Considers six types of cross-cultural training including general, specific, affective, cognitive, behavioral and self-insight, and examines the quantity and timing of the training and the attributes of the trainers and the trainees. Available from: Transaction Periodicals Consortium, Rutgers--The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903,…

The selection of faculty in academic institutions is an important process--one that has long-lasting effects on an institution's ability to fulfill its mission. Faculty influence the quality of the education delivered, the effectiveness of the programs and activities offered, and the financial efficiency of the delivery processes. Failed searches…

Discusses various systems models and examines the conditions under which one educational system can be said to be better than another. (WM)

Author states that "to the extent that behavioral objectives are derived from an analysis of relatively broad objectives, they can serve as valid criteria which enable our students to avoid trivia." (Author)

Needed evaluation of programs can be achieved by applying to the guidance process the learner based evaluation procedure being developed for use with classroom instruction: (1) evaluation of outcomes; (2) informed selection of materials; (3) subsequent identification of process variables related to goal achievement. Presented at APGA, Las Vegas…

Brief analysis of the problems of curriculum-building, an account of how the game is played, and a concluding discussion of the dimensions of curriculum evaluation. (Author)

From an address delivered at the MACRAO Annual Meeting in Port Huron, Michigan, November 9, 1970, on changes needed in education standards and recordkeeping. (IR)

Distinguishes between naturalistic and existential themes in modern psychology and outlines the empirical criteria that identify a naturalistic or Piagetian sequence. Argues that the first four stages of Kohlberg's typology meet the criteria for a naturalistic developmental sequence but the higher stages instead appear to be existential or…

Elaborates on the components of five domains of a taxonomy for science educators' concerns for teaching and curriculum development: information, process, creativity, attitude, and applications domain. (YP)

Utilizes principal-component regression analysis to examine the relative contributions of 11 ranking criteria used to construct a periodical's tier rankings of national universities. Although "U.S. News & World Report" assigns the greatest weight to academic reputation, enrolled students' average SAT scores constitute the most…

To determine the policies followed by certain institutions in admitting or readmitting students who had attended regionally accredited colleges or universities but who had been out of school for 5 or more years, a questionnaire was sent to 40 regional institutions. Responses were analyzed on the basis of 3 types of admission policies: readmission…