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This document contains reflections upon several decades of teaching and learning in the field of global education. Developments made in global education during the 1960s and 1970s are a main focus and a set of homilies--a distillation of what the author has learned about global education--are put forth. (DB)
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Describes a program to prepare inservice elementary school teachers in the subject matter and reasoning skills needed to teach science as a process of inquiry. Included is a procedure for introducing experience-oriented curricula into the schools. (Author/CP)
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The Department of Physical Education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Carbondale, has initiated and developed a systematic analysis of the scholastic achievement of majors in specified areas of the physical education curriculum in order to provide some useful information to academic advisors. (RC)
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Describes a project done to verify or dispute the breakdown in litter content proposed by Keep America Beautiful, Inc. (KAB). Decisions made relating to quantity of materials, area to be studied, and a complete description of the project are given. (EB)
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In Virginia, continuous and extended efforts are being made to identify and provide the inservice training needed by teachers in agriculture through a series of State, speical interest, and area workshops. The article relates the procedures used to plan and provide inservice programs, and some related problems. (Author/AJ)
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A comparative case study explores the interorganizational relationships among a research and development center, state education agencies, teacher education institutions, and local educational agencies involved with diffusing a complex organizational and administrative innovation--the multiunit school. (Author)
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The summer duties of a vocational agriculture teacher are grouped into four general categories (supervising and teaching, professional development, Future Farmers of America activities, and updating and maintenance of the department). Specific activities within these categories are listed. (MS)
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The symposium on economic education for trade unionists held in Geneva identified areas of major interest, analyzed different ways of improving the economic knowledge of workers, discussed the planning and implementation of programs and materials, and reviewed ILO economic contributions to economic education. (Author/BP)
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Presented are the findings of questionnaires mailed to the directors of 160 nature centers which provided environmental education programs for elementary school children in thirty-four states. The figures indicate that specific environmental attitude objectives need to be developed by the staffs of these centers. (BT)
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Reviews the science education literature on (1) the developmental level of adolescents, (2) the relationship between cognitive development and science achievement, and (3) the implications of Piagetian studies to science teaching at the secondary and college level. (MLH)
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This statewide study attempted to survey secondary environmental education programs concerning content areas, student evaluation, teaching strategies, teacher-training, and objectives. The Colorado survey was compared to a national survey indicating similarities and areas for improvement. (MR)
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A brief overview of the mainstream of development in English primary education in the last 10-15 years is presented and linked to broader educational developments that have facilitated the establishment of teacher centers. (MM)
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The rural development program described here works toward integrating education with problems of the masses in Maharashtra, India. Seventeen graduates from six universities and a rural institute live in the villages and work in agricultural development and extension (providing supervision and demonstration) and in social education and organization. (JT)
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Discusses the role of private colleges and universities in American higher education and considers a number of issues related to state and federal support of private higher education. Suggests ways that state and federal governments can assist private institutions without damaging their independence and individuality. (JG)
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The article reports on surveys of agricultural education graduates conducted by Kansas State University which have been feeding back ideas and facts which are used to improve undergraduate teacher training. Wide practice of such a procedure is urged. (AJ)