This study compares and contrasts the status of the three main areas of mathematics in the secondary school and the education of mathematics teachers in the United States with that in Great Britain. Seven questions are posed at the start of the study. Comparisons are drawn between the two countries in view of these questions, and a chapter near…

With the exception of Vermont, all state educational agencies responded to a survey questionnaire designed to ascertain the current status of competency assessment teacher certification (CAC). Only 19 states presently award certificates through CAC. This can be explained partially by the fact that state educational agencies can attain the goal of…

An examination of the present status and future potential of cable television (CATV) in South Dakota is conducted. Chapter 1 offers a brief introduction to cable in the State and Chapter 2 discusses the value of CATV to South Dakota. The next Chapter presents a State plan for communications and the fourth deals with the subject of franchising. The…

The purpose of the conference was to discuss some important recommendations of the Third International Conference on Adult Education, sponsored by UNESCO, Tokyo, Japan, July 25-August 7, 1972. The conference was made up of 36 invited participants from fifteen coutries. Discussions were carried on in French, English, and German with simultaneous…

In Child Development Associate (CDA) training programs, training must be individualized according to the level of the new trainee, and include supervised field experience and academic-theoretical background. Objectives of the program are to help trainees develop the following competencies for working with young children: (1) To learn how to set up…

Significant changes in state management procedures and in certification of general and special education teachers are occurring as a result of the competency-based movement. The basic task in developing and implementing a workable system is identification of the requisite competencies and determination of competency measurement procedures. Special…

In reaction to objections from various minority groups in Minnesota regarding the way they were portrayed and treated in the public schools, the state adopted Education 521, the Human Relations Component, in all programs leading to either initial certification or recertification in education. It was the task of this study to determine the effects…

Papers from the first of this two-part conference were by Leonard W. Cronkhite on new models and concepts of the health care system, by Joseph Kadish on the evolution of new health occupations, by Evan Charney on health team relationships, and by Mary Hill on expanded use of existing health personnel. The second session consisted of papers by…

The Florida State Department of Education research and development program is aimed at transforming three significant educational ideas into possibilities: increased productivity in the educational system, increased accountability for educational programs, and continuing self-renewal in all of education. Target dates provide that by 1972…

This 102-item annotated bibliography lists documents and journal articles published between 1967 and 1970. Citations are grouped under six categories or problems. The first section lists documents describing the characteristics of actual or proposed programs of performance-based teacher education. The second section contains items related to…

The fourth annual report on problems of the deaf concentrates in the area of the mentally retarded deaf. Proposed legislation for 1971 is first presented for hearing aids, audiologists and speech pathologists, pre-nursery school education, and a permanent state commission for the deaf. A survey and proposal for the retarded deaf are described as…

During the school year, 1969-70, the Indiana Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, international honorary for women in education, and the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children (IAEYC) conducted a survey by questionnaire of the non-public preschool programs in the state of Indiana. In an effort to give direction to preschool program…

In Oregon, schools licensed by the Department of Education serve a broad base of occupational training needs and are governed by broadly stated and permissive legislation. It is the loose construction of statutes that gives the Department's Advisory Committee its purpose. The Committee and the Department jointly set standards of operation for the…

A study was conducted to determine whether six personality variables, presently used in admissions decisions by a nursing school, were effective predictors of success on the State Board Examination (SBE), the nursing licensing examination. The personality variables were measured by subtests of the Personal Preference Schedule of the Psychological…

This is a report of the centennial conference of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Included are details of centennial activities, topics of discussions, the highlights of a speech by Karl Massanari on performance-based teacher education, and highlights of discussions, even down to transcripts of group discussions. Topics and problems covered in…