Four issues are addressed which particularly concern the involvement of the federal government in school curriculum. The issues are: (1) historical circumstances; (2) effects of federal involvement, 1950-80; (3) needed reforms of school curriculum; and (4) design of the curriculum policy system. (Author/GK)

Reports on the development, activities, and effectiveness of a three-year Title IVC reading inservice program for secondary social studies teachers in San Antonio, Texas. (SJL)

Recent educational policy in Canada and the United States assumes equality of access results in equal opportunity. Since sociological findings offer little support for the notion that schooling causes equality, the educational assumption of Canada and the United States is highly arguable. Unfortunately, the schools cannot ensure equality of…

Looks at the "schools map" of facility distribution used as a tool in French educational planning and at criticisms of this technique. (SJL)

Concludes that videotape library instruction significantly increases library skills of college students for computer database searching and research paper writing. (RAA)

In most bilingual education programs, the traditional course instruction, is conducted by the classroom teacher in English and later presented by the instructional aide in Spanish to the Chicano student. This implementation process and differentiated instructional modes may have severe consequences for the Chicano students' performance and…

In a society that rewards those who achieve success working alone and in competition with others, working effectively as part of a team is a constant challenge. (Author)

Thirteen hyperactive males (ages five through eight) were rated on activity prior to, during, and after a period of ascending music stimuli. It was hypothesized that they would become less active during, rather than before or after, the stimulus. Activity significantly increased during the music program, thus rejecting the hypothesis. (Author/SJL)

Describes and gives results of two studies conducted to determine what effects humanistic activities in teaching a foreign language have on attitudes, cohesiveness, and self-concept of foreign language students. (BK)

Describes a group process experience, Work Exploration and Discussion Group (WEDG). This step in the rehabilitation of psychiatrically disabled was found to be useful because it gave clients the opportunity to face their fears about working and to clarify their own work values before initiating placement efforts. (Author)

Maynard Mack, Emeritus Sterling Professor of English at Yale, discusses his pioneering work with the oral interpretation of literature in the graduate and undergraduate English classroom, making the point that such oral techniques need not be limited to the drama or speech departments. (Author/SJL)

Program graduates were surveyed to determine the roles of vocational agriculture in the occupational success of program graduates from the southern region. Findings indicated that 47.7 percent of the graduates were in non-agricultural occupations with the majority of the remainder in agriculture. (LRA)

A study to determine teacher perceptions of the value of the various sources of vocational teacher education in Washington revealed that courses taught at the universities and four-year colleges received the highest rating. (LRA)

Minimum competency testing seems here to stay. The challenge to teachers is to promote public realization that test performance cannot completely measure complex skills; that mandated basic skills instruction may be an oversimplification of the teaching/learning process; and that definitions of minimum competence constantly change. (SJL)

Describes a residential child care approach centered on group homes which views running away as one of several behavioral problems. A complex solution is offered which has resulted in a dramatic decrease in runaways. (Author/NRB)