST BAY SKILLS CENTER: ITS EFFECTIVENESS. Very good study of the effectiveness of a community college vocational training center for minorities; not statistical or technical, but good discussion of the problem of developing a curriculum to... (more) |
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04386. A RESEARCH PROPOSAL FOR IMPROVING CREATIVE BEHAVIOR. Generally well-done research proposal on the problem of improving creativity, with good bibliography; unfortunately, the idea of "developing a ten-lesson unit to improve creative behavior in grade... (more) |
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04283. LEARNING AND THE SCIENCE OF MAN. Essay based on N. Calder's The Human Conspiracy; learning as process of increasing rationality and developing social ethics. Sp., 4f.,... (more) |
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04282. STAFF VERSUS LINE ADMINISTRATION IN MUSIC EDUCATION. Very good, detailed and technical study of the two types of organizational authority in music education; includes concepts of organization and the place of line and staff authority, specific problems... (more) |
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04262. THE PROBLEM OF CLASSROOM SIZE. Summary and criticism of the ideas of S. B. Saranson, who says there's not enough money or teachers to significantly reduce the size of classrooms in American schools. Sp., 4f.,... (more) |
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04193. EDUCATION AND INEQUALITY IN THE SOVIET UNION AND THE UNITED STATES. Interesting and original discussion of the fact that inequality based on family traditions is obvious in both countries. Takes a basically Marxist position, finds that only politics, not education,... (more) |
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04175. INEQUALITY AND EDUCATION. Very good summary and review of "Inequality" by Christopher Jencks and "The 'Inequality' Controversy" by Donald Levine and Mary Jo Bane. The subject is whether our current educational system promotes... (more) |
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04158. ACADEMIC ELITISM AND NON-ELITE STUDENTS. Interesting discussion of the conflict of values between innovative teachers and conformist students at two new colleges in Michigan in the early ' 60's. 6p., Of.,... (more) |
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03868. BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS AND ACADEMIC FAILURE. Very good, well-argued study of the relationship between misbehavior and intelligence (as defined by grades). Good survey & summary of relevant literature and studies, very good discussion of issues... (more) |
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03859. SUBJECTIVE ORGANIZATION IN FREE RECALL LEARNING. Good clear summary of experiments which attempted to find out if learners organize disconnected material they are given to memorize. The writer finds they do, and that this could be a key to learning... (more) |
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03845. BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION ON THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. Good thorough study of the problem of proper behavior, as seen by modern psychology. Paper concentrates on techniques for changing junior high students' behavior through positive reinforcement and... (more) |
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03840. NEGATIVE SELF-IMAGE AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AMONG CHICANOS. Very thorough paper which shows in detail how discrimination, poverty and language problems lead to negative self-image among Chicano students, and proposals for correcting this through awareness and... (more) |
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03539. "THE SCHOOL AS A TOTAL INSTITUTION." Summary and review of an article by the same name, dealing with the school's power over individuals. 4p., 7f.,... (more) |
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03530. CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR NURSES. Basic overview (with some subjective comments) of the pros and cons of requiring continuing education for the legal relicensing of nurses. 7 pages, 9 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources. ... (more) |
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03380. HIGH SCHOOL DROP-OUTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING. Very good examination of the drop-out problem from the nurse's point of view; first part of the paper examines the causes of dropping out, concludes that the problem is largely socio-economic; finds... (more) |
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03376. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. Very good, detailed study of the history, theory and practice of curriculum development (i. e., the establishment of nationwide standards of proper subject matter in schools based on some kind of... (more) |
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03367. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. Good study of two specific issues only: laws excluding handicapped children from compulsory attendance, and the question of due process of law in making decisions on who needs special ed. Thorough... (more) |
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02518. THE UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILD. A restatement of the concept that the underachieving child is what he is because of poverty . broken homes, a misguided educational system and teachers who can't adjust their rigid viewpoints to... (more) |
