The Extern Program is designed to provide inservice education through didactic, experiential learning activities implemented on a one weekend per month schedule for nine months. The weekend training involves new developments in the field of counseling, problem solving, and new developments in the behavioral sciences. (Author)

Explores the manner in which Teachers' Centers in several countries (Japan, England, Denmark, Sweden, France, Spain and Australia) have evolved in ways that are consistent with the sociological or ideological environment in which they exist. (Author/RK)

Available from: D. Raney, The Journal of Biocommunication, 3215 Haddon Road, Durham, NC 27705. Discusses the role of media in the future of higher education investigating factors retarding the growth and impact media has had on education. Offers projections for future developments in media and technology. (MH)

Examines the finding that correlations between scores on repeated administrations of intelligence tests are higher for retarded children than they are for normal children. Discusses the developmental and educational implications of this finding. (BD)

Examines the assumptions we make about child development and childrearing in our own society in the light of China's educational theory and practice. Looks at natural egocentricism, fantasy and play, early learning based upon cognitive and emotional needs, child-mother relationships, and the role of the family in childrearing. (Author/RK)

The education reform movement has been spurred by statistics showing United States student achievement test scores rank below those of 14 other developed countries. To raise student achievement, educators are referred to the educational research summarized in the report "What Works." Includes a listing of 41 recommendations from that…

Reports on progress on the Finnish National Board of Vocational Education's current experimental program related to adult vocational education. Preliminary results indicate that (1) educators prefer the teacher-dominated classroom instruction tradition and (2) students would prefer flexible teaching that allows them to work at their own pace. (CH)

The St. Joseph School District (Missouri) developed a school counseling program to fit its own unique circumstances. The Gysbers model (1981) provided the structure from which the program developed its priorities. Includes a figure outlining the four components of a counseling program. (MD)

Reviews problems associated with implementing the School Science Project (SSP) in Kenya, and the subsequent downfall of the project in the late 1970s. Concludes that the SSP experience raises fundamental questions about secondary science education in Kenya and the rest of the developing world. (BSR)

Describes how the reform of the traditional Soviet school system gradually developed into a movement for a comprehensive reorganization (Perestrojka) and democratization of the educational system. Discusses demands for school autonomy and a new pedagogical thinking based on child-centeredness and partnership. (GEA)

Examines Bowles and Gintis' 1976 book SCHOOLING IN CAPITALIST AMERICA, discussing how far research has come since the early positions that formed its conceptual basis. Describes class structure, class formation, and the "parallelist position," which argues that class relations do not automatically assume primacy over those of gender and race. (GEA)

Traces the changing aims of science education in England from the early nineteenth century through the recent Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP). Proposes that the way in which school science is perceived today is socially constructed. Considers how selection of curriculum occurs and how it is presented to the learner. (GEA)

Drawing on philosophy, curriculum theory, and studies of teacher education, this article questions the results of implementing teacher-thinking research in teacher education programs. Advocates a shift from research utilization and implementation to questions of curriculum deliberation and justification in teacher education. (GEA)

Labels range of persons advocating different theoretical positions of Canadian curriculum as "players." Describes players as "managers,""predictors,""transformers,""sleuths,""analysts." Values varied viewpoints for attention to language regarding curriculum, critical review of…

Addresses the need for educational drama to adjust to contemporary society. Examines the concept of drama as a "generic skill" and discusses the idea that drama underlies all aspects of existence, forming the basis of all learning and social interaction. Examines current research findings. (JD)