Suggests guidelines for college administrators who deal with the media. Discusses social responsibility theory and presents suggestions for student affairs personnel in planning for crisis communication. Stresses the need for accurate, honest information which doesn't compromise the institution legally. (JAC)

Traces the history of National Science Foundation curriculum implementation efforts. Outlines recommendations of the Moudy Committee for future development and implementation procedures. Man-a course of Study (MACOS) is given particular attention. Discusses the probable effects of the majority report. (GS)

This paper was written to explore the role that art can assume in the education of exceptional children, to distinguish between art education and other uses of art, to review some of the existing literature on art for exceptional children, and to make suggestions for the implementation of art programs for exceptional children. (Author/RK)

Describes the Safe Schools Study being conducted by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and offers suggestions for local educational administrators in confronting the problems of crime and vandalism in the schools. Available from: Security World Publishing Co., Inc., 2639 South La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90034,…

Commuting college students outnumber their residential counterparts by about three to one. Administrators need to become conscious of the needs of these students and strive for practical solutions. (MLF)

Some practical suggestions for a business-like approach to community mental health, particularly transitional residences. (Editor)

Recently an elementary school teacher asked, "Is the 'new' elementary school science really dead?" This writing examines the teacher's question in terms of the impact the "new" science appears to have had on elementary science education. (Author/RK)

What kinds of instructional materials provide students with the experiences and activities that help them learn? Suggests that teachers should use local production facilities to design and produce their own materials for classroom use. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this paper was to determine the effectiveness of a seminar on drug knowledge and attitude among school personnel. (Author)

Washington State home and family life teachers have specified cooperating teacher responsibilities related to five major competencies: understand, accept, interact, and communicate with student teachers; guide, direct, and supervise the student teacher's experiences, classroom teaching, and experiences related to the professional role; and provide…

The authors present some recommendations that would enhance a residence hall worker's capacity to make effective referrals. They suggest that roles be clearly defined, that the resident worker know the receiving professionals, that training occur for the resident workers, and that referrals be concrete and specific. (Author/EJT)

Sexism in the home economics classroom is discussed and a model of competencies for guiding teachers in a nonsexist approach to teaching is outlined. (TA)

Guidelines for the education of environmental health personnel at the associate and baccalaureate levels are presented. Examples of the Ferris State College environmental health curriculum and an operational curriculum which satisfies the Accreditation Council guidelines are detailed. Implications for future environmental health curriculum…

Informs social studies teachers about ways of helping their students prepare for standardized tests by developing classroom exercises that enable students to see relevance and transferability between the classroom activity and the social studies test. (Author/DB)

A rapidly growing number of rural students are increasingly involved in some form of distance learning for all or part of the school day (or night). The precise long-term impact of distance learning technologies on schooling will not be known for several years. But this paper embraces the likelihood that distance learning will revolutionize the…