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Wright, Mary J. – 1985
The history of developmental psychology in Canada prior to 1960 is concisely recounted. Discussion begins with an account of the scholarly interests and activities of James Mark Baldwin, who brought modern psychology to Canada, and Frederic Tracy, who objected to child-centered approaches to child rearing. The remainder of the paper focuses on the…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Child Rearing, Developmental Psychology, Foreign Countries
Barro, Stephen M. – 1983
Partly because of the rise of block grants, federal distribution mechanisms raise the issues of federal control and distributional equity in elementary-secondary grant programs. Data--drawn from such major programs as aid for education of the disadvantaged, aid for education of the handicapped, vocational education, and bilingual education--were…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Federal Aid
Cavatta, Jerry C., Comp. – 1981
Representing a broad cross section of data bearing on the operation and performance of public schools in New Mexico during the school year 1979-80, the document presents data on school district characteristics, teacher characteristics, pupil characteristics, school finance, high school graduates, American College Testing (ACT) results, and results…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
New York Urban Coalition, NY. – 1977
The New York-London Middle Schools Project of 1976 provided an opportunity for a representative group of London educators to study New York City's public school system in terms of school community relations, school based planning and staff development at the junior high/intermediate school level. In this report, British educators provide a brief…
Descriptors: Community Control, Conference Reports, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Guthrie, James W. – 1981
Characterized by rapid growth and the increasing infusion of federal money into schools, the 1960s and 1970s can be labeled the "Federal Era" in U.S. educational policy making. This period produced three major initiatives to enhance the quality of educational opportunity: the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Titles I and VII…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Polinsky, Jeffrey – 1977
This study tried to determine if the new methods of budgeting and new organization instituted by the Boston School System in 1976 appeared to be effective in bringing runaway spending under control. Data were gathered through interviews with school department personnel, consultants, personnel in agencies responsible for school monitoring, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Budgeting, Educational Administration, Educational Research
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1979
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide administrators, teachers, parents, and other members of the New York City educational community with a resource that identifies, within all disciplines, the basic body of knowledge and skills to be taught at each grade or level (K-9). The bulletin begins with a broad perspective of each subject area,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education
Flast, Florence – 1974
The Sub-committee on Legislation of the Committee on Education of the Community Service Society (CSS) focuses on education law at the local, state and federal levels. It reviewed 617 bills on education submitted to the New York State Legislature. Committee on Education of CSS reviewed only those bills which were of special interest. The Committee…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
Sharp, Vicki F.; Levine, Martin G.; Sharp, Richard M. – 1996
This book identifies more than 650 Internet and World Wide Web sites across the K-12 curriculum that can benefit teachers who may not have time to carry out lengthy searches themselves. The Web sites in this book are organized alphabetically by the following K-12 subject areas: art, bilingual education, drama, ESL, foreign language, health…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Leibowitz, Arnold H. – 1971
The purpose of this study is to analyze the reasons behind governmental decisions leading to the "English-only" instruction policy in the public schools and the recent softening of this policy by various state and local governments. The author's thesis is that such policies have considered neither the advantages which the child may have…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, English
California State Univ., Los Angeles. National Dissemination and Assessment Center. – 1982
The booklet is part of a grade 10-12 social studies series produced for bilingual education. The series consists of six major thematic modules, with four to five booklets in each. The interdisciplinary modules are based on major ideas and designed to help students understand some major human problems and make sound, responsive decisions to improve…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Cultural Traits, Family Role
California State Univ., Los Angeles. National Dissemination and Assessment Center. – 1982
The booklet is part of a grade 10-12 social studies series produced for bilingual education. The series consists of six major thematic modules, with four to five booklets in each. The interdisciplinary modules are based on major ideas and designed to help students understand some major human problems and make sound, responsive decisions to improve…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making, Glossaries
California State Univ., Los Angeles. National Dissemination and Assessment Center. – 1982
The booklet is part of a grade 10-12 social studies series produced for bilingual education. The series consists of six major thematic modules, with four to five booklets in each. The interdisciplinary modules are based on major ideas and designed to help students understand some major human problems and make sound, responsive decisions to improve…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Conservation (Environment), Culture Conflict, Ecology
California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona. National Multilingual Multicultural Materials Development Center. – 1982
The booklet is part of a grade 10-12 social studies series produced for bilingual education. The series consists of six major thematic modules, with four to five booklets in each. The interdisciplinary modules are based on major ideas and designed to help students understand some major human problems and make sound, responsive decisions to improve…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Community Development, Family (Sociological Unit), Learning Modules
California State Univ., Los Angeles. National Dissemination and Assessment Center. – 1982
The booklet is part of a grade 10-12 social studies series produced for bilingual education. The series consists of six major thematic modules, with four to five booklets in each. The interdisciplinary modules are based on major ideas and designed to help students understand some major human problems and make sound, responsive decisions to improve…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Decision Making, Economic Progress, Economics
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