The 1972 summer conference of the Speech Communication Association explored the relationship between speech communication education and career preparation. The first section of the proceedings consists of addresses that describe and emphasize the career education programs sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education. The second section is a report of…

A total of 688 participants representing 356 agencies attended one of five 2-day workshops, which constituted the third phase of a 3-year curriculum development program and were designed to: (1) recognize the constructive aspects of evaluation in the educational process, (2) establish positive perceptions of evaluation for subsequent use in the…

Four papers discuss training and personnel in early childhood education. The concepts developed by the Division of Training Programs in seeking to award a grant for planning inservice training programs are described by J. Gerald Minskoff as is the role of a training coordinator. An evaluation of a pilot program to train teacher aides is presented…

The concept of general education, its specific goals, and its role in the college curriculum are discussed. The goals of general education appear to center around teaching students to think analytically and to synthesize ideas into a general understanding. It is suggested, however, that these objectives tend to get lost in the specifics of…

The keynote speaker at this conference reviewed the ways to overcome the separation between humanists and what is conceived to be the real world. Humanists must not only foster greater appreciation of the arts and expose people to the background of human culture, but engage in direct interaction with critical issues and long-term social choices.…

A total of 710 participants representing 371 agency members attended one of six 2-day workshops, which constituted the second phase of a 3-year curriculum development program and were designed to: (1) identify course objectives in relation to level objectives, (2) select subject matter and learning experiences appropriate to achievement of course…

This report of a conference attended by teachers and anthropologists concerns itself with the desirability and practicalities of teaching anthropology at the elementary and secondary levels in Britain. The papers reflect the varied objectives of a group trying to introduce a new element into school curricula. The president of the Royal…

THE REPORTS OF THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE 1964 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES RELATE TO THE PRACTICES INVOLVED IN IDEAL ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ON FLES PROGRAMS, DEVELOPED BY CONRAD J. SCHMITT AND HIS COMMITTEE, ARE DISCUSSIONS OF FLES MATERIALS AND…

The Curriculum Study Center at Carnegie Institute of Technology developed a sequential and cumulative program in English for college-bound students in the high school. This three-year program, emphasizing language, literature, and communication, is briefly described. Also briefly discussed is the impetus for change in the English curriculum. (BN)

THESE SIX REPORTS OF THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE FIRST NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, HELD IN 1954, REFLECT THE BASIC AIM OF ASSEMBLING LANGUAGE TEACHERS OF ALL LEVELS WITH THE PURPOSE OF REACHING COMMON AGREEMENT CONCERNING THEIR OBJECTIVES AND THE BEST METHODS OF ACHIEVING THEM. HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS VOLUME IS A…