The power of the teacher to change the educational environment, and to use the elements of learning atmosphere, methodology, resources, and criteria for evaluation are discussed. Teaching strategies that are truly learner-directed can circumvent the more insidious effects of an uncaring institutional structure. (MLW)

Results of recent studies of teachers' skills are discussed in the areas of: (1) reading and writing at the postsecondary level; (2) education majors' reading competencies; and (3) reading competencies of practicing teachers. The effects of competency-based teacher certification tests for basic skills proficiency in 14 states are reviewed. (FG)

Explores the 1977 regulations of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as they pertain to postsecondary educational programs, with particular application and emphasis on counselor education programs. Discusses court litigation which is helpful in establishing guidelines for counselor education programs. (RC)

The adoption of improved evaluation methods is advocated to ensure that graduates from schools not accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education have knowledge and skills that approach equivalency to those of U.S. domestic graduates. (MLW)

The author reviews the changes in China's educational policy since the downfall of the "Gang of Four," emphasizing the nation's return to stricter academic standards and credentialing. (SJL)

Study abroad programs in Paris and the French provinces offer a variety of opportunities for study by both language and nonlanguage majors, and for faculty directing programs. Courses have varying structures, objectives, and costs, but continue to be generally popular. (MSE)

Problems of differentiation and uniformity of educational provisions are products of the era of emphasis on equality of educational opportunity. Three typical national solutions are dealt with in this paper: the American comprehensive model, the Western European elitist model, and the Eastern European model of a unitary school. (Author)

It is thought that when college education is viewed only as a consumer product, it may suffer the same fate as television programing, which continues to diminish in quality as it strives to conform to public taste. The attitudes and experiences of St. John's College are examined. (Author/MLW)

This is the text of a presentation at a meeting of the Hoosier Association of Science Teachers. Recommendations are given for planning science in the elementary and secondary school to satisfy the Comprehensive Assessment and Program Planning System (CAPPS) mandate in Indiana. (SA)

A national survey of the faculty evaluation methods and criteria used in colleges of pharmacy in the United States looks at student evaluation of teaching, peer evaluation, administrative ratings, alumni ratings, and review by teaching experts. The resulting guidelines for teaching evaluation, based on teaching activities and measures, are…

Reviews the decline of educational standards as reflected in national test scores and discusses four pedagogic causes for this decline: the abandonment of written tests in favor of objective, true/false testing techniques; nonpunitive grading and attendance policies; excessive use of technology in the classroom; and academic grade inflation. (JP)

Reacting to the preceding article by Professor William H. Howick (pp11-18), the author examines these same problems in higher education and cites reasons to hope for improvement. (SJL)

Grade inflation is defined and the interplay between grading and evaluation are discussed. A solution to the problem of grade inflation is proposed: persuade the faculty members at a number of leading institutions to regard C+/B- as the appropriate median grade. (MLW)

Several issues relating to pharmaceutical education are discussed and the activities of the Committee on Academic Affairs of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy are described. Accreditation, student selection, pharmaceutical specialties, externships, and clerkships are reviewed. (SF)

Guidelines reviewed and approved by the American Association of Dental Schools and sent to the Council on Dental Education in June 1979 are outlined. Educational goals and objectives and sequence of instruction (including growth and development, preclinical orthodontics, and clinical experience) are discussed. (MLW)