A new self-awareness for the American Indian and a new approach to the educational system are outlined in this proposal by The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians. (FF)

Is career education the best way to achieve educational reform? (Editor)

Changing objectives of vocational education call for changes in the agricultural education curriculum Grade K through Grade 12 if the programs are to prevail. (MU)

Describes the community programs initiated in Rockland, Massachusetts to deal with drug abuse. (KH)

Brief discussion of problems engendered by hastily-contrived programs on drugs, together with suggested points to consider in devising acceptable program. Latter consist of: (a) long-term planning; (b) emphasis in elementary grades; (c) factual knowledge of, respect for drugs; (d) student involvement at secondary level. (CJ)

Four characteristics of curriculum theory are proposed: (1) Curriculum theory focuses on content, aims, and program development in education; (2) Curriculum theory rationalizes procedures for curriculum construction; (3) Curriculum theory conceptualizes curricular phenomena; and (4) Curriculum theory attempts to explain curricular phenomena. (JN)

The identify and image of marketing and distributive education (DE) must be reestablished in a concrete manner. Project, price, and place aspects of the programs must be communicated to all relevant publics through promotional activities. To accomplish this goal, marketing and DE teacher-coordinators need only apply the concepts they teach. (CT)

Poses questions--and some answers--essential to the development and expansion of technical communication offerings beyond the basic course in technical writing. (RL)

Although teacher training institutions have made some adjustments in their programing to include special education courses for the nonspecialist, widespread changes are not in evidence. (LH)