A keynote address given at annual conference of National Association for the Teaching of English (7th, University of Exeter, England, April 10-13, 1970). (RD)

Results of a survey of about 300 students and 14 members in one department of a major university disclosed that advising was restricted to academic educational guidance. (Author)

This extensive article discusses: (1) the role of the Canadian government in relation to student affairs; (2) student values as they relate to student life; (3) possible future directions of student life; and (4) some guiding principles for financing the college experience. (CJ)

An educator dedicated to innovation takes a long look at the critical questions facing library educators today. This is an edited version of a talk delivered by the dean of the University of Maryland School of Library and Information Services at Long Island University in September 1969. (Editor/JB)

Discusses requirements in a business communication course that force students to become responsible for correct spelling. (AEA)

Describes a study demonstrating that it is possible to train primary grade children to generate questions for themselves while reading short stories, and that the process of generating questions will enhance comprehension. (FL)

Advocates using the inquiry method to teach history. Maintains that gifted students will be more interested in history if history is approached as inquiry. Explains how the teacher can play the role of moderator in the high school history classroom. (Author/DB)

The status of student participation in university governance after the pivotal shift from the 1960s to the 1970s is discussed. The University of California serves as a case study in assessing the degree and range of the movement toward student participation in deliberative and legislative academic bodies. (MLW)

Discusses the change in the relationship between students and teachers, as that relationship is based on authority, over 20 years at two Episcopal schools. Available from Private School Quarterly, Post Office Box 21587, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33335. (IRT)

Although the mainstream of college athletics has departed from classic Ivy League ideals about the proper role of sports in higher education, Harvard University remains a staunch supporter of amateur values. Choices made in Ivy League colleges about the future of intercollegiate sports will affect the lives of elementary and secondary school…

Compares two basic types of computer-based simulations--(1) variable-assignment simulations, and (2) diagnostic problem-solving simulations. Differences in the role of the computer, in the nature of the problem presented to the learner, and in the decision making required of the student are described. (eight references) (LRW)

Examines the assumptions, the roles of teacher and learner, the resources needed, the methods of evaluation, and the weaknesses of four categories of instruction--expository, demonstration, inquiry, and individualized--in order to determine which strategy is most appropriate for a given set of conditions. (MS)