Presents a model for an instructional system for low-achieving students, including such elements as proactive preenrollment, entry-level assessment and mandatory placement, basic skill development, articulation with subsequent courses, instructional prescriptions based on assessment, content-based instruction, exit testing, and student behavior…

Examines factors causing some U.S. library schools to take a broader view of their mission (economic recession, technological advancements); changes that have taken place in Nordic library school curricula since 1972; and similarities and differences between American and Nordic library schools, and extent to which UNESCO harmonization concept is…

Reviews design of a computer-driven interactive-video PLATO-based system designed to teach string vibrato technique and explores scope and sequence of information presented within the program. It is hypothesized that audio records within the program can be matched with real-time audio responses, paving the way for remedial work within the program.…

Discussion of uses of microcomputers in teaching college level composition covers software and hardware currently available, future trends in development of both, suggestions for teachers on how to introduce students to this writing medium most constructively, and the role and ultimate usefulness of microcomputers in writing instruction.…

Application materials (catalogs, application forms, financial aid information, supplemental and decision-making information) from 64 library schools were analyzed to determine kinds of information they provide for prospective students. Fewer than half of schools contacted provided students with sufficient information (as defined by author) to make…

A new medicine clerkship curriculum started in 1981 at Dartmouth Medical School to ensure high quality teaching independent of teaching by members of the house staff and by attending physicians is described. Improved residency performance ratings of the medical school graduates have been the result. (MLW)

Discusses several conditions that hamper the application of distance education in Kenya and describes three distance education programs that have been planned and executed since 1980 to illustrate what is presently being achieved. Programs include an inservice course for primary school teachers, a foundation course for adult literacy, and a…

Urges publication about experiential education by explaining why experiential educators should write about their programs or ideas. Gives seven guidelines for writing: discover the subject, grab the reader's attention, know the audience, use specifics, find a logical sequence, write, and revise. (SB)

The financial status of nursing schools and colleges in the United States is discussed. Budgetary factors, including sources of funding, how funding is acquired and spent as well as the future of nursing education budgets are examined. (Author/MLW)

During 1983, three educators received Unesco fellowships to study the Associated Schools Project in Argentina, Malta, and Thailand. Each study visit is described. (RM)

Reviews landmark projects in development communication since the formation of the Information Center on Instructional Technology in 1972, including Nicaragua's Radio Mathematics for the primary grades; India's Satellite Instructional Television; Guatemala's Basic Village Education Project; and the use of mass media to disseminate health…

Describes features of the United Nations Development Programme-UNESCO project--Postgraduate Training Course for Science Information Specialists in Southeast Asia (Manila project)--including evolutionary background; programs and activities; development of teaching aids and facilities; participant characteristics; fellowships provision; admission…

Describes a program that trains middle school students to provide guidance and counseling services to elementary school students. The Total Involvement Program includes classroom guidance and both individual and group counseling and has been shown to be effective for both the younger students and facilitators. (JAC)

This review concerns the influences of the community on learning. These influences are numerous and complex, and include family, culture, and local customs. This review analyzes representative cross-sections of the literature within three domains: community constructs, the program literature, and the research literature. (BW)

The advanced study program sponsored by the U.S. Naval Academy for the Anne Arundel Public Schools is described. Graphs, Games, and Puzzles and Strange Algebras are two of the courses presented. (MNS)