An interview which relates the history, philosophy, aspirations and activities of the Progressive Education Association, which began in 1918 in order to formulate new principles for public education. The association was a moving force in changing public schools through the 1920s, '30s and '40s. (ED)

The authors describe a teaching-learning model which aims at providing counselors with the chance to learn new techniques and skills, to discuss new ideas and to clarify their role in the institutions where they work. The model requires the running of a workshop lasting from four to seven days. (SE)

Describes the Student Teacher Associated Research (STAR) project, a National Science Foundation funded activity in which secondary school teachers and students work in university-based scientific research projects. Along with doing research, STAR participants act as communicators in their schools to increase interest in scientific research. (CP)

An Urban Affairs Supervisor sarcastically presented suggestions for use by administrators in developing their professional polish. (RK)

Describes the scientific observations of a seminar group of science educators that toured an island of Hawaii. (LS)

Described briefly are the contents and availability of the HI-FI (Hearing Impaired Formal In-Service) Program which was designed to be used as the basis for an in-service education workshop on mainstreaming severely hearing impaired children. (LS)

A mathematics laboratory with commercial and teacher-made materials, a workshop, and a discussion room were established. An extension course taught how to use the instructional aids and accompanying behavioral objectives and activity cards. Active use of the lab is increasing. The teachers' enthusiasm has spread to the students. (KM)

Describes a group study method developed by a private adoption agency for couples interested in adopting children with special needs. The program includes group meetings, self-study homework, movies, slides, tapes, and extensive follow-up. (ED)

Contains detailed information on colleges and universities, sources for financial assistance, professional and student societies, and teacher workshops that practicing and prospective journalism educators will find useful. (RB)

A study was conducted to achieve the following objectives: (1) to determine the computer skills level of the vocational teachers in Southern Nevada; (2) to design a computer literacy inservice program targeting the specific instructional needs of vocational teachers with deficient skills; (3) to develop a plan for evaluating the inservice training…

Mentally retarded adults' ability to express facial emotions of happiness, sadness, anger, and fear was investigated. Photographs of facial emotional expressions posed by 52 retarded adults were judged by familiar and unfamiliar nonretarded adults. Happiness and sadness were accurately posed most often. The ability of retarded adults to encode…

In response to the poor conceptualizations and research methodologies of the small amount of research on human development in India, the faculty of the M.S. University of Baroda held a 15-day workshop for researchers--faculty members and doctoral candidates--in the area of child development. This document reports, in condensed form, discussion on…

An experienced kindergarten teacher implemented a 10-week practicum intervention designed to improve the classroom management skills of 9 kindergarten teacher aides. In-service training for participants included planned workshops, observations, team activities, coaching, and evaluation. Each participant concentrated on a specific skill or area of…

This document summarizes discussions at an invitational workshop on the role of communication in the development process in Nigeria. Discussion centered on the need to democratize the mass electronic and print news media. The following broad issues were discussed: (1) the problems of providing accurate, high quality information to a largely rural,…