The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 mandated state rehabilitation agencies to conduct annual evaluations of their programs. This study assesses rehabilitation program evaluation needs. The data were collected through a content analysis of the program and financial plans submitted to the Rehabilitation Services Administration by state agencies during…

The lack of "Canadian content" in Canadian public school textbooks can be more easily explained by changing national educational goals than by foreign ownership of the publishing industry. Science textbooks are used to illustrate. (SB)

An analysis of the foreign news in three North American colonial weekly newspapers from 1764 to 1775 indicates that there was a preponderance of news from Western Europe, especially from Great Britain, with only very minor amounts of news from other parts of the globe. (GT)

Provides an analysis of the main character of a novel to show how the current literature on adolescence can be taught through analysis of adolescent characters in novels. (SS)

Describes a research methodology to examine and synthesize previous competency-based teacher education studies, in order to develop a base for individualizing competencies for a particular school system or state. Validation of the competencies identified through the content analysis procedure was accomplished using a jury validation consensus…

Presents a response to Burtnett's paper on the role and responsibility of school counselors in relation to career education programs (CE 510 317). Points out strengths and weaknesses of the paper and suggests strategies for implementation. (JOW)

In a reaction to Burtnett's paper on the role and responsibility of school counselors to career education programs (CE 510 317), the author notes that the article presents an excellent role statement for counselors. Suggests implementation strategies such as organization, communication, and involvement in state policy making. (JOW)

A review of the literature and a discussion with experts provided the data supporting 12 generalizations about success factors in urban elementary schools. Three clusters were particularly important: leadership, teaching personnel, and curriculum and instruction. (IRT)

On the assumption that story thema exphasizing achievement motivation might have potential for influencing readers' values over time, stories randomly selected from 11 high interest low vocabulary series for low achieving junior high students were examined for n-achievement thema. (Author/SJL)

Discusses 29 books popular with 16- and 17-year-olds and their treatment of work: kinds of work, sexual and racial representation, work attitudes, work values, and career education concepts. Concludes that popular books present a positive attitude toward work. (JOW)

Purpose of study was to discover what problems undergraduate students have with relative pronouns on several levels of learning and also to see how relative pronouns are taught by examination of French grammar textbooks. (BK)

A content analysis of two selected population education curriculum materials, one representative of advanced nations, the other of developing nations: "Population, Environmental-Ecological Education Project" (Missouri State Department of Education, 1973) and "Population and Family Education" (Unesco Regional Office for Asia,…

Analyzes some problems that can make beginning basal stories difficult for young readers to understand and offers suggestions for ways teachers can help alleviate the problems. (FL)

Examines whether guidelines by publishing houses that call for more equitable treatment of the sexes have made a difference in textbooks. (FL)

Presents an interview with Jack L. Copeland, President of Training Media Distributors Association on training and the copyright-piracy problem. Discusses video piracy and other unauthorized uses of materials in relation to the new copyright law. (CSS)