Article addressed itself to the question of whether adult education is a profession, considered terms associated with occupational professionalization, and discussed some alternative stances to lifelong learning and lifelong education on the part of adult educators. (Author/RK)

Analyzes the effects of educational technology on the educational system and society, focusing on the cultural aspects, to provide a perspective in light of developments in the advanced world. Thirteen references are listed. (MBR)

This article provides an assessment of data analysis and reporting practices in reports of research published in volumes 16 and 17 of the Journal of Industrial Teacher Education and volumes 4 and 5 of the Journal of Vocational Education Research. (SSH)

The needs and aspirations of nontraditional college students and adult part-time students should stimulate the teaching of basic skills in higher education to: enhance continued learning; promote interest in lifelong learning; and develop discerning consumers of education. (CM)

Considering the history of science's importance to scientists, nonscientists, and science teachers, its role in education is shown to be necessary to provide an adequate understanding of science as a major human achievement and its relationship to society. Developments in the history of science discipline are discussed. (CM)

Argues that the education curriculum at the University of Chicago under the direction of Dewey's successor, Charles Judd, became specialized and fragmented to meet the needs of White male educators for a more acceptable career identity far removed from that of the public school teacher in a classroom, and thus undermined the development of a…

Describes and presents findings from an educational research study in which 100 students in primary schools were tested with regard to individual variation which could be detected when the children viewed a white disc on a dark background which momentarily disappeared. Findings regarding the smallest dark interval for which the disk was reported…

Reports on the development of communication studies, particularly business communication, in the Australian community college context. (RL)

Presents a case study that illustrates what can happen if the developer is not aware of how the copyright law affects him/her, discusses some key elements of the new copyright law, and concludes with some practical suggestions for instructional developers pertaining to procedures they can follow to protect themselves by copyright. (JEG)

Definitions of terms and an explanation of the concept of transfer of technology are provided as background for this examination of some critical issues in the introduction of such process technologies as instructional development and evaluation into the rapidly changing milieu of a developing nation. (JEG)

Describes the processes utilized during the Symposium on Catholic Education held in 1976 and concludes with comments upon those processes. (Author/RK)

This description of the University of Hawaii Rehabilitation Counselor Education (RCE) program focuses on the foundations of the program, constants which are not subject to change; and, on current trends, modifications being undertaken to enhance the quality of the program and its graduates, and to adapt to its unique geographic and cultural area.…

This is another brief account of the seventeen NAIS member schools founded before 1776; in this case, the focus is on the Friends Select School, founded in Philadelphia in 1689, and on the Hopkins Grammar School, founded in New Haven in 1660. (Editor/RK)