Permissiveness can lead to gross chaos in orderliness, thinking, habits, and discipline. Authoritarianism can be arbitrary and excessive, or it can only seem that way to persons who find the demands of social existence restrictive to a fancied personal freedom. (Authors)

The philosophy of a systems approach to the design of information storage and retrieval systems is suggested in which the computer is recognized in its proper perspective as a powerful and effective alternative tool. (Author)

This is a report of a unique experience in collaboration among four hospitals on the east side of Detroit, resulting in the design and development of a major training program for hospital managers. (Author)

Suggests possibilities for using illustrations from art and music in science instruction so that school curricula becomes less fragmented. (AL)

Contains discussion of student freedom, contingency contracting, testing and evaluation practices, the influence of the cognitive level of instruction, and some teacher classroom behaviors that potentially influence student attitudes toward science. (Author/CP)

The previous chapters of the yearbook are summarized and challenges to the industrial arts teacher educator are presented. (GB)

Literature is reviewed indicating that programs serving handicapped and nonhandicapped preschool children have been labeled inconsistently, with few attempts to identify specific variables which discriminate program types. Suggested are the terms "integrated special education" (with a high proportion of handicapped) and "mainstreamed" (with a low…

Six representative intervention programs for high-risk infants are selected, and their essential features are summarized. A model for use in designing, implementing, and evaluating intervention programs for infants and/or their families is discussed. (Author/RH)

Methods of the Unesco Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program inhibit the integration of natural and social sciences. The systems analysis and modeling used by MAB employ little of social science theory. The program must be committed to disciplinary integration and involve local people in projects. (KC)

For agricultural educators, the key to quality programs in adverse times lies in creative and participatory management. (SK)

Describes the use of the laboratory newspaper approach, in which a newspaper is produced by students under the supervision of the jouranlism program, by Central Missouri State University. (HOD)

The authors question the adequacy of the traditional response by the educational community to the needs of the unemployed and the assumptions inherent in the type of courses provided. (CT)

Reports on the transition program of Queensland which, while focused on communication, enables the students to approach the transition from school to postschool life with confidence. (HOD)

This article notes that art education is suffering in the current financial crisis because it is erroneously viewed as (1) fun and, therefore, not educational and (2) geared toward only the artistically talented. Listed are 12 components identified by a state supervisor as common to successful school art programs. (SJL)

Describes the National Council on the Aging (NCOA)-Industry Consortium Retirement Planning Program, which consists of eight modules corresponding to eight major areas of retirement planning: life-style planning, financial planning, new careers, leisure time, health, interpersonal relationships, living arrangements, and community services. (SK)