INFORMATION ON STATE CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, THE LARGEST SECTOR OF THE NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS, WAS PROVIDED BY A SURVEY OF (1) STATE POLICIES FOR CERTIFYING CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, (2) THE EXTENT OF STATE CERTIFICATION IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND REASONS FOR THESE SCHOOLS' CERTIFICATION STATUS, AND (3) OPINIONS OF DIOCESAN…

A variety of opinions from headmasters of schools and admissions officers of colleges were cited as evidence for the practice of continuing usage of grades as indicators for evaluating student progress. (RK)

Responses from an informal survey of directors of postsecondary allied health programs are summarized to indicate their concerns about allied health education issues in the following areas: definition (identity), credentialing, funding, education institutions and clinical arrangements, curriculum, continuing education, faculty and administration,…

Traces the history of the People's College in central New York from inception (1853) to dissolution (1869). Notes its significance in relation to the Agricultural College Act (1862). Contends that the tension between reformers interested solely in mechanical education and those who did not wish to abandon the classical curriculum led to the…

Believes that art is a powerful agent for educational growth, of fundamental importance, and therefore that its rightful place is at the core of the curriculum. (Author/RK)

Discusses the position of the arts in the school curriculum, the different attitudes held by parents and administrators on basic education versus art education, and the growing attitude of educators that the arts are fundamental to the entire educational curriculum. (RK)

Examines the vision of the planners of the University of Hawaii School of Law with the focus on twelve specific aims for the school. (Author/RK)

In a sample of 258 sixth grade FLES and Non-FLES boys and girls, aspects of the following factors are determined: group-specific attitudes, course-related characteristics, motivational indices, and generalized attitudes. The testing instrument is the "French Opinion Questionnaire." (DB)

Suggests that a concensus does not exist among immigrants in the worshipping of American schools and their potentiality. By focusing on Slavic-Americans, the essay tests the hypothesis that the American experience of southern and eastern Europeans intensified the concern for learning. (Author/AM)

When asked some difficult questions in a recent interview, the director of OE's Office of Career Education responded with incisive and refreshingly forthright answers. (Editor)

Draws attention to England's democratic Left's proper concern for educational standards. Calls for the democratic Left to formulate a new curriculum policy concerned with minimum standards of attainment for all children. (Editor/RK)

Dr. Sol Gordon, teacher, writer, and psychologist from Syracuse University, gives his opinion on the state of sex education in elementary schools. (Author/RK)

Describes and assesses the general direction of French immersion research and establishes the need for more qualitative and theoretical approaches to research in this field. The areas of particular interest include (1)language learning environment; (2) children's language learning strategies; (3) classroom communication; (4) effective teaching…

Findings from a survey of the public's response to conclusions from "A Nation at Risk" may be helpful to educational leaders in designing and implementing improvement programs. Reactions of teachers, administrators, school board members, parents, and students were surveyed and compared. Implications for staff developers are discussed.…