Reviews research on demonstration versus small group instruction in four phases (up to 1926, 1926-1946, 1946-1960, and 1960-present), reflecting progressive stages with respect to the development of the investigational techniques used in the studies. (Author/JN)

This series of five articles highlights Pensacola Junior College's occupational safety course, involving simulated emergencies, Florida's standards for teacher liability, electrical safety in the classroom and laboratory, color coding for machine safety, and Florida industrial arts safety instructional materials. (SK)

Contains eight articles exploring aging and assessment. Discusses counseling needs of older adults. Reviews instruments for life satisfaction and attitude assessment. Discusses the measurement of retirement maturity, and attitudes toward death. Reviews leisure assessment issues and instruments. Examines assessment of organic dysfunctions in…

Reviews the trend toward increased censorship in the schools and discusses the counselor's role in promoting student development while protecting the rights of students as well as the community. The six articles of this special issue also deal with humanistic education and New Right censorship. (JAC)

Examines in 13 articles, three areas of change in family research methodology. Considers major determinants of change in the subject matter of family studies. Addresses the central measurement problem of family studies, i.e., relationships. Presents illustrative examples of the advancement of research technologies in family studies. (RC)

Discusses the present status and possible future of wife abuse programs in light of public interest in other social problems. Suggests programs must develop the permanent formal structure needed for survival, develop professional standards, and form alliances with established community groups. (JAC)

Proposes and describes a stage in the family life cycle which terminates the hierarchical boundary between the adult client and the older parents. Describes the process of redistribution of power that establishes a peer relationship between the first and second generations. (Author)

Discusses specific new laws and programs to strengthen family life suggested in the (N=34) detailed reforms proposed and endorsed by the 1980 White House Conference on Families. Explores four reform possibilities including high school marriage preparation classes, a mandated marriage readiness test, family incorporation, and support for prenatal…

Presents moral development as consisting of reasoning and action. Analyzes it from the perspective of small-group processes and behaviors. Discusses the bureaucratic and authoritarian nature of the school system and suggests it mitigates against moral behavior and reasoning. Concludes that schools should promote moral education toward action.…

Analyzes womens' role in the future of work in 10 articles. Deals with various life cycle aspects of women's lives, options in parenting, child care, changing sex roles, and aging. Analyzes special problems of Blacks, women in energy-boom towns, travel usage, educational trends, and a materialist theory of women's status. (JAC)

Describes the school counselor's role in establishing a good working relationship with school personnel. Describes counselor's role as a consultant in ascertaining needs of students, parents, and community. Suggests teachers and counselors can work together to develop guidance techniques for students. (Author/JAC)

Suggests that a new civilization is bringing new ways of working, new economy, new family styles, new political and social conflicts, and new ways of thinking. Suggests the school counselor can ease the transition by evolving with society, while orchestrating painless change for others. (Author/JAC)

Through a broadened conception of work, the restoration of liberal arts at the center of learning is advocated. Institutional and federal support is described. Higher education is challenged to link liberal education and work by administrative and curriculum change, new student services, and new bridges to the community. (AF)

Compares two surveys taken in Ontario, Canada, in 1970 and 1978 covering university instructor assessment of incoming student preparedness, secondary teacher attitudes, and student evaluation of two secondary geography courses. Journal available from Mrs. Helen Horner, Box 438, Postal Station "O", Toronto, M4A 2P1, Ontario. (CK)

Explores problems which socioeconomic influences such as rapid industrialization have created for schools. Major problems are outdated teaching techniques and the need to prepare students for an adult life whose nature is unknown. (Author/DB)