Vocational agriculture program participants were interviewed to determine the importance of including instruction in values development for students. Data analysis revealed that enhancing values is an important part of vocational agriculture programs. Students generally rated the importance of each value category lower than teachers,…

Unless education transfers back to the job, training is wasted and its value questioned. This article examines resistance to transfer and provides strategies for building transfer into training design. (CT)

The six essential elements of this model are based on adult learning principles: (1) motivation; (2) ongoing meetings; (3) changes in attitudes, knowledge, and skills; (4) varied formats; (5) small number of participants; and (6) continuous feedback. Comparison with large seminars and individual study illustrates the merits of this format. (SK)

The study reported analyzes the science content of the network nightly television news programs broadcast for a one-year period by the three major television networks. (Author/MK)

Salient aspects of practices associated with doctoral-level study in the late 1950s and the late 1970s are contrasted to convey the magnitude of some of the changes in program opportunities, degree requirements, student recruitment, student evaluation, and faculty competence. Implications for teachers contemplating doctoral study are discussed.…

Describes a survey which found a wide gap between the actual and the ideal content in graduate nursing programs, which indicates changing roles and expectations of master's-prepared nurses. Data tables illustrate the findings. (CT)

Gives a step-by-step description of the two years of research and testing that preceded the opening of the Ohio State University Writing Workshop, and a report on the current activities of the workshop. (RL)

Integration of staff development and career education concepts is examined from the following viewpoints: training (through graduate courses, conferences, or staff development programs); trainers (in-house or visiting experts); timing (long-term, short-term); location; and who should be involved. (CT)

The objectives, coverage, structure, instructional methods, administration, and evaluation of the integrated core curriculum at the Drexel University School of Library and Information Science are discussed. (MBR)

Accompanying the changes in social attitudes toward sex and the discussion of controversial sexual issues is an increased public demand for sexual information and services, which the professional community is expected to supply. Discusses the professional's credentials and qualifications in counseling or dispensing information to those with sexual…

Continuing adult education in the Kapuskasing, Ontario, region is a bilingual, day and evening program run by the Education Council, with courses offered in any subject having a sufficient number of applicants, either for academic credit or personal enrichment. In French. (MB)

Dr. Leonard Mayo described rehabilitation of disabled people as "a philosophy, an objective and a method". Discusses Hawaii Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind Division (HVRSBD) within the context of Dr. Mayo's description. (Author)

Six math units for middle and upper grades--banking, transportation, taxes, budgeting, shopping and pricing and advertising. (Editor)

Identifies a program design sequence for establishing a faculty mentoring program. Outlines Western Carolina University's New Faculty Mentoring Program: goals, eligibility, key features, benefits, mentor's roles, participant's responsibilities, what has been learned, and on-going issues. (SR)

Describes how the staff in one in-service program attempted to integrate assessment with another in-service program through the development and utilization of an implementation rubric. The rubric provided participants with opportunities to reflect upon their practice, revealed the changes that occurred in participants' classrooms and their…