This report reviews recent literature about the benefits of a higher education. The issues of student benefits, private postgraduate benefits, and social benefits are discussed. In addition, a benefits pryamid model is proposed for ordering priorities in higher education, and in a concluding chapter the need for a more synthesized theoretical…

This article presents a comprehensive review of journal articles on multicultural education. The location and tracing of this literature is described. The articles are discussed, analyzed, and grouped according to kinds of article and general topic. Four kinds of articles are included: position papers, teaching guides, project descriptions, and…

A review of the literature related to methods for analyzing content or tasks prior to instructional development is presented. The review classifies methods according to a two-dimensional matrix. The first dimension differentiates phases of analysis, each dealing with content and tasks of a particular scope and each generating certain…

Reviews literature on origins of adult education, scholarly and innovative approaches, recent pressures for change, and methodological responses (e.g., aids and materials, individual learning, programmed learning, distance education). A 378-item bibliography includes an author and editor index. Sources of computer printouts used and libraries and…

The identification and specification of affective objectives in the citizenship/social studies curriculum and the development of models of assessment techniques are discussed. Identification of citizenship objectives is comprised of: selecting target grades; organizing and classifying affective objectives; selecting and assigning priorities to…

A discussion of programs in foreign language, bilingual/bicultural education, and English as a second language (ESL) considers the unique aspects of each program, what they have in common, and areas in which closer cooperation might be developed. Foreign (or second) language programs are characterized by an attempt to give students some…

This volume contains abstracts of 37 model New Jersey vocational programs that served disadvantaged students in fiscal year 1982. Included among the programs described are projects dealing with agriculture, agribusiness, the needs of pregnant teenagers, bilingual vocational business education, building trades, consumer education, work study,…

Electronic learning, also known as e-learning, is generally defined as instruction and learning experiences that are delivered via electronic technology such as the Internet, audiotape and videotape, satellite broadcast, interactive television, and CD-ROM. Web-based learning, computer-based learning, and virtual classrooms are some of the…