The response to 20 attitudinal items on the University of New Mexico Educational Foundations "Education Scale" by 149 UNM students were used as the basis for a factor analysis. The analysis yielded five rotated factors. The factors were difficult to interpret and the analysis did not lend any support to the a priori grouping and judgements of…

An investigation of attitudes relative to education in Appalachia is the focus of this 1971 paper. The heritage, culture, and characteristics of the Appalachian people are briefly described, and educational background of the youth is explored in terms of its relationship to educational attitudes. Also discussed are attitudes toward education as…

This ipsative scale is composed of triads of statements concerning school tasks. The tasks are: write a story, write the alphabet, read a story, paint a picture, add numbers, subtract numbers, and write the numbers from 1 to 20. The triples are composed with each of the three arithmetic tasks combined with all possible pairs of the four…

A summary is presented of the results of a study conducted to determine public response to possible goals of Connecticut education as part of a goal-setting program throughout the State. The purpose of the goal-setting program is to establish the basis for a program designed to meet the needs of public school students in the State. The study…

The academic community is very concerned at this time to develop measures of professor adequacy against which to validate students' evaluations. Sweney and Weston (1970) found ten independent dimensions which explain attitudes and expectancies of their professors. These became the basis for the Learning Encounter Measure (LEM). Many of these…

The purpose of the two studies reported in this paper are (1) to extend knowledge about the effects of longer field experience with multiple role models (supervising teachers) upon student teachers' value orientations toward education and schooling; and (2) to document the effects that the student teaching experiences have upon the educational…

Article examined how the impetus of competency based education (CBE) can be used to advantage by school districts for better teaching performance. (Author/RK)

Reports results of a survey undertaken to determine: (1) the general attitude among secondary school superintendents toward foreign language study on the secondary and college levels, (2) forces operating within the secondary schools which deter foreign language study, and (3) perceived reasons for second language study. (Author/AM)

The growth of corporate vocational education coincides with the decline in higher education, the author states. He warns that higher education's loss of business and government financial support threatens its academic existence. Corporations may absorb many universities and emphasize vocational education, with continuing education the most…

The author has written "Open Doors: A Community School Handbook" commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Education. From her notes used to develop the book she has pulled out this collection of "candid comment quotes" that reflect some of the experiences, questions and needs relating to the community school concept. (Editor/RK)

Argues that in an age of frugality, schools might achieve more by settling for less. (Editor)

China's national leadership is committed to a vast upgrading of education, and the pervasive spirit of reform in economics and politics is leading to higher expectations of higher education. Reforms are targeted in the system's structure, deemphasis on specialization, new emphasis on applied science, and faculty qualifications and productivity.…

A 49-item questionnaire administered to 380 students was used to study cheating on exams, quizzes, and homework assignments. More than half the students reported cheating during the academic year in at least one area. (Author/MSE)

Discusses a 1987 national survey of community college presidents and community services/continuing education administrators conducted to determine the factors affecting increased or decreased status of community services programs. Compares findings with a 1984 study, revealing trends toward increased status, a mandate for self-supporting programs,…

A former Yale University dean argues that the widening gap between academic law and courtroom law requires a more structured legal education curriculum and a more favorable faculty-student ratio, particularly in the last half of law school. (MSE)