Describes teaching of a physical science course to sophomore and junior nonscience majors through the use of learner's own creative abilities in concept formation. Includes information about corresponding changes in lecturing, experimentation, examination, grading, and definition of science. (CC)

The consultant's concern is to increase an organization's capacity to initiate and manage change through an integrated approach to the company's social, economic, technical, and organizational systems, and to improve the performance and value of its human resources, using measurable criteria whenever possible. (Author/JB)

Statement made by United States Senator upon the introduction of S.3355, extending Title IX of the Public Health Service Act. (Editor)

After months of neglect, education has become one of the top items on the national political agenda. Major report recommendations, including those of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, are briefly listed. (Author/JM)

Since the early 1960s, Project Follow Through has used psychologists to develop effective educational models for economically disadvantaged children. The successful utilization of psychologists has implications for two central issues: roles for such professionals in social intervention research, and future uses of planned variation and sponsorship…

The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of the Brazelton exam as a parent education tool for mothers and fathers. Target parents in treatment groups were taught to perform the Brazelton exam on their own infant, with attention being drawn to the infant's most positive interactive and physical abilities. (Author/RH)

Describes a human resources development program for school administrators, including training in management functions, leader behavior skills, instructional leadership skills, and more traditional topics. (Author/JM)

Explanations are discussed for the apparent failure of teacher improvement programs. Focus is on the suggestion that a teacher can resist improvement by making it appear that his not improving is due to factors outside his control when, in fact, they are under his control. (JMD)

The establishment of the BSW as the beginning professional degree is seen as precipitating structural changes in social work education that could provide for the establishment of an accelerated two-year MSW. A case is made for a two-year MSW, and strategy to facilitate its implementation is suggested. (Author/MLW)

Coaching and modeling were equivalent procedures for teaching social skills to isolated children. The abbreviated combination of coaching and modeling did not add to the effects. Peer orientation proved to be only a relatively weak modulator of responsiveness to social skills training. (Author)

It is argued that workshops for lecture improvement in higher education tend to concentrate on delivery techniques, whereas improvement programs should maintain a broad perspective on lecture useage, which might include consideration of the design of lecture courses, variation of teaching methods, and attention to student lecture learning skills.…

This study sought to determine if a school management system requiring self-management and academic performance as requirements for admittance to the school would effectively increase student attendance. Subjects were 73 children attending the Auburn Alternative Junior High School, a public school program for problem children. (Author/SJL)

This article outlines a program for developing effective inservice training for teachers based on using specific teaching competencies. (JD)

Recent work with automotive e-commerce clients led to the development of a performance analysis methodology called the Seven Performance Drivers, including: standards, incentives, capacity, knowledge and skill, measurement, feedback, and analysis. This methodology has been highly effective in introducing and implementing performance improvement.…