This 56-item annotated bibliography gives teachers and administrators access to information on the evaluation of school fine arts programs. Based upon a computer search of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base, it cites project reports, journal articles, and dissertations published from 1963 to 1976. Citations of elementary…

Intended for counselors and teachers of students in grades 7 to 12, the volume presents guidelines for examining interest in arts and humanities careers. Chapters include the following: (1) nine self-assessment activities in career exploration related to arts and humanities; (2) suggestions for career education counseling strategies; (3) ideas for…

This publication describes, in three sections, a high school Communication Arts Curriculum (CAC) program designed to further students' communication skills as they participate in student-centered learning activities in the fine arts, the practical arts, and the performing arts. "Program Operation" includes a course outline and inventories for…

To provide a framework for secondary English program planning, the first half of this book defines the rationale and nature of an English curriculum, outlines content in language, literature, composition, reading, and speaking and listening on five levels, and offers procedural suggestions for developing a local English program. The last half of…

The arts are facing an "arts population explosion" at a time when resources and capital are becoming tighter by the day. This pamphlet describes cooperative planning and gives examples of joint use of resources to help arts organizations and institutions know what they are about, where they are going, how they will get there, and with…

The Connecticut task force report, half of which consists of appendixes, discusses the identification of children and youth who are gifted and talented in the creative arts. General identification criteria and strategies are outlined, along with specific criteria for each discrete art form, including music, theater, visual arts, dance, and…

The intention of a project was (1) to encourage college and university deans and heads of performing arts departments to hold an Arts and Entertainment Career Seminar on their own compus for faculty and performing arts majors and (2) to provide these institutions with written and visual materials for such a seminar. Two conferences were held, one…

The unparalleled residue of unsifted primary materials relating to the nineteenth century London theater present tremendous opportunities and challenges for theater historians. The histories of individual London theaters may be studied for insights into changes that distinguished nineteenth century theater from that of the eighteenth century; and…

This review of current uses of drama in the teaching of literature deals with drama that is "concerned with experience by the participants, irrespective of any function of communication to an audience." Chapters are devoted to (1) the British-influenced Dartmouth Seminar proposals emphasizing drama and oral language, (2) American…

This special magazine issue contains a series of articles on the use of electricity in school and college buildings. Subject areas include--(1) heating, (2) air conditioning, (3) automated controls, (4) lighting and its effects on learning, (5) lighting outdoor areas, (6) stage lighting, (7) power supply and electrical service, and (8) food…

The booklet describes careers in the fine arts and humanities. An introductory chapter presents the outlook for careers in the 1970's and briefly defines the fine arts and humanities. Chapter 2, "The Fine Arts," presents discussions of figure drawing, training, forms of expression, and music. Chapter 3, "On Stage," clarifies the amount of work and…

A questionnaire designed to investigate faculty use and awareness of current reference works was administered to the Department of Speech at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. The first part was a checklist of older, established, or ongoing reference works in the areas of speech, speech pathology, audiology, and theater. The second part asked…

This teacher's guide, the result of a 3-year Title 3 project, is a sequentially arranged program designed to introduct high school students to acting and to provide them with an understanding of the uniqueness of dramatic literature, particularly Shakespearean drama. The processes of the theatre are explored, introducing improvisational exercises…

Art activities for educationally subnormal children are presented in the areas of painting, carving, printing, paper construction, mosaics, collages, paper and wire sculpture, embroidery, and a puppet theatre. Seventy-two illustrations provide examples of students' work for each area; suggestions for teachers are included. (RD)

This end-of-the-year report on the operations of the Educational Laboratory Theatre Project is divided into three sections. The first consists of historical accounts of the operation in Rhode Island, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. Among the subjects covered for each area are an overview of the project, vital statistics, press coverage, prospects…