This paper examines various claims made by charter-school advocates that charter schools are publicly funded, open to all, are chartered by public entities, and thus are a form of public schooling. It addresses this subject by comparing the rhetoric of Michigan's charter-school reformers with that of the common-school reformers of the 19th…

This paper reports on the findings of a quantitative study of the educational technology (ET) terminology in the materials of the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 1999 Conference. Based on these findings, different technologies used in education are described, a formal definition of ET is presented, and its areas are…

There was a need to synthesize what was being done in public schools and colleges and to provide suggestions on how to organize guidance and counseling services to meet the needs of the underachiever with superior ability. As a result, a conference was called by the Office of Education on June 23-25, 1960, in Washington, D.C., to plan the contents…

Article suggested ideas that might aid the teacher in assisting students to understand and acquire values, which will make students develop their own decision making abilities. (RK)

Article attempted to define "community services" from information obtained through six regional voluntary accrediting associations. It presented a suggestive list of community services appropriate to community colleges. (Author/RK)

Describes different ways in which curriculum development has taken place and suggests future possibilities for each of the options. Defines basic terms and examines the teacher's function in curriculum development. (Editor)

Discusses the meaning of such terms as elastic modulus and elastic collision in physics, and indicates the inconsistency of using these terms through a historical and theoretical analysis. (CC)

Article provides an analysis of the structure and character of faculty unionism and discusses some of the major definitional issues as well as some current indices of the status of collective bargaining. (Author/RK)

Describes techniques using everyday examples and analogies which aid students in distinguishing between two terms with opposite meanings, such as anticline and syncline. (PS)

Two batteries of creativity tests measuring traditional'' creativity and creativity as defined by Wallach and Kogan were factor analyzed along with measures of verbal and non-verbal intelligence. (Authors)

Contains text of a speech presented at four of eight 2-day forums which discusses the contribution industrial arts should make to a total program of education. (Editor/SB)