A major purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes toward standards of practice and the nature and scope of standards of practice as they currently exist in governmental agencies, professional associations and licensing agencies, business and industry, health-related organizations, and colleges and universities. A second purpose was to…

Sex discrimination in American education remains a persistent problem that requires concerted attention from many different perspectives. This Issuegram focuses on the legal mandates requiring sex equity in public schools. A brief background indicates a history of sex discrimination in education dating back to 1783. Several important weapons for…

Three kinds of important and valid educational study are discussed that are needed to provide more research and a better understanding: strict educational research, experimental writing, and policy papers. (ND)

The educational system of the United States reflects U.S. respect for both diversity and equality. Differences in students' aspirations are accommodated by offering both precollegiate and vocational education. Three essential major purposes of education are the civic, the personal, and the utilitarian. Where the civic and personal ends of…

Article described the educational contributions made by Ralph Tyler in the 1920s and 1930s. (RK)

In a discussion of the philosophy of the mythical sage, Mule Skinner, the author argues that education is most effective when teachers do not try to impose their own values and objectives on students. (JG)

Acknowledging that while it is difficult to suggest specific instructional strategies for accommodating differing adult beginning readers' (ABR) psychosocial behavior, this paper offers appropriate instructional principles based on the educational and social needs of the ABR. The principles presented are as follows: (1) teachers should help adults…

ALTHOUGH THIS REPORT ON THE STATUS OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION AND THE POTENTIAL IT HOLDS FOR SCHOOLS EMPHASIZES THE APPLICATIONS OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION, MUCH OF WHAT IS SAID IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO GENERAL EDUCATION. AN EXAMPLE OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, AN OVERVIEW OF SUPPORTING PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES, RESEARCH FINDINGS,…

Article described the educational adventures of a headmaster from the United States who now spends two terms a year at an African school, Maru a Pula School, Gaborone, Botswana. Maru a Pula School is a four-year-old multiracial coeducational day and boarding school. (Author/RK)

It is ironic that nonprofessionals are able to discern the essential inadequacies of performance-based teacher education at the same time that proponents within the profession betray a shockingly superficial conception of the nature of teaching. (Author)

Describes differences between community colleges and four-year colleges and explores issues involved in staffing community colleges; stresses that individuals should choose jobs that provide personal satisfaction. (GW)

Teacher educators must actively, rather than reactively, engage themselves in the definition of educational "quality" if they wish to develop an educational future at all reflective of their desires and beliefs. (MJB)

Discusses five principles that can be used as a guide for designing inservice teacher education programs responsive to teacher needs. (RK)