An assessment of three other conference papers summarizing knowledge of the inequalities in the distribution of personal income, education, and educational opportunities leads to fundamental questions about the appropriate framework and goals of public policy in the field of education, inequality, and life chances. Without a clear perception of…

The major aim of this study was to obtain a measure of the relative teaching effectiveness of television instruction as compared to regular instruction, utilizing as subject matter parts of the Army basic training program. The study was not designed to reorganize the curriculum for television, nor was it designed to maximize the television…

Bilingual education, as an approach to the problem of preparing the American Indian child for entry into American public schools, has not proven satisfactory due to a lack of properly certified teachers and a tendency to thrust too much upon the child too fast. In response to this problem, a tutorial system has been devised in which bilingual,…

This course is designed to meet the needs of any student, either concurrently or previously enrolled in third- or fourth-year French, who desires to review the essentials of French grammar and to increase his vocabulary. It is, however, specifically planned for those who want to take the College Board Achievement Test in French. For that reason,…

A guide is presented to the various uses of Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring (CAM), a computer-based instructional management system which provides relevant data on course objectives to elementary and secondary teachers and students after students are tested. Among the uses discussed are: student coupons, which list objectives on which the…

PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINES, RESEARCH REVIEWS, AND 500 THESES AND DISSERTATIONS WERE CONSIDERED IN SELECTING 159 RESEARCH STUDIES FOR REVIEW. STUDIES CONCERNED WITH TEACHER EDUCATION WERE INCLUDED BUT ADULT EDUCATION WAS EXCLUDED. THE PERIOD FROM 1959 TO 1966 IS COVERED. TOPICS ARE (1) PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES, (2) MANPOWER NEEDS AND EMPLOYMENT…

Intended as a reference to statutes which provide federal aid, federal laws from 1949 to 1968 having provisions for education of the handicapped are listed and described, a total of 62 pieces of basic legislation and 12 extensions and authorizations. The legislation is in the areas of research, training, demonstration, and construction, and…

The language laboratory can be effective as an extension of the intermediate or advanced classroom in Russian provided that the techniques used save the students enough time and improve their performance enough to justify making the trip to the lab. Six devices that have proven successful are (1) Review and warm up via dialogues, (2) remedial…

This is a teacher's guide and end of year summary for an eleventh grade course on area studies. The course is part of an articulated curriculum for grades K-12. The guide contains goals for the course which are related to values, skills, and concepts and generalizations. The focus of the course is on problems of four selected areas: Western…

This mathematics support guide is intended for use by vocational students and instructors as a review of essential mathematics concepts and for problem-solving exercises in the vocations. It is designed to accompany the "Mathematical Skills Inventory," which tests mathematics skills, attitudes, and background. A section entitled Arithmetic Skills…

The 20 lessons included in these two volumes are intended for the fifth to the eighth weeks of the intermediate phase of a 68-lesson intensive audiolingual basic French course developed recently by the Defense Language Institute to train native speakers of English to a Level 3 second language proficiency. Designed primarily to enable students to…

The 20 lessons included in these two volumes are intended for the first four weeks of the intermediate phase of a 68-lesson intensive audiolingual basic French course developed recently by the Defense Language Institute to train native speakers of English to a Level 3 second language skill proficiency. Designed primarily to enable students to…

Written as a companion to the secondary textbook, "Alaska Native Land Claims", this student workbook is organized via 9 units and 39 chapters which parallel the text's organizational format. Each unit presents unit goals and has anywhere from three to five subsections or chapters. Each titled chapter (e.g., Alaska's First Settlers)…

IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE SIX OF PUBLIC LAW 89-10, THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HANDICAPPED CHILDREN MUST MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND REVIEW THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW ADMINISTERED BY HIM, WITH RESPECT TO HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, INCLUDING THEIR EFFECT ON IMPROVING THE EDUCATIONAL…

PERIODICALS, BOOKS, PAPERS, DISSERTATIONS, AND RESEARCH REPORTS FROM 1954 TO 1966 WERE REVIEWED IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A BASE FOR CURRENT RESEARCH. THE TOPICS REPORTED ON ARE (1) PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES, (2) MANPOWER NEEDS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, (3) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, (4) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, (5) INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND DEVICES,…