A search of the ERIC system, Dissertation Abstracts, and the journal literature has yielded 28 documents, which are abstracted here. They review methods of program evaluation, and the extent to which programs and counselors themselves are effective in contributing to favorable student development. (CJ)

A causal model was developed to study teacher, student, and educational expectations. The substantive issue concerns the impact of teachers' expectations on students' expectations. The subjects, 6,032 high school students, were drawn from a major Canadian city in 1959. Variables include social origins, intellectual ability, program, academic…

The author claims that schools are overcrowded with students who don't want to learn. He suggests a youth corps, where young people's boredom and frustration could give way to pride and purpose in service to the community. (Editor)

For the past four years Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been working to produce engineers who understand and appreciate the humanities. (Editor)

The tensions that accompany growing up are distressing enough for middle school youngsters, without adding unwarranted pressure for grades. University Middle School faculty considered these factors when they developed the system of student evaluation described in this article. (Author/RK)

Classroom cooks knead and churn their way to good food, skills and awareness. (Editor)

Article evaluated the use of electives to complement an English curriculum at a New England school. (RK)

When primary students are excited over a weather change, capitalize on it! Article suggested methods for combining learning with awareness of the environment. (Editor/RK)

Students are highly stimulated by social issues and are interested in establishing acceptable moral standards. Since research studies have shown that situations involving conflicting interests offer many opportunities for creative thinking, it seemed sensible to use court cases, at least from grade 3 on, to develop lively language learning…

One of the nicest things about being a student in a class in creativity is in always being "right." The completed creation, the imaginative response, is always a "right answer." Article discussed creative projects and how to develop them while developing an imaginative exploration. (Author/RK)

Listening is a skill, and critical listening can be taught. The earlier, the better, we say! And the authors offer some attractive suggestions. (Editor)

This paper describes a study of students in a competency based teacher education program comparing their opinions of the ideal child with those of a panel of experts on creative persons. The Ideal Child Checklist was used. (JMF)

Goal-setting is taught in four steps: awareness and assessment, observation and analysis, evaluation, and demonstration. Illustrations of course projects and internship experiences are given, along with descriptions of specific behaviors being developed, and useful resource materials. (Author)

The author discusses planning for a broader base in industrial arts education and for revised methods of teaching/learning. He says that the method of teaching is a key element and that students should learn how to learn, not just the materials and tools skills. (MF)

George IV, the Prince of Wales, and William IV, his younger brother, both the sons of George III, were given all the educational advantage one could be granted in the eighteenth century. The precise curriculum and practices of their teachers are discussed with an evaluation of both students as a moral for future consideration. (RK)