A bibliography is presented which covers the areas of library education; library science research; educational research; curriculum planning; teaching methods; various uses of media; school libraries and media centers; social science research; educational societies, associations, and research bureaus; and accreditation. Types of materials cited…

This guide cites more than 1,000 textbooks for use in French programs at all levels of instruction. Entries are coded by the author's or editor's surname and include brief annotations, bibliographic data, availability, and price. The category index includes: (1) introductory, intermediate, and advanced texts, (2) composition and conversation…

The first edition of the National Audiovisual Center sales catalog (LI 003875) is updated by this supplement. Changes in price and order number as well as deletions from the 1969 edition, are noted in this 1971 version. Purchase and rental information for the sound films and silent filmstrips is provided. The broad subject categories are:…

Presents photographs and short biographical sketches of notable Black women artists past and present, including the following: Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, Leontyne Price, Florence Price, Ann Lundy, Katherine Dunham, Pearl Primus, Michelle Paterson, Augusta Savage, Glenda Y. Hooker, Marie L. Moore, Varnette Honeywood, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller,…

This treatise on Ivan Illich, historian, philosopher, educator, and social critic, has less to do with the details of Illich's life than with his thought over the past three decades. The first section of each chapter (1-3) provides a brief biographical sketch of Illich during the decades 1968-1978, 1978-1988 and 1988-1998 and a discussion…

Written primarily for children in grades K-8, the books selected for this annotated bibliography emphasize human relations. Books on U.S. history and culture, world history and culture, contemporary interests and controversies, understanding oneself and others, and religion, as well as biographies, autobiographies, folktales, and legends are…

Highlights the recent history of South African education using life histories of two black teachers (one beginning and one experienced) whose careers as students and then teachers evolved against a backdrop of social and political conflict. The article considers ways that selected theories of oppression and resistance explain or fail to explain…

Maintains that teachers in the intermediate grades can motivate students to read biographies in a way that develops critical thinking. Describes a composite strategy that combines high expectations, teacher guidance, and student interaction. Teaching tips include a step-by-step preparation process and a format for group activities. (MJP)

Reviews the previous limited evidence on the perpetuation of racial segregation over stages of the life cycle and across institutions, presents new results from a recent Black youth national cohort, and discusses the results in terms of alternative theories and the need for further research. (BJV)

Probes the logistical problems of assigning a term paper to large history classes. Proposes a solution that asks students to write a biographical sketch of a notable individual in western civilization. Describes paper requirements and student responses to the assignment. Stresses the importance of developing writing skills in the liberal arts. (RW)

Cross-age projects allow elementary and secondary school students to break out of their traditional roles and explore what it means to listen, collaborate, and lead. The 4 projects described include story and guidebook writing, interviewing senior citizens in person and through telecommunications and writing biographies, and elementary school…

Traces the life and career of DeWitt Clinton, who served as mayor of New York City, governor of New York, and U.S. senator. Stresses that Clinton deeply impacted the state and nation as the founder of New York City's public schools, as an advocate of higher education for women, and as a major figure in building the Erie Canal. (NL)

Presents chapter 2 from Ele Isaevich Monoszon's 1987 book, "The Establishment and Development of Soviet Pedagogy." Focuses on achievements of the 1920s in establishing a Soviet system of education. Reviews biographies and ideas of five eminent Soviet educators. (CH)

This article describes the family of Alexander Graham Bell, including research and therapeutic work in speech and hearing impairments spanning three generations. Bell's life and discoveries are discussed, including the formation of the American Association for the Promotion of Teaching of Speech to the Deaf, whose history and organization are…

Collaborative biography was used to examine the effects of a school-university partnership on two elementary teachers. The partnership made teachers fully responsible for supervising and evaluating student teachers. The article discusses common and differential effects emerging from apparent interactions with teachers' personalities and career…