Using data collected for 55 Wisconsin secondary school distributive education (DE) programs, this study sought to: (1) describe the nature of the student-teacher interaction in DE classes in a way that will be helpful to future investigators, (2) compare the interaction patterns for Wisconsin high school DE classes with established norms for other…

The University of British Columbia promoted the establishment of a continuing education network for pharmacists in regions throughout the province. Practicing pharmacists serving as regional coordinators have been involved in planning and instructional roles. A summary of the 1976 planning workshop and a sample course design and organization…

A local advisory committee acting as a link between the school and the community can be a valuable resource for the teacher-coordinator of a cooperative vocational education program, according to the authors. Committee activities may include public relations, program standards, student recruitment and selection, program evaluation, and curriculum…

A survey was conducted at teacher education institutions in Colorado and Wyoming to determine the degree of role conflict and to distinguish between the perceived and the functioning roles of the generalist and the specialist in the supervision of student teachers. (SK)

Covers the selection process and hiring of the community education coordinator; describes the requisite personality, qualifications, role, and training of the coordinator; and outlines the organization and structure of the community education program. (Author/EA)

Describes experimental training programs for developing arbitrators and the creation of simplified arbitration and grievance handling procedures to help meet increasing needs. (MF)

Evaluates the great variety of audiovisual communication systems which use a normal consumer TV set for playback of pictures and sound. Discusses costs, how they work, and their values and implications for educators. (RB)

The University's Center for Adult Education was established less than two years ago. Article discusses its aims, activities and concerns. (Editor/RB)

More demanding than assigning chapters, perhaps, but it should appeal to the ingenuity of teacher-coordinators in cooperative office education. (Editor)

Reports on a survey of ACTFL members' opinions on proficiency goals and tests for foreign language learning. The survey, sponsored by ACTFL and conducted by Policy Studies for Education, polled 400 elementary and secondary school teachers and local/state coordinators, receiving responses from 35 percent of them. (Author/MES)

Presents salary, education, and staffing data from a 1977-1978 survey of directors of biomedical communication units. (CMV)

Problems inherent in home-school-community coordination are identified and suggestions for overcoming the problems are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the communications process among professionals working with parents and citizens. Techniques for selection and training of coordinators are presented. (JC)

The functions of a coordinator in an inner-city high school renewal project are described and their effectiveness evaluated. (JD)

A survey of coordinators of accredited cooperative education programs in engineering found that career counseling does not significantly enhance student placement. (JOW)