Papers presented at the Third Annual International Institute on the Community College are provided. In these papers, many facets of accountability are discussed: goal-setting, assumptions about learning, instructional modes, educational management practices, student development, instructional resources, and the systems approach. In addition, panel…

Television has been used too much as a classroom aid--practitioners have been content to pervert the new media with old, harmful uses when the new media could be used to change education. If a medium can have as great an impact upon the communicant and the communicator as does the content conveyed, then the modern media are not just tools divorced…

The English methods class should become a supportive group which encourages the introduction of real feelings, thoughts, and experiences into the learning process. Once a base of common personal experiences is established, direction can be focused inward through the use of the journal. Journal entries can provide a forum for the expression of…

Author described competency based education-oriented academic programs and the planning for their implementation. His general purpose was to defend the use of CBE through an effective evaluation effort that would show the program was succeeding. (RK)

The author examines three problems that must be solved if music education is to continue in schools: 1) What should be done to adapt the jargon of music for student understanding? 2) How can antipathy toward performance by students be overcome? 3) What types of music materials should be used? (Author/RK)

Offers a moving portrait of their experiences as art instructors in an urban community college whose students represent the minorities of Chicago as well as those who for other reasons have been excluded from regular school experiences. Authors believe that experience in art class is helpful not only for their future as students but also as…

Professor Loney writes further about his "Project Design" concept (initially described in the September 1976 issue and noted in EJ 149 766) involving group participation in selection, design, construction, testing, and evaluation of projects. Although implementation has been in secondary technical subjects, the concept may be applicable…

Notes on classroom techniques and activities through which teachers can aid students in becoming whole persons. (JT)

Long aware of the correlation between various skills, English teachers need suggestions for systematically relating these skills to each other and to course objectives. Here are six suggestions for developing reading skills in the English classroom. (Author/RK)

Discusses six hypothetical phases through which students progress during their student teaching experiences. These phases are described in terms of the students' feelings concerning their own performance and teaching in general. Implications for teacher education are presented. (BD)

Challenges 15 popular beliefs held about students and optimal learning environments by citing data from studies of student learning styles. Individual learning styles vary, and academic achievement can be improved by providing flexible teaching styles and classroom environments where students can match their learning styles. Includes extensive…

It is maintained that the distinction between "phonics" and "look and say" methods of teaching is irrelevant for learning to read, and it is suggested that there is a specific sequence of steps which are essential if children are to learn to read an alphabetic script. (Author/RK)

Reports on nine issues that the National Society for the Study of Education agreed were crucial to education today and should be included in their yearbook on secondary education. Some of the conclusions of the yearbooks authors were also presented. (Editor/RK)

What kinds of instructional materials provide students with the experiences and activities that help them learn? Suggests that teachers should use local production facilities to design and produce their own materials for classroom use. (Author/RK)

Author visited a special school which tried to provide a "normal" curriculum for its severely handicapped children. (Editor/RK)