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Peer reviewedHosford, Ray E.; Bowles, Stephen A. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1974
This paper describes a program whereby elementary school children are allowed to select their own reinforcement for performing a specified behavior (reading). An evaluation of the program shows significant improvement of reading ability. (RWP)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Cultural Differences, Educational Experiments, Elementary School Students
Download full textStephens, Mark; Delys, Pamela – 1971
Both papers are concerned with locus of control (of reinforcement) expectancies among young children, especially preschoolers. The first reviews a number of studies which examined the relationship between locus of control, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity. The results indicate that (1) economic status is consistently related to locus of…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Behavior, Blacks, Cultural Influences
McMinnville Public School, District 40, OR. – 1969
A project (MAPAR), designed specifically to explore and develop an educational program which will demonstrate effective methods for teaching the educationally disadvantaged adult, is discussed. The approach utilized by this project is that of an individualized learning center which incorporates paraprofessional teacher, self-instructional learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Anglo Americans, Curriculum Design, Educational Programs
