The practical needs of preservice teachers are considered from the perspective of their needs within the larger framework of professional, societal, and personal education. (LH)

Human relations training can be effectively adapted to teacher education courses and may lead to later improvement in teacher-student rapport. (LH)

An independent study program at Fairleigh Dickinson University facilitates physical education activity for special and handicapped students. (LH)

The author identifies eight factors as essential to the success of a school camping program: enthusiastic staff, curriculum developed around unique outdoor experiences, instruction stressing "doing" rather than "telling," a schedule allowing flexibility, student input in planning, inservice for staff, use of trained counselors, and community…

Reviews the second generation components of the Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC) competency-based instructional system. It will provide classroom teachers opportunities to fully individualize their programs at minimal expense and with very little additional planning time. (CT)

A carefully designed circuit of various exercise stations is one of the most efficient and effective systems of conditioning available to school physical education staff. (LH)

Changing career opportunities for staff has led the Central Connecticut State College to add undergraduate courses in more specialized fields to the traditional physical education program. (LH)

A description of the various forms of academic assistance available to University of Akron students: course tutoring, emergency tutoring, perspective tutoring, structural tutoring, follow-up tutoring, and referral tutoring. (SJL)

Presents the findings of a questionnaire survey to determine which educational periodicals were considered most useful by school administrators and which were used to make program changes. (DD)

Briefly reviews the historical involvement of public libraries in adult programing, provides arguments for such service, and resources for background information on it, and then outlines in steps the decision points and components of an adult educational framework. (JD)

Administrators, who assess others, cannot themselves be immune from assessment. A plan for administrator assessment is offered. (Editor/RK)

A brief discussion of standards (course requirements, student responsibility, and teacher's supervisory role) for vocational agriculture supervised experience programs. (JT)

Describes the American Sign Language Intensive Program offered at the Manitoba School for the Deaf twice each summer, which is based on input from program staff, daily evaluations of participants over six years, and direct observation and experience of the author as participant. A key feature is program control by deaf individuals and participant…