The chairman of the National Commission on Allied Health Education, an independent body, discusses a study to be made by the Commission of the growth in the allied health field and changes in allied health education that will be necessary in the next decade. He notes the issues to be addressed, task forces to work on the problems, and the…

Two headteachers/principals give their perspective on the development of middle schools specifying five areas of development. As well, a University of Southampton administrator provides his opinion of the quality of England's middle schools. (RK)

Over 400 Appalachian Kentuckians participated in a three-day conference June 19-21 at Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, and drew up recommendations designed to help the economy of Appalachian Kentucky develop in the way that will benefit to the maximum extent the largest possible number of its citizens. (AUTHOR)

The article reacts to and expands a symposium on the desirability of a transition from the traditional diagnostic-remedial model to the teacher-consultant model for providing services to children with "mild learning and behavior problems." (Author)

Credited to the quality of leadership provided by the superintendent, the school board, and the professional staff, Pascagoula's sound, many-faceted, and highly regarded school program stresses skills in reading, mathematics, and language arts, in the elementary schools and offers three types of curricula (college preparatory, general education,…

Proposes ways in which developing nations can adapt engineering education to their specific national needs. (Author/SL)

Discusses the plight of primary level science in Australian schools and examines possible solutions to the difficulties. (SL)

An outline of the development of environmental education, selected agenda items of the U.S. delegation to the Tbilisi Conference, and federal agencies involved in environmental education is presented. (MR)

Describes a method of utilizing case studies in engineering education which has a three or four student team prepare jointly an in-depth analysis to be presented orally to the class. (SL)

Discusses the Canada Studies Foundation as a Canadian approach to curriculum development and provincial cooperation, and includes two brief cross-national comparisons, one with the United States and the other with the United Kingdom. (Editor/RK)

Suggests how a solid program of education, one that has a core curriculum of basics, can be built and still retain the necessary flexibility for fostering creative expression. (Author/RK)

The sandwich course system in the United Kingdom has much in common with cooperative education programs in the United States, involving a blend of academic study with work experience. Examines whether the sandwich course system has achieved its objectives, e.g., to provide practical experience in the application of theoretical concepts covered in…

At present 27 states have responded to the demand for basic education by mandating a new emphasis on accountability for their educators toward minimal competencies, usually in the three R's. Here is an examination of what is being requested, whether this is consistent with our own concept of education, and what basic skills students should have.…

This paper outlines the major considerations of the U.S. Office of Education in the awarding of grants for the development of metric education programs. Four categories of projects are described. (SD)

Comments on a recent "Prospects" article on education in developing countries are presented. The author, a World Bank executive, commends the efforts of the Education Department of the World Bank at looking, listening, and discussing on the spot all aspects of the development process and in financing educational reform in economically…