Foreign language teachers are urged to consider the interrelatedness of language and culture and the importance of making cultural instruction an integral part of their program. Reasons for teaching culture and practical suggestions for the development of resource materials, based on practical experience, are developed. The newspaper is discussed…

This document reports the results of a survey of school business officials to determine the status of Educational Resource Management Systems (ERMS) or Planning-Programing-Budgeting-Evaluating Systems (PPBES) in school districts and colleges in the United States and Canada. Though the actual number of school districts developing management systems…

A four-stage model (goal setting, program planning, program implementation, program evaluation) for achieving diversity in the means and ends of education is suggested. Its major thrust is for more educational programming at the local school level. (MS)

A STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE UNIT AND A RESEARCH ACTIVITIES UNIT WERE THE TWO MAIN COMPONENTS OF THIS PROJECT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN PROBLEMS OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR NONMETROPOLITAN AREAS. PROBLEM CONCEPTUALIZATIONS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH WERE THE ACTIVITIES OF THESE TWO PROJECT COMPONENTS. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF…

To gain information about the reported characteristics, operational functions, procedures, and service orientations of Educational Information Service sites, interviews were conducted with managerial personnel at 53 sites across the United States. Interview responses were coded to form 109 frequency rank ordered displays which are summarized,…

The freshmen orientation period is an ideal time to sensitize students to the value of career planning and also to help students identify the resources available on campus. There has been a scarcity of literature on the use of the orientation period to sensitize students to the importance of career planning. The purpose of this paper is to…

Over 1,200 films related to history and political science are listed and described in this catalog. Content includes pollution, crime, civil rights, and other contemporary concerns; surveys of different nations; and philosophical views of thinkers. In the main body of the catalog, the films are listed alphabetically by title. For each entry,…

This annotated bibliography lists 195 publications related to the broad topic of nonformal education. Entries are organized in five sections that focus in turn on the definition and scope of nonformal education, functions of nonformal education, delivery systems for nonformal education, target areas for nonformal education, and bibliographies…

A series of articles examines visual literacy from the perspectives of definition, research, curriculum, and resources. Articles examining the definition of visual literacy approach it in terms of semantics, techniques, and exploratory definition areas. There are surveys of present and potential research, and a discussion of the problem of…

Presented is the final report of a project to develop a consortium of Kentucky training institutions prepared to teach educational personnel for handicapped populations. Brief sections cover the following topics: purposes of the project (such as the establishment of a comprehensive statewide data base for student populations); the procedures and…

The major problems of inservice teacher education in agriculture center on the systems commonly used and arise when inadequate consideration is given to proper attitudes, resources, and time (ART). Suggestions are made to help the inservice educator develop an effective program around these elements. (Author/AJ)

The Task Force's review of the current "Guidelines" and "Standards," used for the evaluation of Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) programs, states that they are inadequate to assure quality programs, and urges the development of criteria that can be used to determine a minimally acceptable program. (JMD)

Describes the five-phase CAP (Competency Analysis Profile) system for developing competency-based training programs for adults. The five phases are development of the profile, validation of the profile, specification of competencies, preparation of learning resources, and establishment and management of delivery systems. (EM)

An exemplary program in Wisconsin for high school students interested in some form of health care. On-site exposure, with on-the-job experience fed in gradually, is the key to this program. Equally benefited are those who discover early they want out. (Editor/HD)

It is possible to argue that higher education in the United States has evolved into a highly refined institutional-status hierarchy. Examines this hierarchy in both the private and public school systems with particular attention to the kinds of students attending these institutions. (Author/RK)