Nine higher education commission reports were examined as to quality of research and stated objectives in comparison with results. Surveyed assessment by 29 peer leaders indicated that only Carnegie Commission reports could be shown to have changed the law and others had limited effect. (LBH)

This is an interpretive report, commissioned by The College Board's Future Directions for a Learning Society project, of the National Adult Continuing Education Conference held in Detroit 29 October-2 November 1977. Themes included international lifelong learning programs, competency-based education, older persons as resources, the need for…

Presenting recommendations to Congress/the Carter Administration developed by the Appalachian Governors at the 1977 Appalachian Conference, this article describes the Conference and its Task Force recommendations re: the structure of Federalism; energy and its socioeconomic impacts; jobs; income, and human services; environment and natural…

Suggests some specific areas in which original work on the rhetoric of scientific and technical communication is needed and points out ways in which this work might be carried out. (Author/GW)

This report of the American School Health Association Committee on Professional Preparation and College Health Education presents a synthesis of various other documents, discusses the scope to health education, the functions of health educators, skill and knowledge requirements, and a standardized model for a health education professional…

Cites books and chapters, theses, articles, and reports relevant to the study of Chicano involvement in the mass media. (KS)

Survey responses revealed that nonhandicapped students (N=26) more frequently felt that report card grades reflect amount learned and effort expended than did handicapped students (N=24). Interviews with special education students (N=10) and nonhandicapped peers (N=10) indicated acceptance of differentiated requirements for passing grades based on…

A sample of 796 New York sexual abuse reports was studied to explore factors associated with substantiation of the reports following an investigation. Substantiation rates increased with the child's age, and reports were more likely to be substantiated when they involved female children or came from a mandated source. (Author/JDD)

Report cards have become so quantitative and narrowly focused that their information potential is rarely realized. Achievement test scores do not reflect creativity, curiosity, perseverance, flexibility, imagination, or true thinking ability--qualities excluded from most report cards. Educators can regain public confidence by rethinking reporting…

This annual review of the library automation marketplace presents profiles of 15 major library automation firms and looks at emerging trends. Seventeen charts and tables provide data on market shares, number and size of installations, hardware availability, operating systems, and interfaces. A directory of 49 automation sources is included. (MES)

Proposals for the reform of professional education are nearly the same as they were 50 years ago. The quality of reform language is the result of inevitable tension between professional practice and institutions that support it. The language of reform mediates these tensions. (VM)

Summarizes the findings of the Meese Commission on Pornography, and reviews several publications that responded to these findings. Issues considered include civil liberties, Christian fundamentalism, feminism, and the public health. A full bibliography of sources is provided. (CLB)

Describes a study of teaching styles in 40 secondary social studies classrooms. Identifies three approaches to social studies teaching; the "social scientist" (pupil oriented), the "knowledge transmitter" (teacher oriented), and the "social inquirer" (pupil oriented toward personal development). Concludes that…

Designing a student database to meet your school's specific recordkeeping and reporting needs is described. Setting up a data file, listing categories, and generating reports are each illustrated. (MNS)

The reversal phenomenon was studied with nearly 1,000 Australian students in grades 9-12. The insertion of a multiplication sign in an equation tended to lower the incidence of reversals, but switching from initial letters to other letters made little difference. (MNS)