Guidelines developed by the Section on Pedodontics of the American Association of Dental Schools for use by individual educational institutions as curriculum development aids are outlined. Curriculum goals, curriculum content, instructional modalities, sequencing of instruction, faculty and staff, and student evaluation are discussed. (Author/MLW)

The ways in which colleges and universities, acting through their institutional and professional associations, are agreeing on common ethical standards and defining improper activities are illustrated. The American Council on Education's Office on Self-Regulation has developed policy guidelines in an effort to stimulate self-regulating action.…

The use of educational games as an instructional tool is promoted and criteria are presented that teachers could use in selecting games. (MP)

Deals with trends arising from decreasing amount of descriptive chemistry being taught. A course outline is suggested, and general and specific aims are mentioned. Some detailed examples of models of thought, which should replace theories, are suggested and the future of syllabi is briefly discussed. (Author/JN)

Shares the secrets of getting good basketball pictures, such as choice of lenses, position around the court, timing the shot, using a lot of film, and being prepared for anything to happen. (RL)

Humanized management may be the core of a successful extension career for both administration and staff, according to the author, who discusses the process of humanizing and managing for extension (and other) professionals. He states that humanized management is an art that must be learned and practiced. (MF)

Presents an overview of the drafting of regulations for the development and implementation of programs authorized by federal education laws in connection with the Education Amendments of 1978. States that all regulations have been recodified, that is, simplified and clarified. Lists office of education contacts for comments on regulations…

The same principles are involved in the successful management of business and household, and helping students to learn personal or home financial management is a step toward business management. The author outlines strategies in family financial planning, organizing, and directing, with applications to business, for a family financial management…

The use of pesticides in the schools is discussed. Some potential hazards include seeds dressed with fungicide/insecticide mixtures, fumigation of animal houses and greenhouses, and storage and disposal of pesticides. (SA)

The reading problem facing many moderately deficient secondary students (one to three years behind grade level) is less one of skill deficiencies than attitude toward reading. Reading teachers, classroom teachers, principals, and parents can all do specific things to help students improve skills and develop the desire to read. (Author/SJL)

As career education calls for business educators to be concerned with developing students' work values as well as teaching skills, school experiences should be structured to influence work values development. The author discusses the nature of values, group differences, strategies for personal value sharing, industry-school interactions, and…

The author describes a special telephone training program at Arcadia High School, Phoenix, Arizona, to give office education students instruction in proper telephone techniques. The self-paced units include voice evaluation, telephone usage, telephone directory usage, telephone spelling, and recording telephone messages. (MF)

The article provides information for parents and teachers of hearing impaired children concerning federal requirements (as mandated by Public Law 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act) for the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) and gives samples of annual goals and short-term objectives. (PHR)

Describes the problem of sexism in education, and presents ten steps which school media specialists can take to increase educational equality for male and female students. (CMV)

A formula for a rotation plan and eleven steps for individualizing programs for student assignment on office machines or other individualized units are presented. Illustrating the plan are a worksheet showing time allotments for the students and machines and the rotation units for the same students and machines. (MF)