Common elements amongst all educational institutions are varying processes of selecting educational materials ("Choosing Blindly Instructional Materials", 2016). Whether they be textbooks, curriculum, access to internet-based platforms or other ancillary materials every educational institution participates in some manner of cyclic…

A survey conducted to determine teacher's instructional resources, methods, materials, and attitudes toward various uses of nuclear energy resulted in nearly one thousand science teachers throughout the nation responding. Results of survey are presented and five recommendations for action are made. (DF)

Guidelines for introducing death education into elementary and secondary school subjects are presented. Included are teacher criteria to be met prior to starting a unit on death, a list of interdisciplinary topics relating to death, possible guest speakers, learning activities, and a resource list. (SL)

Discusses types of students and materials and resources used in O- and A-level environmental studies and environmental science courses. Indicates that these subjects are very susceptable to the attitudes of teachers (as shown by their willingness to produce satisfactory materials) and by the motivation of students. (JN)

A mail survey was conducted in 1977-78 to determine American Hispanists' perceived needs in research tools for Spanish and Portuguese literatures/linguistics. This article summarizes the study's findings and its recommendations as to which projects should receive the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities. (KM)

Consisting of references to books, chapters of books, articles, pamphlets, booklets and posters, films and filmstrips, records, audiotapes, and multi-media packages, this annotated bibliography provides access to resources for parents and Basic Educational Skills (BES) program staff in Head Start centers and elementary schools. Entries, most of…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS BOOK ARE TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS POSED BY THE TEACHING OF POETRY ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL AND TO HELP PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO HANDLE SUCH TEACHING. QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO INTEREST CHILDREN IN POETRY, HOW TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO WRITE POETRY, AND HOW TO COMPENSATE FOR AN INSUFFICIENT BACKGROUND…

To help Ontario (Canada) meet its goal of high quality education, researchers examined the processes by which learning materials are developed, educators' perceptions of both the processes and the materials, and the problem of maintaining high quality in learning materials while enrollments are declining. Questionnaire surveys of Ontario teachers,…

The focus of this study was teacher assessment of several factors relating to selected materials provided by the American Iron and Steel Institute. The design and rationale, instrumentation, methodology, and questionnaire mailing are discussed in Chapter I. Chapter II reviews the related literature, including the historic nature of free and…

Describes a set of units to help teachers guide secondary students in an exploration and mastery of aspects of argument. Looks at the design of these teaching/learning materials. Notes evaluations from teachers in six secondary schools who tried the units over two years. Describes one teacher's experiment with the revised material. Reflects on why…

This paper traces the professional growth of science teachers in Trinidad and Tobago through their involvement in the production of context-based resource materials relevant to the lives of their students during workshop sessions. Grounded theory methods were used to analyse pre- and post-workshop questionnaire responses, tape-recorded group…

A review of educational research reveals that free and inexpensive materials are used today to a much greater extent than they had been in the past. Two studies, sponsored by the American Iron and Steel Institute, are evidence of the producer's interest in determining the strengths and weaknesses of the materials being sent into classrooms and…

This resource guide is designed to help principals acquaint themselves and their teachers with instructional television (ITV) programming and to assist in the supervision of ITV use to obtain the optimum educational value for students. A brief introduction presents a rationale for the educational use of television and describes the Nebraska State…

The purpose of this study was to ascertain (1) the current status of professionally prepared industrial arts resource materials, (2) the effectiveness of these materials, and (3) the process of professional interaction involved in preparation of resource materials. Resource materials were collected by the researcher and analyzed and ranked by…

This study, one in a continuing series of concise reports each dealing with a problem in foreign language teaching and learning, discusses the teaching of songs in the foreign language classroom. Commentary on the cultural, esthetic, and academic value of singing introduces an enumerated series of general suggestions on teaching the song. Other…