Article suggests that cable television has much to offer adult education as a supplement to today's growing educational needs. (ML)

Discusses a vocational preparatory program which provided the adult learner with academic skills in math, science, and English needed for entry into one of Manitoba's Community Colleges. (Author/AS)

A discussion of a six-week summer workshop for prospective teachers and aides which, it is felt, provides valuable preliminary training for high-potential applicants. (RY)

The review of the concept of brain injury (behavioral disturbance with or without the fact of brain damage) covers issues involving terminology, etiology and treatment, and educational methods. (KW)

Discusses the use of program planning budgeting systems in changing or implementing courses or curriculums. (GB)

The author reviews the literature on open education programs for gifted students. A definition of open education is offered, the objectives for open education are considered, and the differences between traditional and open education are examined. (SB)

Anton Makarenko became a national hero for effecting education for communism in the 1920s. His book, "The Road to Life," is an artistic achievement and the most widely read and influential work on education in the Soviet Union. But Makarenko's legacy is more myth than model in present-day Russia. (Author/SJL)

This article, concerning the importance of and need for educational theory, elucidates the etymology of the word "theory," describes the importance of ethnomethodology to educational principles, and views the concerns of epistemology to curriculum theory. The question "What is the good of theory?" is debated in relation to the…

The application of the multiple talent model in special programs for the gifted is discussed in the context of a comprehensive program model as defined by J. Renzulli's triad model. (Author)

The Revolving Door Identification Model (RDIM), a resource room program which assumes that giftedness is both topical and temporal in nature, offers a systematic approach to identification of and programing for gifted students. (Author/SB)