Describes the development and organization of elementary, individualized, programmed instruction in the past decade. (AN)

In light of the goal of the Social Studies, the development of good citizens, the author explores the character of a necessary and sufficient" social studies program and its relationship to the Social Sciences. (JB)

Copies of the "Guide to Improving Instruction In Industrial Arts" are available at $1.25 each from AVA Publication Sales, 1510 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Ten percent discount on orders of ten or more copies. (Editor)

An analysis of four definitions of distance education from which are chosen six main components for a comprehensive definition. The article delineates the field of distance education and recommends some unanimity regarding terminology. (EAO)

Describes an analysis of the possibilities open to the designer of class teaching materials based on the use of a microcomputer. Program design and use are related to the facilities the computer offers, aspects of teaching to which they contribute, and to the problems of making materials easy to use. (Author/CHC)

Adapting the cognitive behavior modification work of Bandura and Mahoney, the author suggests a "mediational approach" to teaching creativity in the art classroom; here the desired behavior is modeled, guided experience is offered for practice, then reward in the form of approval is given for successful completion of the event. (Editor/SJL)

Provides a rationale for using television as a means of instruction and presents a model for capitalizing on television as a connection to reading. Includes a sample task sheet. (TJ)

Notes that attempting to teach formal mathematics to disadvantaged children, before they have mastered the four operations on whole numbers, only frustrates them and turns them off to mathematics early in their school life. (Author/AM)