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02505. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: PORNOGRAPHY AND SEX EDUCATION. Ambitious research proposal designed to see if specially trained sex instructors who have been exposed to pornography can better instruct students than regular classroom teachers. Includes discussion... (more) |
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02503. LIBRARY SERVICE IN MICHIGAN. Good detailed study of a social institution, including history, organization of libraries cost, who uses them. Statistics could use update. 8 pages, 6 footnotes, 7 bibliographic... (more) |
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02490. THE GIFTED CHILD. The validity of educational programs directed toward the gifted child is examined in this study. The undemocratic aspects of singling out the gifted are looked at, and special programs for "ability"... (more) |
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02471. APPALACHIA: ITS PEOPLE AND THEIR EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. Very.good study and discussion of the scarcity of educational resources and achievement in Appalachia, focusing on the problems of providing more and better education of all types in a region... (more) |
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02450. STUDENTS STUDY BEHAVIOR AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO TEST ANXIETY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. Very good summary of studies in the literature which try to find a variable which will predict GPA. Found that high school record and that days of study, not amount of time studying, also helped. 12... (more) |
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02421. AN EXPERIMENT IN CONCEPTUAL LEARNING. Good, interesting report of an experiment in which subjects were tested on ability to group items by concept under "deprived" and "nondeprived" conditions -- no food for six hours before test: With... (more) |
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02152. TEACHING ABOUT TOTALITARIANISM. Excellent discussion and proposal for teaching students to recognize totalitarianism as a type of social behavior, rather than a bogeyman; includes discussion of why new methods are needed, aims of a... (more) |
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02151. TEACHING CURRENT EVENTS IN ELEMENTARY GRADES. Very good, very thorough study of the pros and cons of teaching current events; includes good discussions of specific how-to-do-it details, including keeping up interest, dealing with newspaper bias,... (more) |
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02150. A DISCUSSION CONCERNING TALENT. A thorougb study of literary and other talent, how to measure it, its relation to intelligence, how to stimulate the talented child. Leans toward view that talent is an innate trait, correlated with... (more) |
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02149. BOOK REVIEW: THE STUDENT AS NIGGER. Good review of this 1969 classic of educational rebels: how the school acts to destroy meaningful choice and restrain social change. 6p., 3f.,... (more) |
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02148. INTEGRATING SPEECH TRAINING WITH THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM. Good basic summary of speech training exercises for younger children. Includes 2p. chart of basic speech sounds. 6p. text, Of.,... (more) |
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02147. THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. Basic overview of this federal program, focusing on the social needs and goals filled by it. 6p., sf.,... (more) |
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02146. SUCCESSFUL URBAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS. Good summary of early programs to improve achievements of disadvantaged inner-city student s, through community involvement, specialized attention; 11 pages, 6 footnotes, 6 bibliographic... (more) |
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02145. PRIORITIES ANC ULTIMATE GOALS OF EDUCATION. Good examination of why we need teaching for self-awareness and creativity, largely based on Kohl's 36 Children. lOp., 14f.,... (more) |
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02144. PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION. Original essay on the philosophical bases of education: what are its aims, how to achieve them Gives all the right answers, smoothly written, well-balanced. 6p., Of.,... (more) |
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02142. MOTIVATION TO LEARN AND SCHOOLING. Good study of the need for motivation on the part of the student and how to get it; excellent treatment of motivation in "traditional" and "modern-progressive" educational theories; basic... (more) |
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02141. JAMES WATSON AND FREUD ON EDUCATION. Good basic study on the thoughts of William James on psychology and education; basic ideas of J. B. Watson and Freud are briefly mentioned. 6p., 10f.,... (more) |
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02140. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Good thorough study of the theory of the junior high school: historical development, purposes and curriculum of the junior high, long discussion of proposals for a middle school which would be just... (more) |
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02136. CHANGE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. Basic restatement of the need for change in the structure of schools; includes history of modern education from Pestalozzi and Dewey, need for schools to change to reflect social changes, experiments... (more) |
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