This bulletin details developments in nursing education since 1918. The following sections are included: (1) The situation in nursing before 1918; (2) The demands of the war and how they were met; (3) Decline in applicants following the war; (4) The work of student nurses in hospitals; (5) Hours of duty in hospitals; (6) Health, recreation, and…

America needs more students trained in basic science and engineering than the educational system is now providing. Schools must raise their standards and demand more of their students and teachers. Suggestions for upgrading the high school curriculum and the teacher training curriculum are given. (IS)

Efforts and concerns addressed in the very recent, rapid revitalization of China's higher education are discussed, including virtual cessation of education during the Cultural Revolution, students in the postCultural Revolution, instructional television, part-time and factory education for workers, youth unemployment, and academic quality. (MSE)

Examines the role of ethnicity, or the family and community, in determining linguistic variants (specifically, phonological variants) among Italians, Jews, and Irish in Boston. Implications for phonetic change and language acquisition are also discussed. (Author/AM)

Describes the role and services of the paraprofessional school counselor aide. Notes personal and professional characteristics expected of counselor aides, suggests recruitment and selection techniques, and indicates services aides can provide. Lists benefits of in-service training for counselor aides and notes training program being planned by…

The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program (created under the Comprehensive Health Manpower Act of 1971) is briefly described followed by a discussion of the University of North Carolina's regional planning efforts for continuing education. Major planning problems--aggregate numbers, continuing education suppliers, geographic distribution,…

Examines remedial/developmental education within a rapidly changing educational environment of advanced technology and new demands. Discusses rationale for different delivery models of remedial education. (28 citations) (YKH)

Youngstown State University (Ohio) established a full-cost renewable scholarship for 40 students annually who maintain a 3.5 or higher grade point average. The program is described, including results of the first three years' recruitment, first-year academic requirements, cocurricular activities, community service component, scholarship renewal,…

Criticizes the national civics standards for emphasizing shared political values over political participation, oversimplifying the relationships among U.S. political values, and relying upon elite statements to identify those values. Characterizes the proposed standards as a symbolic ritual for reinforcing cultural hegemony. (MJP)

Describes an assessment model as applied in an English for academic purposes, pre-university English as a Second Language writing program that allows teachers to set standards while promoting learner self- and peer-assessment. Points out that this model encourages learner control while keeping performance-based standards at desirable levels. (13…

The K-12 and higher education communities have already voiced the need for technologically literate teachers. Standards movements and licensing agencies are stressing the importance of technology skills for beginning teachers and legislation is being passed which provides the impetus for change. Teacher preparation programs must have goals for…

Provides background on the development of field experience in library education, and defines "practical learning" for librarians. Field experience and internship requirements for school media certification in the United States are summarized, and the results of a national survey of library education programs to determine the nature and mechanics…

Described is a program which provides materials and techniques for presenting information about chemicals, toxicity, groundwater, hazardous wastes in the home, risk, and understanding parts per million, to a nontechnically trained community and workplace groups. (KR)

A study of three London local education authorities explored the dynamics of British education markets. Findings showed that the market is a middle-class mode of social engagement; parental choice is class- and race-informed; schools are increasingly oriented toward meeting middle-class parents' perceived needs; and secondary schooling is becoming…

Endorses the National Standards for specifying what students should know and be able to do, as well as providing guidelines for demonstrating competency. Stresses that supervisors and teachers, working together and using the standards, can provide a consistent and sequential learning environment. (MJP)