Discusses KIDS, a magazine written by and for children of ages 5 to 15, and examines other children's responses to the magazine and their evaluations. (VJ)

Hands-on lessons highlight this elementary-school program in the three Rs. (GB)

Includes a list of some of the assignments made and poems written by several students. (RD)

Part of a series of articles entitled "Environment and the Child.

The literature and research on reading and the gifted student at the preschool, elementary, and secondary levels are reviewed, and suggestions for the classroom are offered. Approaches to instruction for the gifted might include critical and creative reading, grouping gifted readers together, and inquiry reading. (SEW)

"Astronomy with the Space Telescope" is a course designed to show scientists/engineers how this instrument can make important advances in astrophysics, planetology, and geophysics. A description of the course (taught to 11 students working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and sample student paper on black holes are…

This paper describes how H. S. Bhola's models for planning change in education and development were taught and applied by senior nursing students in term papers at Andrews University (Michigan). The models were used for: (1) case studies of past changes; (2) planning organizational and educational changes; (3) planning institution building; and…

Describes a laboratory exercise in which students select and identify an organism, study it as it interacts within its environment, collect further information through library research, and bring the organism (alive, preserved, or photographed) to lab for a five-minute presentation. (JN)

The Business Organization and Management course described here is designed to combat high school student burnout by involving students in establishing goals and planning projects. Through group work, case analysis, class participation, and examinations, students define the role of the manager and sharpen managerial skills. (SK)

Discusses activities completed during a junior high school unit on energy conservation. Comments on actual student projects and special problems or precautions to each activity are also discussed. Activities include beautifying home/neighborhood, less letters to editor, preparing posters, and others. (Author/JN)

A college instructor discusses his experiences in leading a student field study and planning project centered on the traditional rural African Market. Students benefitted from their work, but the instructor was unable to convince his colleagues about the project's validity. (Author/WB)