Students (37) and graduates (108) responded to 567 questionnaires sent seeking impressions of the Lorado Taft Field campus' (Northern Illinois University) outdoor teacher education (OTE) program. The survey sought personal information, evaluations of achievement of OTE program goals and objectives, impact of program on students, and new directions…

Summarizes a case-study evaluating the UNESCO Associated Schools Project in Poland. The educational objectives of the project, the learning activities used in the elementary and secondary schools, and the results of the evaluation are discussed. Future plans stress the improvement of teaching methods. (AM)

The case of training in Kenya is explored in terms of the differences between the policy measures that would be necessary to increase the system's efficiency in response to the labor market and those concerned with improving its effectiveness in meeting social needs. (Author/SJL)

Reviews changes that have occurred since 1970 in federal- and state-funded vocational agriculture programs in the U.S. and makes enrollment projections for the 1980s. The author suggests that four concerns warrant attention in planning for the 1980s: nature of programs, clientele, source and competence of teachers, and program quality. (LRA)

Reviews the roles that each of the following components of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) will play in the 1980s: leadership programs, supervised occupational experience programs, contests, the "National Future Farmer" magazine, publicity, the National FFA Foundation, the FFA Alumni group, the FFA Supply Service, and the Work…

Program reviews for alumni administration are advocated. Cooperative planning; creating a formal study committee for sorting out ideas, getting preliminary direction, reviewing past programs, and discussing possible changes; program evaluation; and encouraging change are discussed. (MLW)

If distributive educators are concerned with providing the best training available, cooperative vocational education must not be viewed as an add-on to the distributive education program. The cooperative program can provide the opportunity students need to hone the skills, knowledge, and attitudes initially developed within the local distributive…

The major issue of educational quality is linked to the potential of national and state assessment programs. It is suggested that changes in assessment design, analysis, and reporting can significantly contribute to improvement in the policy development process. The California Assessment Program illustrates how state assessment information may be…

Suggests resources and practices that elementary school principals can use to help them fulfill their roles in successful reading programs. (RL)

Flexner's report on the procedures, agents, and effects of medical school accreditation emphasizes common sense and unstructured observation, rather than objective social science. Flexner would probably declare that lay people, rather than the National Education Association or the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, should…

After listing factors that research and desegregation experience indicate impede desegregation success, the authors present a model that recommends identifying new, effective, researched, and nationally demonstrated programs that would address these factors. (JM)

Noting that physical education is in decline, the author suggests that the reasons may include the expense and ineffectiveness of traditional programs. He advocates more commitment to physical fitness among school personnel and program changes to emphasize physical education's true objectives of fitness and enjoyable recreation for all. (SJL)

A study of the loss of instructional time experienced by elementary school students in the Austin Independent School District compensatory education programs resulted in the unexpected findings that both Title I and Non-Title I schools spent more than one-fifth of the school day in noninstructional activities. (MH)

A U.S. Office of Education (USOE) study presents a mixed picture on efforts of secondary schools to prepare adolescents for the world of work. (Editor)

Argues that program coordinators should think of their volunteers as unpaid staff, and should manage their volunteers accordingly. Presents tips for a successful volunteer program: believing in volunteers, ensuring administrative support, appointing a volunteer coordinator, developing job descriptions, targeting recruitment, screening volunteers,…