This research studied the new childrearing values and practices which are emerging among humanistic communal parents. Thirty-three parents from seven share-the-land cooperatives in northern California and southwestern Oregon were interviewed. Questions were asked about experiences related to childbirth, the nature and sources of child care…

The study documented the college and university hiring practices in California, Colorado, and Texas between 1970 and 1977 and documented the experiences of Chicano and Native American scientists with respect to employment. Data were gathered through mail surveys--31 (a 62% return rate) for the first part of the study and 82 (a 55% return rate) for…

IN 1966-67, LIBRARY TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS OF SIX UNITS OR MORE WERE OFFERED AT 17 CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES. AT 15 COLLEGES INSTRUCTION IN LIBRARY USAGE WAS OFFERED WITHOUT A VOCATIONAL EMPHASIS. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND CURRICULUM PATTERNS WERE REPRODUCED FROM THE CATALOGS OF ALL COLLEGES OFFERING LIBRARY PROGRAMS. CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION…

The Special Intensive Program for Scientists and Engineers (SIPSE) at Diablo Valley College in California replaces the traditional engineering calculus and physics sequences with a single sequence that combines the two subjects into an integrated whole. The project report provides an overview of SIPSE, a section that traces the project from…

A specific nontraditional teacher preparation program for mid-career and second-career teachers is the focus of this monograph. The program, implemented at San Jose State University in California, is characterized from multiple perspectives as are the participants and the outcomes. Analysis of this single program and its outcomes illustrates how…

The key way for government to legislate the scientific revolution is to know when science threatens to ethically destroy the fabric of society. The U.S. President has asked you (the student), his senior advisor, to test the waters of this new science and evaluate what stance he needs to take regarding issues like cloning, cryogenics, assisted…

Describes a statewide dissemination system adopted by the California Nutrition Education and Training Program to expand shrinking dollars for nutrition education. This system involves funding of local nutrition education projects which have been selected as "exemplary" and which then serve as models for new programs within the state. (CS)

The STArt! teaching Science Through Art program was developed to help both students and teachers address the new California Science Content standards. An initial presentation of program introduces molecular visualization using narrative discussions, handheld models, visualization software and art workshops and it also emphasize low-cost materials,…

This article provides a brief introduction to the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), discusses the origins of the SLAC Archives and History Office, its present-day operations, and the present and future challenges it faces in attempting to preserve an accurate historical record of SLAC's activities. (Contains 21 notes.)

This publication presents the following articles: (1) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Develops Student Recruitment and Retention Strategies; (2) Marketer Advises Tech Educators Appeal to Teens' Emotions, Desires to Do Something Important; (3) Digital Bridge Academy Gets At-Risk Students on Paths to Knowledge-Based Careers; (4) Project…

This study analyzes urban youths' career decision-making in a career and technical education program that provided work-based learning experiences and a pathway linking high school, community college, and work in biotechnology laboratories. The program provided work experiences not generally available to adolescents, and enabled students…

This manual provides guidelines to educators attempting to comply with California's Hughes Bill, which is intended to ensure the rights of special education students to have positive behavioral intervention plans designed to bring lasting behavioral changes without interventions that cause pain or trauma. An introductory chapter summarizes the…

A science laboratory skills performance assessment for elementary and secondary school science teachers in California, using a multi-methods approach, is described. Seven domains of teacher performance identified included: pedagogy, content, materials and equipment, management, knowledge of students, climate, and communication. Within each domain,…

This book reports on a ten-year-old maintenance Chinese bilingual education program in a public school located at the heart of a Chinatown community in California. It uses a multilevel ethnographic approach, considering the classroom, the school, and the broader community. First covered are the ways that a bilingual education program is initiated,…

The effectiveness with which research findings are disseminated to policy makers in education, particularly at the state level, is explored in the four chapters of this report. In chapter 1, Linda J. Nelson reviews the literature and determines that policy makers do make important, but indirect, use of research. She suggests that research…