This article provides a systematic review of the emerging practice doctorate in social work. Based on the experience of the first such Doctor of Social Work (DSW) program, we provide information regarding the program origins and rationale, development, current structure, and future direction. Such information will enrich the discussion on the role…

Intergroup dialogue (IGD), the focus of this monograph, is one of several dialogue and deliberation practices currently being used on college and university campuses in the United States. The introductory chapter introduces IGD, its historical roots, its location among similar diversity education practices, and its core components. The subsequent…

Instructional development, particularly for the severely and profoundly handicapped, should stress the delineation of clearly stated functional goals and objectives and the use of systematic instructional strategies to facilitate the acquisition and generalization of target skills. (Author)

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)

Focuses on the need for school-community-government cooperation in energy curricula and reviews various programs which have been developed in the field of energy education. Objectives, elements of various programs, and resources are identified. (Author/DB)

Discusses the importance of determining learning domains, goals, and objectives, as well as the ethics of good programming. Provides an overview of different types of program delivery methods and of how knowing the audience affects the overall program and its direction. Concludes with an examination of the importance of reflection in learning.…

Reviews examples of interventions and programs that address the first strategic target of the National Agenda for Achieving Better Results for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance. Outlines a framework for improving the effectiveness of these programs and discusses implications for teacher educators, practitioners, researchers,…

Examines the growing body of demonstrations of performance of Black Studies programs and criticizes unattended measurement and conceptual confusions. Proposes quantitative and qualitative models for evaluation of programs. (Author/KH)

Schools can be marked by intense isolation among teachers, between teachers and administrators, and between parents and teachers. This research brief presents information about successful organizations and schools, where everyone understands and agrees on common goals. A clear vision, expressed through specific goals and high expectations, guides…

Estimates of the true extent of illiteracy among the United States's adult population vary widely. The Department of Education has estimated that there are 23 million illiterate Americans and an additional 46 million American who function only marginally in an increasingly technological society. Federal support for adult literacy began in 1965…

Reviews various definitions of citizenship education and offers a state of the art review of citizenship education programs in the United States. Information is presented on goals and implications, citizenship assessment, and basic skills which are essential to citizenship education. Describes an activity in which students learn to become…

Describes goals of the liberation movement for handicapped students. Suggests providing guidance workers with a theoretical base for understanding the current state of school guidance. Discusses the need for alternatives in school guidance. Goals of alternatives include altering a state of acceptance, and promoting new options and possibilities.…

Published studies of tech prep were reviewed to identify and assess tech prep's potential for improving secondary-level educational programs in general and in Mississippi in particular. The beginnings of tech prep in Mississippi were traced to community colleges in the late 1960s-early 1970s. In the 1990s, operation of tech prep programs was…

Trends in anthropology education at the community college level are examined with particular regard to current problems, relationship to the anthropology profession, objectives, anthropology's uncertainty of focus, and predictions of future developments. The objective is to point out to anthropologists and other interested people how community…

Charges that counselor educators are calling for more counselor training without recognizing that academic programs do not have ever-expanding resources and time. A response by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs agrees that the profession must examine counselor education, and make specific recommendations.…