This paper offers a variety of approaches to teaching the concept of time. Many social studies courses traditionally emphasize time as measured by clocks and as useful for recording when events occur in relation to each other. In addition to this approach, the author suggests that students should reflect upon four other modes of time. These are…

This book is intended to serve as a supplementary text for the study of the sociology of education at the beginning level. The authors place heavy emphasis on the work of ten foremost authorities in the field of sociology of education and draw on the theories of more generalized sociologists as well. Throughout the book, the practical implications…

Hebrew and Arabic books and articles selected during the period of August 1971 to November 1971 are part of a collection of volumes comprising annotated bibliographies that include author and publishers indices for each abstract written in English. The volume is divided into two parts: 1) includes items on Foundations of Education, The Educational…

To aid members of the news media in looking at the issues of quality in postsecondary education, the authors of the recently published "Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter" distill some useful factors for the media and the general public to use in assessing the quality of education at four-year colleges and universities.…

The paper argues that prevailing models of teaching in special education rely on a technical conception of teaching, whereas technical skills should play a subsidiary role in service to teachers' broader understanding of the meaning of education and to their creative skills in bringing about experiences rich in educational potential. (JDD)

An overview of issues in the education of children with mental retardation in Arab countries is presented, focusing on educational history, prevalence of mental retardation, residential and special day schools, teacher training, student evaluation, integrated education, and early childhood special education. (Author/JDD)

This digest contains three articles which consider ways to enhance the effectiveness of special education programs. The first article offers guidelines for more fully including special education in the school community, in the context of broader educational reform and restructuring efforts. First the need for reform is addressed. Next, indicators…

This descriptive study looked at the provision of differentiated language arts instruction for gifted students by means of whole language instruction approaches in regular classes. Two classrooms in each of two elementary schools were identified as exemplary whole language classrooms and each contained several students identified for school gifted…

This 117 item annotated bibliography of documents published in 1970 is divided into these sections: educational history and development; school reform; teacher training and staffing; schools and institutions; curricula and syllabi; audio-visual aids; motivation; polytechnical education; self-education; physical education; problems in education;…

This book, one of the Studies of the East Asian Institute at Columbia University, is an expanded and updated bibliography of an earlier work published in 1965 that attempts to bring together materials in English on education in Japan. Approximately 1500 selective items dated from 1876 to 1969 written by Americans and Japanese are grouped under the…

Provides an overview of contemporary elementary-secondary education of black students in Southern Africa, focusing on curricula; instructional delivery; learning materials and equipment; examinations; enrollment and class sizes; teachers; teacher/student ratios; drop-out, failure, and repeater rates; economic considerations; rural-urban…

This paper focuses on educational services that attempt to contribute to the quality of life of students with intellectual disabilities. It addresses, from an Australian perspective, the areas of special educational facilities and their educational function, policy and curriculum, teaching strategies, integration, and parent role. (JDD)

Despite common moves in a number of countries to raise the quality and visibility of early childhood services (for example, through the introduction of curricular frameworks), both professionalisation policies and understandings of the professional role remain distinctly variegated across Europe and beyond. Whereas early childhood systems with…

Reiterates the oft-heard complaint that social studies instruction relies too heavily on textbooks and lectures resulting in disinterested and alienated students. Recommends social studies adopt more experiential and constructivist teaching methods (role playing, educational games, student projects) and utilize multimedia and the Internet. (MJP)

This study contributes to the field by identifying a broad range of traditional and newer middle grade policies and practices, and determining in California which of these differentiate higher- from lower-performing schools serving similar student populations, with performance measured by the state's standards-based tests. Based on a sample of 303…