Article discussed plans to successfully implement the National Council of Catholic Bishops' Respect Life Program at the Justice and Peace Convention held in Montana. (RK)

The process of change in education, if reform is to reflect the educator's true intent, relies on the adequate development and systematic implementation of ideas. Examines what is, or should be, the context for such change. (Author/RK)

Article described an experiment in education which set out to find how much more effective a career officer might be and to assess whether the mutual needs of career officers and career teachers would be better served in this way. (Author/RK)

"A paper presented at the Sixth Annual Convention of the National Society for Programmed Instruction, held in San Antonio, April 17-20, 1968. (Editor)

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)

Discusses strategies used in conducting an educational program for infants and toddlers. Purposes of infant and toddler education and differences in infant versus preschool programing are discussed. (Author/RH)

Outlines various perspectives of lifelong learning as the foundation of case studies in a rural Japanese prefecture and a city. Case study analysis identifies four characteristics for lifelong learning program development and research: clearly stated societal objective, knowledge and skills curriculum, participant accountability, and social…

The Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) is a bold approach to improving student learning by encouraging teachers, parents, and the community to work collaboratively to introduce innovative projects that address local needs. Initiated in 1999 by the Alberta Government and its partners, AISI provides targeted funding to school…

Career exploration is seen as taking an increasingly important part in career education programs, with grades 6 through 10 benefitting from separate or infused courses. Ten basic requirements and twelve objectives regarding career exploration programs are listed. The article is the first in a series of four. (LH)

Article considered the questions of priority and goals in planning a social studies curriculum. (Author/RK)

Discussed the process of planning a program of instruction that concerned itself with student attitudes toward and responses to music and the development of their music skills. (Author/RK)

This article concentrates on a methodological construct that includes concepts relating to the needs of society but which, in its totality as a process, impacts values and provides a means to describe behavior. (Author/RK)

This mini-packet is designed to help school districts that are writing educational goals as part of the Local Planning and Assessment Process (LPAP). The mini-packet has two basic uses: to acquaint teachers and the lay public with what developing educational goals will require and to guide a committee in writing goals. Of the various methods…