The crucial importance of beginning-of-the-year activities in establishing good behavior patterns in the elementary classroom is asserted. Observations were made of two groups of teachers who were very different in management effectiveness throughout a school year. A number differences between the two groups' first- day and beginning-of-the-year…

THIS PAPER DESCRIBES PROJECT COLLEGE-BOUND AND COMPARES IT WITH SIMILAR PRECOLLEGE PROJECTS AROUND THE NATION. THE BASIC DIFFERENCE IN THE PASADENA PROJECT IS THAT MONEY IS USED AS A MOTIVE, THE STUDENT RECEIVING $1.40 FOR CLASS HOURS AND FOR RELATED OUTSIDE WORK. ONE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO BRIDGE THE SUMMER GAP BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND…

This guide is designed for those interested in organizing and/or participating in short-term study abroad programs. The following main topics are treated in detail: (1) the nature of the program, (2) the budget, (3) winning administrative approval for the program, (4) announcing the program, (5) orientation, (6) the program director, (7) the…

The Committee on Foreign Students in American Colleges and Universities published its findings in 1963 and reviewed areas of need and made recommendations for strengthening educational exchange programs in U.S. universities and colleges. This reprint of the committee's findings is in three chapters: education's stake in International Exchange, The…

Emphasizing the need for process rather than product-oriented education, this paper introduces a new conceptual model for observing the classroom as a total process. The new model is a blending of dramaturgic concepts and theory with the classroom teaching/learning process. The author draws an analogy based upon Kenneth Burke's Dramatistic…

This paper describes the summer Parent Orientation Program at the University of Maryland and an evaluation of the program several months later. The goal of the program was to educate parents in the facilitation of their son's or daughter's transition from high school to college. Another goal was to recognize parents as a vital part of the…

The authors describe a game called "Frustration" which can be used by counselors to show incoming high school students some of the ordinary hazards of the high school experience which partly determine success at school. Students are encouraged to suggest their own solutions to these problems. (SE)

The article deals with some of the special adjustment problems for a newly employed black manager, the additional orientation needed, and recommendations for top management to consider different attitudes and values, to establish an equal employment opportunity policy, and to provide appropriate orientation and evaluation systems. (MF)

Evaluates the cultural conditions that affect the educational development of Mexican American students, the value orientations of Mexican Americans, and the influence of a poverty culture on Mexican American families. (RK)

An American academic advisor compares U.S. systems and techniques with those in several English institutions. Problems unique to the English institutions include certain customs and attitudes and lack of flexibility in the educational system, and similarities include some administrative problems and the need for acceptance of the service. (MSE)

This booklet discusses how to recruit and manage volunteers with disabilities. Generic as well as specific strategies are provided for engaging individuals with disabilities, including members of diverse cultures. Potential barriers and suggestions for working around those barriers are also explored. The first section addresses recruitment and…

The wildly varying utilization and quality control practices that make up "managed care" make it difficult to generalize new rules and requirements. Information that can aid counselor trainees in understanding the demands of managed health care is presented. The text explores the following questions: (1) "What do managed care…

Author reports on her experiences as an exchange teacher in Bristol, England in 1968-69. (IR)

A program is described that provides potential dental school applicants with realistic exposure to dentistry, in cooperation with undergraduate career counseling offices. High school and college students serve as volunteer assistants in three different functions (instrument sterilization, miscellaneous office procedures, and actual dental…

Concepts that are directly related to teaching are learned as such by education majors and play an integral part in students' development into teachers. Further research using other student populations or in other areas of teacher education is needed. (Author/CJ)