IN 1958, CONGRESS AUTHORIZED A PERMANENT NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO ASSIST THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CENTER IN DETERMINING POLICY WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYMENT OF THE NEW MEDIA. A PARTICULAR GUIDELINE GIVEN THE STUDY WAS THAT THE PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED TO SERVICE THE MEDIA MUST…

The document presents guidelines to help art educators in elementary and secondary schools develop and implement art education programs. The guidelines were developed by Nebraska educators along lines suggested by the National Art Education Association. Major objectives are to help students develop personal expression, qualitative aesthetic…

This manual is intended for use by adopters or adapters of a media-oriented arts and humanities program designed to train teachers in the techniques of humanizing the general curriculum. It contains lesson plans for grade eight that are geared to the curriculum areas of language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The art areas covered…

The looseleaf binder contains a series of 268 learning packages for gifted and talented elementary school students, divided into 13 subject area sections, including art, chess, general, health, language arts, literature, mathematics, perception, reading, science, social studies, study skills, and thinking skills. Two additional sections include…

A Cultural Enrichment Project (CEP) in the Detroit public and parochial schools reached 100,000 disadvantaged pupils and offered about 50 different program events. This evaluation of CEP is based on ratings by teachers, attendance figures, and a cost per pupil analysis. It was found that all but three of the events received teacher ratings of…

This monograph is an account of two related investigations of the motor domain and its correlates in educationally handicapped children. Part I describes an investigation primarily concerned with the identification of the basic components of the motor behavior of educable mentally retarded children through the use of factor analysis techniques.…

Explores various aspects of the development of self-concept in young children and suggests activities which promote the development of self-esteem. A review of the literature pertinent to children's self-concept covers several areas: (1) the importance of a positive self-concept for effective adjustment in all aspects of life; (2) theories on the…

Centered around a summer theatre theme, the summer migrant program provided each child with a situation in which he could escape his normal role and fulfill his latent capabilities through entry into some character of a play. Thereby, each "performer" realized his unique abilities and found in himself a new source of self-confidence and…

The method used to prove the value of direct experience teaching in the out-of-doors was taking children on short field trips and excursions and evaluating their attitudes and behavior as well as their accomplishments. Trips ranged from 10 minutes to 2 hours with a 6th grade class. The experiments took place for a period of 9 years (1955-1964).…

Guidelines for art education at the elementary through upper grade levels provide guidance and encouragement for students without excessive correction and evaluation procedures on the part of teachers. Elements of a picture and general approaches to teaching art emphasize creative and imaginative expression and skill development. The main body of…

This textbook, designed for use in college undergraduate programs, presents some ideas, materials, and methods for establishing a successful curriculum within a child care program. Included is a review of child care in the United States, ideas for working with parents and involving the community, suggestions for indoor and outdoor play and for…

The development of a positive self concept through various art forms provides the foundation for an exploratory course presented to a group of enrollees in the New Careers Program. The students, whose work is here presented, are receiving on-the-job training in child development centers while receiving classroom instruction to prepare them as…

A course titled "Editing As a Way of Life," dealing with communications media, was tried out at the senior high school in University City, Missouri. A total of 38 activities were devised to meet the 16 objectives of the course, which were subsumed under six categories: perception, knowledge, creativity, skills, production techniques, and…

Contains three projects that relate to plants and animals of wetlands. Includes instructions and patterns for making cattails, pitcher plants (that really catch flies), and stand-up wetland animals such as insects, birds, crabs, and alligators. (TW)

Recognizing the importance of teaching based on young children's interests, this book describes the High Scope Demonstration Preschool approach to helping teachers plan early childhood education learning activities, based on specific observations of children, rather than a predetermined set of topics. Each chapter includes the following sections:…