The author defends the Teacher Perceiver Interview method against criticism offered in the immediately preceding article. (IRT)

Four very general questions concerning the objections that have been lodged against specific pieces of literature and the place of controversial material in textbooks for secondary students were responded to by 15 Tennessee teachers. (JC)

Presents the screening procedure for English education students which was developed at the University of Washington. (DD)

Presented are aspects of program planning and administration as developed by Opportunity for Advanced Student Involvement in Studies, a summer program for 450 gifted students (grades 1-8) of the Charleston, SC public schools. (BB)

Discusses some of the best current books dealing with handicapped children. (DD)

An annotated list of 33 books chosen by sixteen- to nineteen-year-olds from a list of 300 newly published books. (DD)

Job interviews for prospective school administrators (specifically, principals) often contain what the author calls a hidden agenda. The board and superintendent may have already decided whom they wish to hire and are interviewing other applicants as a formality. Job seekers should be aware of this rather common situation. (Author/DS)

Discusses what to consider when purchasing basic equipment and books for a preschool program. Book title suggestions are given and materials suppliers listed. (SB)

Implementers of cross-cultural student teaching projects in American Indian communities are advised to incorporate: identification of participant motives; screening procedures; and input from Native American educators and lay people. (JC)

Trends and changes in recruitment and hiring practices for academic administrators are reviewed, based on a study of job notices appearing in six issues of the "Chronicle of Higher Education" between January 31 and March 7, 1977. Results from a sample of 72 advertised positions indicated a clear persistence of all institutions in drawing only from…

Part two of an article discussing the selection and use of instructional materials for teaching the metric system to both children and adults. (JH)

A three-dimensional (3-D) test, comparable to twenty-five items from the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts, constructed to determine whether 3-D stimuli would facilitate responses when compared to two dimensional (2-D) stimuli, revealed no significant effects for the version of the test (2-D or 3-D) or the order of administration. (MB)

Examines the accreditation process in the encounter group field. The fundamental thesis is that most attempts to accredit practitioners have little value and do not accomplish their stated purpose of protecting the public from harm. To clarify the nature and extent of these problems, it examines the proposed accreditation process of the…

A large elementary school broken into ten small units serves as the nucleus of an inner-city community in Hartford, Connecticut, providing not only education but a library, social services, cultural facilities, and meeting rooms. (Author/MLF)