The greater accommodation of mild and moderately retarded children into regular school settings is seen to require changes in general and special education alike. (Author)

Examples of the many ways in which educational media can be used in minority studies, in improving relations between races, and in improving the education of the disadvantaged are cited in order to indicate the value of educational media in these areas. (Author/AM)

Problems which result when a systematic scheme of training is superimposed on organizations which demand work from their learners are shown in the British system where about half of direct patient care in hospitals is provided by nurses in training. Methods are recommended for practical and theoretical training to cover both student and hospital…

A program to increase and encourage literacy in Tanzania is described: traditional stories were related by tribal elders, tape recorded, translated into the national language, printed, and distributed to individuals just learning to read. Cultural relevance of the stories should promote interest in continued reading. (AV)

This discussion of home economics as a discipline which should focus on its affective foundations, covers the following areas: Affective context of home economics education, the adequacy of the home economics value complex for coping with environmental problems, and toward an acceptable environmental ethic. (SH)

Describes various formats of teleconferencing and the technology involved, and presents guidelines for successfully conducting a teleconference in an educational setting. Highlights include preparation before the conference, such as providing proper physical arrangements and equipment; activities during the conference; and activities after the…

The article points out that the label "cognitive" has been used to designate five substantially different approaches to learning disabilities: information processing, metacognition, genetic epistemology, cognitive behavior modification, and the specific-abilities model. Despite the similar label, the instructional interventions of these approaches…

The paper describes an inservice workshop on learning disabilities for college faculty including the processes used to assess needs and promote inservice involvement. Positive inservice evaluations suggested attainment of program goals of providing information about learning disabilities and discussing ethical and pedagogical issues concerning…

This article describes how an introductory sociology course was organized and taught in order to promote students' understanding of sociology as the systematic and critical analysis of modern social structure and its impact on the individual. (JDH)

Discusses the history of debate about the roles of indoctrination versus free inquiry in the classroom in American education. Many present-day theorists may discover what educators of the 1930s found: that there is no contradiction between transmitting democratic values while opposing censorship and indoctrination. (MD)

Derived from analysis of a museum and a hospital, guidelines for studying education in non-school settings are outlined. The outline includes both general guidelines which pertain to any educational setting, and specific guidelines related to particular settings, such as a museum or hospital. (JMK)

Peter Drucker discusses current issues in education such as teacher development and encouragement of alternative methods of learning/teaching. (GW)

A reflective teacher education model is outlined based on the theory that since all classroom programs of the future are alternatives to the programs of today, a teacher education program should be preparing all its teachers with skills to design alternative programs. (JD)

Attempts to stimulate teachers in business education to reexamine their teaching methods or strategies to meet the needs of the slow learner. (SH)

Described is China's education system which follows the three basic guidelines laid down by the Chinese Communist Party in 1959; namely, that education must serve proletarian politics, must be combined with productive labor, and must be under the direction of the Communist Party. Available from: American-Asian Educational Exchange, Inc., 88…