Independent Study Programs must remain only a vehicle for implementation of change, not the sole purpose of change. (Author)

Article is based on an evaluation report of a creativity workshop for disadvantaged children conducted in 1971. (Authors)

For a related article, see Innovative Classical Programs in the School District of Philadelphia," in the May 1970 issue of Foreign Language Annals." (DS)

Report of a new, first-year, French-language course at the University of Keele, England. (DS)

The attainment of curricular goals, rather than improved IQ scores, was the basis for evaluation of the effectiveness of a program for disadvantaged preschoolers. Featured is the development of an Inventory of Cognitive Skills and Visual-Motor Functioning to evaluate the child's level of functioning in curriculum-related areas. (KW)

The author states his position on each. (Editor)

This article describes a new program directed toward preparing principals to function as change agents in elementary and secondary schools in Appalachia. Program evaluation procedures that include cost effectiveness analysis based on Bayesian statistics are described in detail. (JH)

The evaluation plan described in this article provides a means of obtaining information which can be used as the basis for statewide improvement of secondary occupational home economics education programs. The procedures used in the plan's formulation and implementation in Wisconsin should also be appropriate for use in other states. (Author/CT)

Describes the development and evaluation of a method for introducing simple arithmetical symbolism to preschool children through the use of simple games. (JOW)