A procedure is outlined by which all students, not just one spokesman, report back to the class on small group projects, thus increasing participation in class discussions. (SJL)

The author describes a meeting at which he and his students jointly set classroom roles agreeable to everyone. He used the no-lose method of problem solving, posited by Dr. Thomas Gordon, author of Parent Effectiveness Training. The six steps of the method are elucidated. (SJL)

In part two of the interview, Fred Dubin discusses mechanical means of meeting the heating and air conditioning load. (Author/MLF)

Since a competent Governing Board cannot be recruited from persons entirely free of potential conflict of interest, disclosure is imperative and a formal institutional statement is desireable. A statement is presented that was adopted by the AGB Board of Directors in October, 1978, and is commended to the attention of the membership for discussion…

Nine steps are presented which a teacher should consider in order to elicit and develop creativity in students. An analogy is drawn wherein the teacher is a gardener, planting and caring for seeds of creativity. (KC)

There is a void in instructional materials which extends basic patterns in jazz into individualized or creative channels. This article investigates the parallels between improvised music and normal speech and explores the possibility of applying the principles of linguistic methodology to the teaching of jazz improvisation. (Author/KC)

The author describes an arts resource center, which serves elementary and middle-school teachers and students. The ARC (Arts Resource Center) provides an area for creating instructional materials, brainstorming, researching, and for conducting classes in arts and workshops for both art and classroom teachers. (KC)

In this conference presentation, the author presents ten humanistic, process-oriented protocol rules to guide the instructional development efforts involving a design specialist working with a client (content expert). (EM)

Provides guidelines and procedures for evaluating supervisory training programs. A four-stage evaluation process is presented. Process includes determining (1) participant's reactions, (2) knowledge and skills learned and attitude changes, (3) changes in on-the-job behavior, and (4) final program results. (CSS)

Discusses the problem of the protection of human subjects involved in educational research. Potential risks to which students participating in science education research may be exposed are discussed. The need for specific federal guidelines for protecting human subjects involved in science education research is suggested. (HM)

Presents specific ideas on designing, planning, and staffing a training facility for industrial technicians. Facilities should be designed in relation to curriculum, traffic control, and safety. Trainer success is often based on both skills and attitudes. Presents case study at Commonwealth Edison; also reviews process by which various maintenance…

The article reports the results of a nationwide survey of state education agencies and special education training programs on the effectiveness of delivering educational services to severely emotionally disturbed (ED) children, and presents an analysis of new changes in guidelines for the certification of ED teachers. (Author/DLS)

In order to prepare professionals to conduct inservice training for the teaching of vocational education to the handicapped in West Virginia, a training institute was held in the summer of 1976. (PHR)

Outlines guidelines used at Cowley County Community College (Kansas) in the planning process, which should be participative, systematic, action-oriented, simple, and flexible. The planning model is organized into five parts: mission setting, trends and projects, needs and resources, goals and objectives, and plan of action. (MB)

In order to understand the emotional state that leads a young person to self-destruction, it is important to look at what is considered a normal adolescence. Lists four factors that explain why adolescence is a time of great depression, four myths associated with the reasons for suicide, some factors that create situations for which suicide is the…