A PROGRAM TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN READING AND TO DEVELOP BASIC SKILLS WAS ESTABLISHED. THE CURRICULUM WAS DEVELOPED AND THE GOALS, NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN, MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES WERE DETERMINED. THE PLACE OF THE PROGRAM IN THE ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES WAS ESTABLISHED AND STANDARDIZED READING TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED AT THE…

This study sought to define competencies hospital executives need to perform their role effectively as perceived by hospital leaders, and to analyze the implications of these competency requirements for the professional education of hospital administrators. A semi-projective questionnaire was devised with the help of a panel of 10 administrators…

Explains how philosophical thinking can be integrated into the teaching of reading and writing. Resulting skills in critical reading and critical writing will enable students to act intelligently within a social context. (Author/AV)

Advocates making formal planning systems for continuing education and training. Outlines some of the principal outputs of those systems, and offers advice on how to structure and manage the planning system. (Author/GA)

To improve the teaching of thinking skills, social studies teachers need to identify and select a few key skills on which to focus continuously throughout the K-12 social studies curricula. They also need to identify the attributes of these skills. A model skill description is included. (RM)

Generalizations and questions arising from the implementation experience of a social studies program deal with teacher and student teacher responses as well as student attitude and skill change. (Author/KM)

Briefly presents some points of view on how the Industrial Arts Curriculum Project (ICAP) products relate to career education. (Author)

The emphasis on accountability has resulted in a change in textbook emphasis and a renewed interest in basic skills, expecially in reading and mathematics. (SP)

Presents samples from music curriculum guidelines developed for moderately mentally retarded adolescents. A scope-and-sequence chart shows how sequential musical skill acquisition is adapted to individual needs and skill levels. A sample of guideline content illustrates behavioral objectives, evaluation methods, activities, and methods for…

Outlines 10 types of skills which are essential to social studies teaching, suggests strategies for teaching these skills, and illustrates principles which can aid social studies classroom teachers as they plan learning activities for skill development. (DB)

Explores ways to organize skills which aid in developing the reasoning process. Suggests a social studies curriculum which focuses on a skill network composed of facilitating skills (observation, classification, spatial relationships), processes (inferring, predicting, hypothesizing), and operations (communications, interpretation, social…

To help elementary school social students understand how a government works, the article describes an activity which requires a combination of government-related knowledge and procedural skills. The activity focuses on citizenship decision making and includes a mock presidential election. (DB)

Comparison of small and medium-sized enterprises' skill requirements in the European Union and Eastern/Central Europe shows considerable similarities and identifies skill needs universities need to address. New courses and modules are being developed by the University of Surrey in conjunction with Eastern/Central European partners. (Contains 14…

Discusses the need for training curriculum to be integrated with business objectives to provide the right employees with the right skills at the right time. Line management requirements are described; training and development requirements are examined; the training and development organization is described; and keys to success are considered. (LRW)