Part of a regular series on curriculum.

Discusses general considerations in three areas for a teaching assistant (TA) training program: (1) TA orientation, (2) TA inservice training, and (3) TA evaluation. (EKN)

Descriptions and clarifications of the concept of need have not included some of the problems inherent in the use of the term or implied by the term. This paper addresses the logical problem of the concept of need as a "referent" term and its hedonistic implications. (Author/SSH)

This paper analyzes credibility and sensitivity in conjunction with cooperative education program development. The author also discusses several phases of program development (student orientation and employer contact) and how they tie in with credibility and sensitivity. (CT)

An easy-to-use objective method for evaluating a blind person's knowledge about the spatial layout of a locale was used with 10 adventitiously blind adults. Preliminary evidence indicated that the representations of spatial knowledge generated from the scaling procedures are related to the person's mobility performance in that space. (Author)

Reviews concepts and practices related to various aspects of staffing. Also considers the division of responsibilities and assignment of tasks for individual staff members and for the entire agency, along with the different decisional strategies related to each. (CT)

An experiment with mixed and same sex groups provided evidence that perceived motivation towards the group determines members' attained influence and status in task-oriented groups. While group-oriented members are generally more influential than self-oriented ones, the degree of motivation's effect depends on the member's external status…

The authors believe that teacher burnout is a developmental stage in a teacher's career which signals that the teacher is ready for a change. This can be accomplished by updating, training, widening knowledge, and setting professional goals. (CT)

Several strategies are outlined to improve the opportunities for children to experience various sporting activities with the goal of promoting lifelong sport participation and national success in Olympic competition. (JMF)

Describes the components and overall strategy of a fully integrated and comprehensive program to train and develop the staff at the Institute of Electrical Research in Cuernavaca, Mexico. (FM)

An analysis of the effects of using three different approaches in values clarification on college students revealed that none of the three had much impact on value system rankings nor did they evidence much influence on individual "focus" values selected. (JD)

This article originally appeared in March, 1940 as "Why No Great Women Composers?" The author, a psychologist, finds no sex differences in music achievement traceable to ability or opportunity, but feels that a woman's fundamental urge is to be loved, while a man's is to achieve in a career. (SJL)

Discusses problems involved in testing Piaget's hypothesis of topological primacy in representational space by copying geometric figures. (Author/SS)

Presents user orientation and instruction guidelines for online search systems, including a sample reference manual outline in five parts: (1) introduction, (2) summary of services, (3) system descriptions, (4) principles of searching, and (5) operating instructions. Harmonization of search instructions is advocated, in order to eliminate user…