This paper offers three main reasons to explain why social studies lends itself so reluctantly to definition. The first reason is that there is a high degree of ambiguity regarding social studies goals within the social studies profession and among people generally. This ambiguity is characterized by the conflict between the belief that education…

A mainline CAI system is an individualized instructional system of major scope which uses the computer as a tool for instructional management and information transmission. Such systems are developed according to a design science approach and used as a less costly alternative to conventional instruction. In contrast, adjunctive systems have a much…

New York State can set up an accountability program, but to be successful it must rest on the following principles. Teachers, schools, and districts should be responsible only for initiating the best processes of education, not for the outcomes. Judgments of accountability must be nonthreatening and must result in a cooperative effort to help…

Federal involvement in curriculum development has often been attended by failure to relate a specific curriculum to the total curriculum. The National Institute of Education (NIE) can have an important role in acting as a catalyst, coordinator, and financial supporter of curriculum development efforts, mainly by encouraging the establishment of…

In an attempt to determine the attitudes of teachers toward inservice education and the roles teachers play in it, this paper records the personal perspectives of a small group of teachers, reflects these views against the literature, and indicates some possible directions. Conceptual and operational defnitions of inservice education are provided,…

The topic of work focused guidance for youth in transition is addressed from three broad perspectives: the notions that youth transition problems are not indigenous to the United States but are international in scope, an attempt to examine the meaning of work focused guidance, and, finally, a brief look at youth in transition. The author examines…

To maximize efficiency and minimize cost, purchasing departments are using computers to issue purchase orders, expedite orders, and control inventory. In order to familiarize prospective users, explanations of some of the terminology, equipment, and other pertinent facts associated with automation are supplied. Six pages, in outline form, explain…

Designed as an aid for establishing and strengthening occupational safety and health programs on college and university campuses, this administrator guide is divided into four chapters. The first chapter defines and gives background information on the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). In addition, it presents a discussion of what the OSHA…

Intended to foster a common language for information exchange about library operations and resources, this handbook provides library managers, boards of trustees, and other library decisionmakers with guidance in identifying items of information from which to obtain factual and comparative data for (1) developing policies and decisions; (2)…

A series of six fact sheets giving basic information on specific subjects of interest to those working with handicapped and gifted children. The fact sheets, developed by the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children during fiscal year 1978, are designed in a question/answer format and have…

The directory, 80% of which consists of appendixes, is a compilation of information concerning secondary programs for the emotionally disturbed, based on replies to a National Association of State Directors of Special Education national survey. The principal section reports summary data relating to terminology and definition, prevalence, services…

In the late 1970's androgyny as a concept gained respectability, accompanied, however, by a backlash. Debate centered primarily on scientific grounds and both sides failed to define the concepts of masculinity, femininity and androgyny, including possible cultural relativity. Most empirical research on androgyny uses either the BSRI or the PAQ…

The report analyzes research on characteristics of gifted and talented persons and suggests a rationale for identification systems. The importance of an operational definition is emphasized, and various conceptions and definitions of giftedness are reviewed. Problems with the U.S. Office of Education definition are cited. Three cluster areas…

A new conceptual framework of organizational effectiveness is described. The framework has three distinctive features: (a) It provides a definition of organizational effectiveness built around the concepts of outcomes, constraints, and referents; (b) it delineates three subsystems on which effectiveness, as well as relevant determinants, can be…

This study analyzes statistics showing university faculty circulation of books for one fiscal year, and makes comparisons by department, academic rank, degree, sex, and students' rank--graduate or undergraduate. Findings indicate that 57.8% of the faculty had checked out one or more books. The departments with the highest use were Foreign…