Reports on results of a technique for forecasting that was drawn from work in predicting technological change and is concerned with introducing the force of systematizing substantive decisions through formal techniques that make use of the subjective knowledge of experts. (Editor/PG)

Findings from a study of 229 students at 5 schools of social work in the introductory research course show that all students appear to learn best when taught by didactic methods and evaluated by objective examinations as compared to other methods. (Editor/PG)

This paper postulates that social work education must include social action and social change, while always maintaining an identifiable professional behavior that is the product of knowledge, values and skills. (Editor/PG)

Results of a national survey on law courses in social work graduate, undergraduate, and continuing education programs and on faculty qualifications, consulting activities, and views of major issues in law and social work are presented. The findings are analyzed in light of the rationale for integrating legal content into the social work…

Describes a module in the general social work practice sequence at the University of Hawaii School of Social Work that offers students an opportunity to develop both a skill and a knowledge base, as well as an exploration of their own personal experiences with--and reactions to--death. (Editor/JT)

This paper describes an educational experiment with the placement of second year students in field settings in the United Kingdom. (Editor/KE)

The educator-advocate as gerontologist must simultaneously develop a core training in aging, induce other faculty members to add gerontological content, build interdisciplinary bridges with other academic units, and influence other educational institutions. (Editor)

Attempts an analysis of the concept of change, with special emphasis on the nature of individual change and the role of a helping person in that process. (Editor)

A model is proposed for matching social work students with practicum settings, to be used to facilitate the practicum's administrative work. Major factors in the placement process are standardized, and the results of a pilot test using the model are reviewed. (MSE)