Schools have devised an assortment of "change of pace" activities to retread tired routines and bolster drooping spirits. One such program is described by a member of the English department at Marple Newtown Senior High School in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. (Editor)

The article describes the contents of three training modules developed within the areas of personnel management and management development: (1) management and management development, (2) leadership and management, and (3) human relations and managerial effectiveness: how to get things done through people. Each module consists of a three day course…

Liberal arts colleges must take care against seeking to attract students by offering vocationally-oriented courses without solid foundations in theory. (Editor/PG)

This article reports the development of a mathematics course using the mastery learning model and a study of the relationship between learning rate and verbal and quantitative aptitudes. (Author)

A full course in digital computer repair is being offered by a Miami area vocational school. The course is a part of the industrial electronics program under the title of advanced electronic circuits and systems. (BP)

The article draws attention to severe faults in the design of the Oxford (1960) enquiry into Arts/Science specialization. (Author)

Enrollment was high and results were good when Morain Valley Community College presented a course, U.S. History: 1865 to the Present, in the local newspaper. Describes the course organization, course response and evaluation. (Author/PG)

A student's perspective of graduate level training in evaluation is presented. The primary focus is on the training of evaluators. A secondary focus is on the training of users of evaluation. The position presented in this paper is that (1) evaluation is a higher order skill comprised of many individual skills and skill sets or processes, (2) the…

Advocates student replication of experimental studies in communication as an effective method of instruction. Various approaches to related activities are noted. (MH)

Describes three assignments for vocationally oriented speech students: an informative talk, an instructional assignment in operations and maintenance, and a persuasive presentation. (MH)

A 20-item questionnaire for language teachers concerning language philosophy and pedagogy, lesson content, and interaction with students and colleagues. (Author/RM)

Describes a film history course available to elementary school students at P.S. 75 in New York. (RB)

The new Master of Environmental Science degree program at Miami University is interdisciplinary in approach and problem solving in methodology. The training program consists of interdisciplinary core courses designed to develop the problem solving process, and of courses in an area of specialization. The program is considered a success. (MA)

Describes the construction of a unit in Canadian Literature for students at the high school level. (RB)