Using their own 1978 national survey sample, the authors describe the social and demographic characteristics, psychological needs, and television viewing behaviors of persons who exhibit each of 14 patterns of leisure activities. The patterns were isolated through factor analysis and clustering techniques. (Author/RM)

In this series of six articles, authors discuss training part-time technical teachers who have no teaching background, substitute teachers, obtaining up-to-date equipment at no cost, volunteer programs, keeping in touch with the community, and citizenship education. (JOW)

During the past three years the state of Nevada has joined the escalating effort nationwide to extend preservice teacher preparation through the development of a fifth-year internship. The early history of the fifth-year internship and the influence of national conceptual learning upon the internship design are discussed. (JN)

The article reviews research on training mentally retarded adults in the following community survival skills: travel training, money management, meal preparation, clothing and personal care, telephone skill, housekeeping, self-medication, leisure skills, social skills, and conversation. Results are said to indicate the value of behavioral…

Education courses can make a difference in classroom practices. Research indicates that the application of educational concepts has improved teaching in several areas: understanding child behavior, constructing and interpreting tests, monitoring and increasing academic learning time, and applying principles of child growth and development.…

Discusses factors revealed by educational research that improve student learning and over which administrators and trustees have some control: school atmosphere and instructional time. Offers 14 steps for implementing research findings into educational innovations. (NEC)

Band directors and state music supervisors were asked if student musicians are exploited at athletic events. This article includes the supervisors' survey tabulations, Minnesota and North Dakota state position papers on band performances, and the responses of three high school and college band directors. (SJL)

Highly skilled and less skilled readers read words and numbers aloud as rapidly as possible. Less skilled readers were slower and less accurate on both tasks showing that the need to encode and process order information may be related to reading disabilities. This hypothesis was tested by using paired-associate learning. (Author/RD)

Reviews trends and problems associated with the employment of part-time community college faculty. Describes a survey of 405 deans, department chairs, and part-time instructors conducted to determine part-time teachers' needs in the areas of evaluation, philosophy, student relations, and instruction. Analyzes differences among respondent groups.…

Some companies are making dramatic changes in their personnel practices. Research findings at Travelers Insurance Company led to the creation of a retiree job bank that lists retired persons available for temporary and part-time work at the company. (Author/MLF)

Analyzes the evolutionary development of interest, knowledge, and professional involvement in educational gerontology. Discusses Howard McCluskey's many valuable contributions to the field, including his theory of margin which has clarified the need to balance in the aging stresses and demands (load) on a person with coping resources (power).…

A global survey of new technologies providing opportunities for delivery of the world's knowledge directly to the home and office is presented, along with the organizations now using them, including the French and British videotext systems, the U.S. electronic newspapers, and the computer-assisted video disc. (Author/MLW)

Describes how traditional college honors systems, based upon competition among scholastically able full-time students, preclude large numbers of community college students from having their academic achievements recognized. Proposes that each student, in cooperation with his/her faculty advisor, determine a personal grade point average goal. (JP)

Enumerates the advantages and disadvantages of the extensive use of part-time instructors in the community college. Summarizes the results of a study of actual and preferred personnel practices related to part-time instructors in Southwestern states. Concludes that teaching effectiveness hinges upon the individual instructors and their integration…

Encourages the development of a systematic approach to decision-making related to the recruitment, renewal, and reward of part-time faculty in community colleges. Maintains that good instruction depends upon proper administration of instruction. Describes various administrative techniques for facilitating the improvement of part-time instructor…