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Inner-City Education: Are We Failing?, William H. Dreier, John M. Earls Jan 1969

Inner-City Education: Are We Failing?, William H. Dreier, John M. Earls

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These collected papers and reports; many taken from the Professional Education Seminar at the University of Northern Iowa; concentrate on the failure of inner-city education. A number of essays attempt to analyze the role of teachers; administrators; and communities in the failure of inner-city education. Also; there are several field reports on specific cities. Teacher preparation for working with disadvantaged black students in an urban setting is discussed at length. (Editor/JW)

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The Elementary School Counselor: A Man Of Action, Robert Mendelson Jan 1968

The Elementary School Counselor: A Man Of Action, Robert Mendelson

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The elementary school counselor; a newly-emerged member of the pupil personnel term; is a specialist whose skills are directed toward helping children develop in a healthy; normal way. His skills should allow him to understand the concerns children have; the meanings and goals of their behavior; and the psychological systems which affect their lives. His training should aid him in communicating his acceptance and his interest in each child. Academic preparation should include specialized courses in counseling and in psychology. Research supports the counseling function as one of the primary duties of the elementary school counselor. Although the bulk of …

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Clinical Teaching: Some Experimental Observations, Ralph Scott Jan 1968

Clinical Teaching: Some Experimental Observations, Ralph Scott

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A study attempted to measure some effects of a 2-week postbaccalaureate workshop on clinical teaching (teaching which provides children with individualized materials and procedures) and to assess administrative encouragement and appreciation of clinical experimentation and innovation. An experimental group of 20 experienced elementary teachers who had participated in the summer workshop and a control group of 49 who had enrolled too late for admission were invited to participate in a clinical teaching experiment. Hypothesis 1; that a higher proportion of the experimental group would agree to participate in a project requiring a clinical report; was not supported. Hypothesis 2 was …

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Evaluation Of College-Level Instruction In Freshman Composition; Part Ii, Richard Braddock, Charles R. Statler Jan 1968

Evaluation Of College-Level Instruction In Freshman Composition; Part Ii, Richard Braddock, Charles R. Statler

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To supplement an experiment at the University of Northern Iowa on the effectiveness of college-level instruction in freshman composition; the University of Iowa conducted its own experiment on the evaluation of freshman composition. This experiment was designed to determine (1) which method of rating papers is more reliable--the "general impression" method of the Educational Testing Service or the "analytical" method used at the University of Iowa; (2) if a more significant measure of writing quality is obtained when the better of two papers; rather than merely one; is used as a criterion; and (3) if the writing performance of students …

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The Effectiveness Of Videotaped Practice Teaching Sessions In The Preparation Of Elementary Intern Teachers. Final Report., Warren Kallenbach Aug 1967

The Effectiveness Of Videotaped Practice Teaching Sessions In The Preparation Of Elementary Intern Teachers. Final Report., Warren Kallenbach

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To extend previous research findings on the effectiveness of microteaching techniques, all 40 candidates in the 1967 San Jose State College summer elementary intern teaching program were randomly divided into 2 groups. f3oth groups had the same program except that 1 participated in an oft-campus observation and teaching program; the other participated in an on-campus microteaching program. Five-minute pre- and post-summer lesson excerpts were video tape-recorded for each of the candidates. These were judged independently by each member of 2 independent teams of trained evaluators using the Stanford Teacher Competence Appraisal Guide and the Instrument for the Observation of Teaching …

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Professional Courses For Teacher Certification, Clifford Bishop, George W. Denemark, Henry J. Hermanowicz, William E. Drake Jan 1967

Professional Courses For Teacher Certification, Clifford Bishop, George W. Denemark, Henry J. Hermanowicz, William E. Drake

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The three lectures comprising this document are introduced with a foreword by Clifford L. Bishop and an introduction by William H. Dreier; both of the Department of Education and Psychology which sponsored the Central State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) seminar on the professional program for undergraduates leading to teacher certification and the B.A. or B.S. degree. The lecture by George W. Denemark presents "A Proposed Common Professional Core for the Preparation of Teachers." He includes discussion of the context for curriculum planning and of the broad range of objectives for teacher education. In his discussion of "Ideal Experiences Needed in …

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Academic Motivation And Youth-Culture Involvement, John A. Finger Jr. Jul 1966

Academic Motivation And Youth-Culture Involvement, John A. Finger Jr.

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The increased pressure for enrolment forces more and more colleges to be selective in their admissions procedures. This selection is customarily achieved through the use of aptitude tests combined with a student's high school record. Students are therefore selected on two bases: intelligence and academic motivation, for high school record is one index of the latter. As a result, admission is denied to students with low academic motivation.

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Procedural Due Process And State University Students, William W. Van Alstyne Jan 1963

Procedural Due Process And State University Students, William W. Van Alstyne

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This examination seeks to address the problems both universities and students confront regarding the growth of student expression. It is noted that contemporary students sometimes have fewer rights than petty criminals and this article explores the common reasons behind universities’ abbreviated procedures and reconcile those reasons with students’ emerging Fourteenth Amendment rights.

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Political Speakers At State Universities: Some Constitutional Considerations, William W. Van Alstyne Jan 1963

Political Speakers At State Universities: Some Constitutional Considerations, William W. Van Alstyne

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This article takes issue with an ABA committee’s statement that “no question of the Bill of Rights is involved” when state universities deny guest speakers from the Communist party access to university facilities. This argument relies on principles of equal protection, free speech, and the doctrine of reasonable time, place, and manner.

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Christian Education, N. Beverley Tucker Apr 1835

Christian Education, N. Beverley Tucker

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No abstract provided.

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