The impact and effectiveness of various faculty development programs is the focus of this report from the Association of American Colleges. Twenty faculty development programs around the country are examined. Faculty development is defined in this study as all activities designed to improve the performance of faculty as teachers, scholars,…

Delinquency and vandalism are serious problems in secondary schools today. These problems, coupled with the fear of retaliation and the complications of the present legal system, are examined for causes and possible solutions in this newsletter article. Some causes of this delinquency are listed as: (1) alienation from society due to economic…

The traditional secondary school language program with a sequential four-level format is being questioned; an alternative is a series of mini-courses elected by students after the second level of language study. Such courses are topic-oriented and may cover any field, from everyday conversation and journalism to an overview of literature or…

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. This issue presents letters from the community in which citizens express their feelings concerning the value of bilingual education. (SK)

The first section of this issue briefly reviews the initial phase of Project Solo--an attempt to develop new approaches to mathematics education. Some limitations of the project are also discussed. Following this, the relation of such computer-based activities to math education is presented, including the researchers' belief that in grades 8…

The content of this newsletter is divided into two sections. The first section contains an article based on general information of common interest to all members of the Council of Europe; the second contains contributions from individual members of the Council of Europe in relation to the educational policies of their countries. The general…

This newsletter is designed to promote the needs and aims of bilingual-bicultural education. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Santillana's "Redondel," (2) Secondary Biographies, (3) The Culture Crunch, and (4) Editor's Notes. Included is a list of suggested U.S. distributors of educational materials in Spanish and Portuguese. (SK)

This international newsletter, published since 1968, provides cross-cultural and cross-national midi-communications in social psychology. Usually included are: 1) notices of international conferences, institutes, or seminars, 2) a list of new publications, 3) letters to the editor, 4) announcements, and 5) a bibliography of cross-cultural…

Featured are the following: (1) an article on the counselor in the classroom, a program in which counselors offer human relations seminars and also work with students on communication skills in the regular classroom; and (2) an outline of a seminar in behavior modification designed to teach parents how to establish an environment that supports the…

This issues of Communique, a newsletter providing resource information for practicing counselors, features a decisional "balance sheet", to aid students who are thinking about college in making sound, stable decisions that involve careful scanning of all the relevant considerations; reports of three studies in curriculum decision making…

This ERIC/SMEAC Newsletter contains a bibliography of 41 references concerning mathematics laboratories and 26 references on metrication that have been listed in RESEARCH IN EDUCATION, CURRENT INDEX TO JOURNALS IN EDUCATION, and other sources. (DT)

This newsletter seeks to promote the concept of bilingual-bicultural education. Among its articles are "Selection of Social Studies Resources,""Capturing a Child's Fancy: Read-Aloud Books," and "Ana's and Marta's Toast to Second-Grade Social Studies." Recommended reading materials in the fields of elementary Mexican history, second-grade social…

This newsletter seeks to promote the concept of bilingual-bicultural education. Among its articles are "Steps Toward Effective Bilingualism,""A 'Used' Teacher's View of New Language Arts Materials,""Rich Resources for Reading," and "Tidbits to Turn On Science Students and Teachers." Book reviews and a list of recommended reading materials are…

This newsletter seeks to promote the concept of bilingual-bicultural education. Among its articles are "McGuffey, Move Over,""Nacho and Other Friends,""Naturaleza y Sociedad for First-Grade Social Studies," and "Field-Testing Favorites." Appended are lists of distributors of educational materials in Spanish and Portuguese, and recommended…

This newsletter seeks to promote the concept of bilingual-bicultural education. Among its articles are "The Indispensable Community Contribution,""Meaningful, Enjoyable Musical Experience,""A Breakthrough for Bilingual Science," and "Six Readers for Spanish-Speaking Fourth-Graders." There is a short essay on the importance of local participation…