More than half of the sociology graduate students at the University of Minnesota are pursuing applied training. Major features of the program are reviewed, responses by students and faculty are examined, measures of success are discussed, and problems that need to be resolved are explored. (Author/RM)

A survey of school administrators and students in five states reveals four problem areas connected with student activities: (1) participation of noninvolved students, (2) sponsors, (3) time allotments, and (4) financial considerations. The major student-cited cause of nonparticipation in school activities was that they were not relevant. (FL)

The programing language described was designed to remedy the weaknesses of BASIC by adding structured constructs and other desirable improvements, while retaining the major features and overall spirit of BASIC. COMAL 80 (COMmon ALgorithmic language), developed in Denmark, is proposed as an introductory programing language for schools. (Five…

Discusses the role and use of achievement tests with particular reference to industry. It describes concepts of validity and reliability, looks at problems, and generally gives helpful hints on use. Contains figures illustrating the process of developing instruction and an example of a simple performance test. (CT)

Describes the problems facing Nigerian elementary social studies teachers. Poorly trained teachers and scarce instructional materials hamper teaching and inhibit learning. Journal available from: The Social Studies Teacher, P.O. Box 189, Oviedo, Florida 32765. (AM)

Suggests some ways to foster learning by adopting a learner-centered approach to the teaching of history at the college level. Discussed are small group discussions, tutorial sessions, and learner-centered lecturing applications. Problems associated with learner-centered teaching are also examined. (RM)

Describes three current two-way public information systems representing the major technologies which are being proposed as international standards: Prestel (United Kingdom), Teletel (France), and Telidon (Canada). Information retrieval structures are compared, and difficulties for both the information provider and the information user are…

Reviews problem areas identified in the processing of OCLC MARC Subscription Service tapes, commonly known as the archive tapes, and explains the Yale University methods for processing these tapes through their editing project and notation system. (CWM)

Presents a survey of the current state of documentation practice in museums, concentrating on the broad themes of the practice, and making comparisons with analogous library procedures where appropriate. Current developments on an international and national scale (18 countries) are reviewed, and a 326-item bibliography is included. (Author/JD)

Examines notion of algorithms and describes variety of roles they take in educational endeavors. Problems in their development and application are explored, and implications for future use and research are presented. References are included. (BK)

The Canadian article explores some of the implications of assigning handicapped children to two commonly used categories: learning disabilities and hearing impairments. (Author/DLS)

Discusses means of aiding preschool teachers to include music in their preschool programs. (DB)

Discusses teaching problems in business education and the differences in the perception of these problems by business education teachers and administrators. (JOW)

Notes reasons why, despite ample legislative provision, gifted programs are developing slowly in New Jersey. Also provided is the position statement on gifted and talented education of the New Jersey Education Association. (SJL)