A survey of authors of elementary social studies methods texts indicates a lack of agreement on goals for the elementary social studies. Implications of this study are outlined. (JMF)

Inservice evaluation and professional development are part of the teacher's responsibility. Teachers need to take some responsibility as well for the implementation of social policy. Evaluation procedures are essential to school-focused inservice teacher education. (JN)

Enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act stipulated that the mentally retarded, among other groups of handicapped children, be educated in the least restrictive environment. Specialized instruction and related service needs are crucial components to be considered in designing an adequate educational program for exceptional…

Critical trends and actions affecting the present and future state of inservice education are discussed. (CJ)

A study compared college students' performance on complex multiple-choice tests with scores on multiple true-false clusters. Researchers concluded that the multiple-choice tests did not accurately measure students' knowledge and that cueing and guessing led to grade inflation. (PP)

This study synthesized evaluations of the K-12 career education projects funded by USOE in 1975-76. Each study was assigned to one of USOE's nine student outcome goals. Results and comments are presented by goal statement. Implications for evaluation design and career education effectiveness are considered. (SJL)