Article examines issues and attitudes concerning methods of dealing with hyperactive students. (RW)

The process of institutional performance assessment in higher education carries with it potential liabilities and warrants careful consideration. The political, methodological, economic, and philosophical cautions to be considered are described and procedures for effectively dealing with these issues are suggested. (Author/JMD)

An inner city school solved its attendance problem by developing special attendance teams that helped promote plans of positive action to prevent children from becoming chronic absentees and potential dropouts. (Author/RK)

As the reward-and-punish psychology of leadership becomes less effective and the problems besetting educational institutions mount, professional educators have exciting opportunities to engage in more democratic, effective, and rewarding leadership. Specific suggestions are made on what leaders can do to bring about more spirited leadership.…

Examples are given of how a careless or overly personal sex education instructor can endanger an entire school program. (LH)

Describes course activities which allow university education students to experience the problems of exceptional children. Topics discussed include mental retardation, visual, auditory, physical, and learning disabilities, behavior disorders, and gifted children. (KC)

Criticisms of simulation procedures are noted and ways to ameliorate their effects are suggested. (KM)

Systems of programmed instruction appear to offer some solutions to common pedagogic problems. In this article, the author describes how one such system has been used in some higher education courses. (Editor)

Presents experts' answers to 54 questions on a variety of teaching issues, such as teaching about religious holidays, giving candy as a reward, violating children's confidences, managing classroom routines, assigning homework, grading and using teacher aides. (JMB)

Community education has the capacity to teach the basics to thousands of adults and to present these skills in a palatable manner. (Author/JM)

The experiences of a distributive education teacher in the rural areas of Maine are presented. Cooperative programs were conducted by the school and local businesses in order to train seniors in business and retailing. (EC)

Describes the practical problems encountered by one group of people, in one institution, when different disciplines were combined in the production of a course about the theory of curriculum design. (Author/RK)

The potentials of computer systems designed to help students in learning mathematics are explored, and some barriers to implementation are discussed. (MP)

Here is a creative presentation of the defense of art teachers and their techniques for teaching dramatized by trial proceedings. The intent is to emphasize the development of individual abilities, potentialities as well as personal interests and to make clear that the art experience must be made an essential partner along with science, math and…

Deals with the relationship between school and community youth music ensembles. Critically considers MENC's "Guidelines for School and Community Youth Music Ensembles", published in the February 1976 issue of MEJ (EJ 140 802). (Editor/RK)