The rationale for industrial social welfare is addressed and the relevance of social work skills to corporations and unions is discussed. Site selection, student placement, clarity of social work function at the field site, and back-up support from the school are among the issues described. (LBH)

Various ways in which social work educators can use the classroom to prepare students for creative groupwork are explained and the roles and responsibilities of teachers are discussed. Knowledge areas that should be emphasized include: views of the human condition, small group theory, group dynamics, and modelling professional values. (Author/BH)

A redefinition of the role of the clinical social worker as researcher is proposed and a sequence of courses and practicum-related assignments designed to prepare students for this role are described. A major reorganization of the prevailing curriculum structure is needed to prepare social work students. (Author/BH)

Discusses briefly Piaget's views on intellectual development as related to science teaching. Describes intellectual activities observed in science classrooms and shows how specific science lessons can be designed to encourage cognitive development. (GA)

Forces affecting the supervisor and supervisors' responses to questionnaires about work systems and management relations are presented, indicating the need for better understanding between managers and supervisors. Action learning programs for supervisors, specifically maintenance supervisors, are proposed. (MF)

The director of the Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning (CAEL) describes his organization and its Institutional Development Program in Experiential Learning, which involves resource persons working with participating postsecondary institutions in providing experiential education for a diversity of students. (MF)

Described is the Trial Advocacy Program of the College of Law of the University of Illinois, which is designed to train competent trial lawyers by providing each student an opportunity to learn by doing, observing, and studying. The program can accommodate 120 law students with just two paid instructors. (JMD)

Teacher-developed materials are described, with six activity cards and a discussion of the objectives of the full set of materials. (MP)

Twenty-four elementary school children from two schools in grades K-3 participated in a study to teach six street-crossing skills. (Author)

The Centennial Education Program at the University of Nebraska piloted an Artist in Residence Program that has significant potential for serving both the student body and the larger community. It provided a mechanism for revitalizing the Centennial interdisciplinary curriculum on a regular basis. (Author/LBH)

Provides five exercises designed to include real world experiences in consumer education for primary students. The identification of basic food items, development of a shopping list, assignment of shopping behavior (careful, careless), and a field trip to the supermarket precede filling out a chart with comparative prices, brand names, and total…

The College for Living is an educational program for adults with developmental disabilities. It is based on the theory that everyone can learn something and has the right to an education in a positive setting. The program is characterized by high morale, nontraditional teaching methods emphasizing experiential learning, and individualization.…

Provides a rationale for the development of a classification and retrieval system for games and exercises in speech communication, a model of a classification and retrieval system in the area of nonverbal communication and, a set of guidelines for the development of a classification and retrieval system for other areas of speech communication.…

The Institute for Personal and Career Development of Central Michigan University offers external degree programs for adult learners using nontraditional study. The competency-based programs described include credit given for the educational background and relevant career-life experiences of registered nurses in Michigan. (Author/LBH)

Discussed are the strengths a field-study approach brings to undergraduate education, a model for conceptualizing a full range of field settings in the community, business, and government, and sources of strain in developing and implementing a program of non-classroom-based learning. (JMD)