Barriers to the linkage of vocational education and structured apprenticeship programs and facilitators useful in overcoming the barriers were identified. Subjects were 46 people who were interviewed to identify potential barriers and facilitators to linkage and 288 people who completed a survey questionnaire to verify the identified barriers and…

The unintended, secondary effects of technological innovation on society are frequently more influential in the long run than the direct and deliberate effects. This article lists some effects that are likely to happen regardless of the methods used to implement educational technologies, as well as others that are contingent on particular…

A study examined the role of the administrator and the program planner in program development in adult education. To obtain this information, the researcher administered written questionnaires and conducted follow-up interviews with 10 administrators and 10 program planners working in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, metropolitan area. The…

The "Instructional Improvement Digest" communicates advisory information about practical courses of action that can be implemented by teachers and administrators to improve key areas of school instruction. The series digest topics draws upon inquiry associated with the Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development's…

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) member states are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Working directly with state governments, academic institutions, and other related agencies, SREB does research and makes…

The necessity for planning education for economic development is the topic of this paper, which focuses particularly on the relationship between the Caribbean region and South Florida. First, a general overview of the current state of education in the Caribbean is presented, and the relation of formal education to development is discussed. Next,…

The central theme of the discourse is that a viable far-reaching program of education in agriculture should include adults, in an organized way and on a systematic basis. (Author)

Article presented the views of an educator on significant issues in elementary education with the emphasis on greater understanding of our national holidays. (Editor/RK)

Article discussed procedures followed by an elementary day school in undertaking a long-range planning study. (Author/RK)

The author presents an instructional design model for teachers that evolves around a teacher-manager concept which recognizes management functions of: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. (EA)

Michigan State University plans for expanding its responsiveness to community needs. (Author/AJ)

Teachers who have information about students supplied by an interdisciplinary team of specialists are better able to help students succeed in learning to read. (JH)

How better understanding of one's own childhood and education can make one a better teacher, and how planners should take account of the personality needs of faculty members in designing institutional changes. (Editor)

The author analyzed social and educational problems which arose during the first two years at Hostos, concluding with a number of recommendations for similar community colleges. (Editor/RK)

The Ohio Career Development Program was evaluated and students were tested in order to carry out that evaluation. (RK)