The thesis of this paper is that vocational education and the persons it espouses to serve deserve the potential benefits of research and development which are not being maximized at the present time. Following a brief summary of vocational education legislation, the general efficiency and ability of the research and development program is…

Recognizing that the present provisions for inservice education in New Zealand are inadequate, the Advisory Council on Educational Planning instructed their Standing Committee on Teacher Training to prepare a comprehensive report on future directions for the continuing education of teachers. The Committee in its report investigated the nature of…

As adult educators, our contribution lies in the rediscovery and re-invention of a civic literacy, for our business is adult learning. A new understanding of adult learning in relation to the public life becomes our point of entry...(it) is the lynch pin of a social philosophy for adult education. (Author)

An interesting and informative article concerning the job market as it stands today in Australia and as it may well be in the future. (Editor/RK)

Article discussed the development of science curriculum in secondary schools, suggestions for improving it, and programs designed to stimulate student interests in science education. (RK)

What we need to develop in this country are many more change-seeking rather than status quo maintaining educational institutions. These would be institutions actively and directly using their resources to solve this country's pressing domestic and foreign problems. Unless such a change is forthcoming, they will become increasingly irrelevant.…

The period 1926-1976 manifested the growing importance of vocational education through its expanded scope in reaching different types of people and by focusing on different occupations. Various legislative measures related to vocational education are discussed as well as the development of the American Vocational Association and other vocational…

Suggestions for innovative programs in the Associated Schools include a desire for greater community oriented educational programs. (DE)

Presents the author's personal observation as a visiting professor at the Open University (OU) in Great Britain. This includes the OU goals, requirements, instructional materials, media, and student evaluation. How the OU carries out its undergraduate science teaching program is also presented. (HM)

Discusses the use of the Interactive Computer-based Testing (ICBT) in university-level science courses as an effective and economical educational tool. The authors discuss: (1) major objectives to ICBT; (2) advantages and pitfalls of the student use of ICBT; and (3) future prospects of ICBT. (HM)

Presents the new program of Science Education for Early Adolescence planned by the Science Education Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve science education for early adolescents. Outlines the rationale for this program, the ongoing planning effort, and the probable future plans. (HM)

The director of the Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning (CAEL) describes his organization and its Institutional Development Program in Experiential Learning, which involves resource persons working with participating postsecondary institutions in providing experiential education for a diversity of students. (MF)

Examines recent experiments and historical processes in Latin American education since the beginning of the 19th century. Topics discussed include Spanish colonial educational policies, political influences on education after independence, moves for popular education, ascent of the middle classes, and the relationship between the educational…

Discusses the new plans for the American Chemical Society for high school chemistry teachers. Among the plans are the establishment of an office of High School Chemical Education, creation of a High School Chemistry Teachers Committee, and increasing journal articles and teaching materials in the journal. (HM)

Presents an overview of the status of pre-college science education in East Germany. The structure, content and practice of elementary-secondary education in East Germany are also presented. (HM)