Technical education in India is discussed and recommendations for changes in curricula of technical courses are offered. The author identifies the need to update curriculum content, provide teacher orientation, set standards in accordance with behavioral objectives, develop materials, and reform the examination system. (Author/DB)

Examines the vision of the planners of the University of Hawaii School of Law with the focus on twelve specific aims for the school. (Author/RK)

Examines the potential changes that dislocations in energy sources and uses would have on vocational training in Wisconsin and the new energy technologies which will require curriculum change or development. (MF)

Workshop conferees looked at alternative organizations for planning, the place of planning in the decision making process, major social impacts that must be included in the planning process, the identity of planning agents, technical support needed by planners, and improved project planning. (Author/MLF)

Discusses instructor considerations to be made concerning student cognitive development in preparing and teaching introductory chemistry. (SL)

Determines how 70 administrators of black public colleges think desegregating higher education would effect the quality and quantity of education received by blacks, the economic benefits to blacks from education, the future faculty, staff, and student body compositions at black public colleges, and the continuation of the black public college as…

A description is given of the role of literacy training in integrating education into the movement of national and social liberation in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Training of instructors, programs to incorporate basic literacy into life activities, and teaching of minorities are discussed. (AV)

Article explains some of the steps that are now being taken to give young teachers the encouragement and support they have a right to expect. (Editor/RK)

A critical issues addressed in this paper is the lack of response of higher education, especially four-year and graduate programs, in preparing graduates to develop and implement change products while working in entry level positions. (Author)

Explores some of the educational theories (e.g., Havinghurst's theory, andragogy versus pedagogy) related to adult learners and discusses how nursing educators can apply these theories in planning continuing education programs. (TA)

The findings of this study indicate that much more must be learned and accurately recorded about the professional course taken by health educators; little is known about their employment patterns, and data related to their movement in and out of the profession are sparse. (JD)

Surveys the most common strategies adopted by secondary schools, stressing the importance of instructional flexibility whatever the organizational framework. Three case studies explain how three different comprehensive secondary schools arrange for remedial provision, and there is an extended review of two recently published books on provision for…

Discusses year-round education (YRE) as a voluntary philosophical orientation within school districts. Presents a group of common organizational patterns that schools throughout the nation have successfully developed when implementing voluntary YRE programs. Includes discussion of the academic and scheduling benefits of YRE programs. (MD)

Presents tips to help geography educators at all levels set up a computer mapping laboratory. Discusses what a computer mapping laboratory is, needs and planning, software, hardware selection, and laboratory operation. (RM)

Highlights the controversy surrounding arts high schools, considering the appropriateness of their curriculum, their clientele, and their relation to the larger education and arts education communities. States that these schools must define their objectives within the larger educational context, demonstrate the power of arts education, and provide…