The industrial arts teacher can help develop more viable pre-vocational educational programs for students in the general school curriculum and also obtain additional funds for industrial arts programs. The relevant legislation is quoted and guidelines are offered to teachers wishing to help initiate such a pre-vocational phase in their schools.…

Lists 38 ways to more effective teaching of word attack skills. (MKM)

Governing boards selecting new college presidents should consider that: a choice of leader depends on the institution's direction; faculty, students, and alumni must be involved; equal opportunity laws must be respected; choice of an "insider" is dangerous; and search and selection machinery should be in place before the problem arises.…

The changing role of the academic institution in relation to its environment is reviewed in terms of student constituents, white collar employees, geographic neighborhood, and professionals. An "androgogical" rather than "pedagogical" approach to community knowledge development and transfer, and ways for university planners to make academe more…

The author considers five of the most prevalent faults attributed to the process of teacher evaluation by principals and some criticisms resulting from an analysis of those faults. Twenty-five suggestions for improvements in the evaluation process and some examples of inappropriate comments made by principals are given. (Author/RK)

The author offers some unconventional interviewing techniques for prospective teachers to enhance their employment potential. He suggests a student teaching notebook, a slide narrative presentation, a cassette tape recording, and videotapes. (KC)

Guidelines for structuring successful inservice programs to train vocational teachers for working with special needs students include involving the teachers in planning the program, specific course content, scheduling times, and needs assessment, and utilizing presenters whose experiences match the need. (MF)

The building planning policies and suggestions of the University of Chicago focus on three types of goals: conservation of resources; innovation in restructuring the internal environment to improve the functioning of existing facilities and to obtain maximum benefit from new buildings; and the maintenance of both design quality and continuity.…

Methods for systematically developing a program of peer counseling in financial aid are described for administrators. Most of the ideas in this model come from members of the Student Advisory Committee for the State of Michigan Student Financial Aid Programs. (LBH)

The components of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) are examined as a basis for defining the appropriate education requirements of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and procedures for legal compliance, development of useful IEPs, and effective administration, are described. (IM)

Eight guidelines for contract learning-type programs are presented under the headings (1) supplying rationales, (2) focusing on the faculty, (3) assessing faculty performance, (4) assessing student readiness, (5) assessing the costs, (6) students as researchers, (7) how much academic credit, and (8) agents of change. Focus is on the faculty as…

Describes and explains how to create a visual reading guide (VRG). A VRG is defined as a pre-reading process for use with reading materials which contain pictures, cartoons, charts, graphs, or maps. (Author/DB)

The author discusses the concept on which vocational-technical education is based--preparing students for jobs--and then looks at some guidelines for developing and modifying programs, curricula, facilities, and staff. (MF)

Three types of outcomes are proposed as guidelines for understanding movement in relation to learning problem theories and programs for perceptually handicapped children. (Author/PHR)

Specifications were developed to avoid possible discrimination and confusion in the hiring practices at a large southeastern university. They were developed through job analysis and a systematic file search designed to find the education and prior related work experience possessed by each incumbent. The specifications were validated as…