Using funding from Project SPEED, this program was able to substantiate both a significant change in the cognitive levels of knowledge about drugs and its effect in society, as well as significant changes in attitudes of students to that of a more accepting attitude toward drug users. (Author)

The Open City project of East Harlem in New York City, an early childhood, reading-through-the-arts program reflects ten years of arts in general education theory building. Describes this program and how it has developed the reading ability of young children. (Author/RK)

This article investigates the basic functions and responsibilities of the college or university placement director and attempts to translate them into a specific MBO-oriented performance valuation format. (Author)

In March 1974, "Instructor" interviewed Wilson Riles, California's Superintendent of Public Instruction. At that time, the state's ambitious Early Childhood Education program had not yet completed its first year. Now "Instructor" takes another look. What is the program? What has it accomplished? What are people saying about it?…

Examines one aspect of curriculum design and development, the course "concentration", in a college of arts and sciences, and demonstrates that new forms can be created from existing resources. (Author/RK)

The Science Teacher Education Project (STEP) was the first major curriculum development project to be concerned with teacher education in Britain. Its intent was to help the young teacher understand his role in the classroom and to develop his teaching skills. Discloses the reactions of teachers at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for…

Examines an alternative method for teaching typewriting skills--the Automated Instruction Touch Typing System, an individualized self-paced instructional method using the principles of response conditioning. (Author/RK)

Describes the goals which the faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, set for its new program (particularly for engineering education) and the new teaching and implementation strategies developed to attain those goals, and then examines the tentative results. (Author/RK)

Describes the development of a training program for salespeople (trainees and managers) called Dimensional Sales Training (DST). It is noted that DST is designed to increase sales, build skills, and improve performance, while providing a systematic process of collecting data for measuring program effectiveness. (EM)

A pilot bilingual project was set up for children of Italian immigrants. Before entering first grade, the children attend junior and senior kindergarten classes with children of similar linguistic and cultural background. The classes are designed to make the children's adjustment to school more comfortable and to facilitate parent involvement.…

How a University's Extern Program gives sophomore music education majors a head start in music teaching. (Editor)

To the extent to which Connecticut is representative of other states, it can be concluded that the discrepancy between legislative enactment of Public Law 94-142 and organizational implementation may not be of extended duration. (Author/IRT)

Describes the development of a parents' support group in Augusta, Georgia which offers parents of hyperactive and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) children an opportunity to share experiences and explore problem-solving strategies for coping with and managing their children. (Author/BB)

A set of instructional materials aimed at the inservice education of teachers on the topic of student assessment was developed. The Student Assessment Project comprises seven modules in slide-tape format covering the topics of test design, item writing, analysis of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests, etc. (Author/MLW)

Describes a mentoring program developed to reinforce career counseling sessions at a five-week summer institute where students learn about science, mathematics, computer science, and language arts. The program resulted in a convenient method to determine the overall institute effectiveness. (DH)