This paper presents a brief review of several key differences of opinion concerning purposes and conceptualizations of career education. A major difference of opinion exists concerning the emphasis of career education--economic man or total man. Differing points of view are also expressed in answer to the question, "Is career education all of…

This paper is a primer on sampling procedures for statewide assessment. The careful reader should gain substantial knowledge about the promises and pitfalls of sampling for assessment. The primer has three basic objectives: (1) to define terms and concepts basic to sampling theory and its application, including population, sampling unit, sampling…

The glossary is one of twenty in various subject areas of vocational education designed to assist the student in vocabulary mastery for particular vocational education courses. They are part of the Vocational Reading Power Project, Title III, E.S.E.A. This glossary is for a course in distributive education. It is divided into two parts: one…

The glossary is one of twenty in various subject areas of vocational education designed to assist the student in vocabulary mastery for particular vocational education courses. They are part of the Vocational Reading Power Project, Title III, E.S.E.A. This glossary is for a course in medical office assisting. It is divided into two parts: one…

The concept "performance-based teacher education" connotes a program designed specifically to provide the prospective teacher with learning experiences that will prepare him to assume a specified teaching role. Successful completion of the program is accomplished only when the teacher candidate provides evidence that he possesses specified…

With linguistic studies, both theoretical and applied, gaining widespread recognition, new and confusing terms are often introduced. This dictionary, therefore, explains the many new terms and relates the new approaches and concepts to the already familiar traditional grammatical terminology. The most important criterion for selecting entries was…

The major assumption in this paper is that in order to improve social studies education, concepts and terminology must be clear and rigorous. Addressing three major points, the monograph discusses the types of situations calling for conceptual analysis, the definition of conceptual analysis, and aids for those interested in conceptual analysis.…

Deals with the concept of charisma and attempts to identify the essential attributes of the term within a rhetorical discourse framework. (MH)

Asserting that play encourages development of the cognitive map, this article describes the development of a cognitive map and explores the function of play in that development. (JC)

The author conveys a sense of the term "health" as connoting not a passive state of freedom from disease, but an active condition of being, of growth, development, and evolution. (Author/MJB)

The authors respond to J. Kidd's article on the definition of mental retardation and urge the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Mental Retardation to develop a definition of mental retardation which has utility and generality for special education. (SBH)

Frequency, rank, and frequency rank distributions are defined. Extensive discussion on several aspects of frequency rank distributions includes the Poisson process as a means of exploring the stability of ranks; the correlation of frequency rank distributions; and the transfer coefficient, a new measure in frequency rank distribution. (MBR)

The National Society for Autistic Children sets forth the essential features (disturbances of developmental rates and sequence; of responses to sensory stimuli; of speech, language-cognition and nonverbal communication; and of the capacity to appropriately relate to people, events, and objects) and associated features of autism. (CL)

Description of inefficiency and limitations of today's office systems is followed by discussion of new technologies available and their costs and benefits. (MBR)