A series of articles written by well-known educators in the field of career education appears in this special issue of the National Association of Secondary School Principals Bulletin. These articles take a close look at the meaning, development, and current status of career education today. They are: Career Education: A Report, by Sidney P.…

This volume provides synopses of discussions at a meeting of project directors holding grants from the National Science Foundation for the development of instructional materials to be used in science and mathematics courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The focuses of these discussions were new degree programs, identification and…

Different structural, organizational, and managerial options greatly influence the role of evaluation. Evaluation serves different functions in organizations of higher and lower autonomy and likewise in progressive and reactive organizations. The role of the evaluator in the organizational hierarchy was dictated by the type of organization. In…

This volume of essays examines some of the problems and issues in the development of higher education in Southeast Asia. Part 1 consists of studies on higher education in Singapore, South Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Khmer Republic. Part 2 consists of a number of case studies of specific universities in the process of…

Alternative schooling is challenging some basic notions of curriculum, operation, and structure of traditional schools; it is not challenging the basic concept of schooling. Chicano alternative education, an elusive concept, lacks a precise definition. Chicano alternative schools reflect a vast diversity in structure, focus, and goals. The Chicano…

Thirty-six abstracts of media research presented at the 1975 convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) are compiled in the order in which the papers were presented. Each abstract includes name, affiliations and mailing address of the person presenting the paper. Most abstracts are organized according to…

This study analyzes the Education Improvement Expense program by examining its evolution, implementation, and implications. The examination covers an historical overview of the creation and development of this program. The overview includes investigation of factors that resulted in the initial movement toward increased state funding of a…

Contained in this newsletter are several articles pertaining to activities of the Engineering Concepts Curriculum Project at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York. Two are of major concern. One deals with the development of a laboratory science course for senior high school students to improve technological literacy and entitled…

There is increasing evidence that what we call civic education embraces only a part of the influences operating on a people, and may well be among the less important. There are a number of practical obstacles to the success of civic education in political socialization. The multifunctionality that allows schools to have so many favorable effects,…

This paperback book reports progress in developing minicourses (short, self-instructional courses designed to train teachers in specific classroom skills) to show how these courses can make a significant contribution to the present system of teacher education and describes how research and development is used in education, using the minicourse…

This group of six papers deals with various aspects of the Far West Laboratory of Educational Research and Development project to develop minicourses, short inservice training courses using the microteaching technique and videotape recorder to teach specific teaching behavior patterns. Included are 1) "Overview of the Teacher Education Program,"…

This research review synthesizes the findings of eight studies (1965-1969) of educational research, development, and dissemination (RD&D) training programs. The review has five sections: 1) purposes and components of RD&D training programs; 2) curriculums of programs other than doctoral level, i.e., post-doctoral programs, sub-doctoral…

"How will recent health care trends affect health sciences campus planning?" was the question put forth by Dr. Nelson at the Society of College and University Planners conference, August 12, 1970. He outlined the status of health care in this country, including the financial state of medical affairs, particularly for university health sciences…

This speech focuses on the role that research and development can and will play in the planning and operation of teacher centers over the next few years. The speech is divided into three sections for the three critical issues that are discussed: a) issues concerning policy analysis related to teacher centers, b) issues in the development and…

This paper is devoted to a discussion of characteristics of innovative educational personnel and factors, such as the educational institution, that may affect innovative actions. The paper is divided into three sections. Section one presents a literature review that centers on three categories: leadership, qualities of innovativeness, and change…