The case, "New Jersey v. Shelton College," is analyzed using the briefs of both parties, the judicial opinions, and the relevant literature. The case is a classic church-state confrontation likely to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. The college is an instructional offshoot of the fundamentalist Bible Presbyterian Church. In 1971, after a…

A political struggle has developed in Virginia between its state superintendent of public instruction and the educational community. The primary disagreement is in the area of teacher certification, although admission requirements to teacher education programs are also disputed. The Teacher Education Advisory Committee (TEAC), composed of…

The proceedings of a conference on the state of the art in adapted physical education in Mississippi are presented. After the conference agenda and a list of the speakers and session leaders, an overview of the conference is provided. The conference was designed to produce data and information that could be used to facilitate programing, research,…

A model is presented for upgrading statewide school psychology practice by raising the level of entry for school psychology certification. Central features of the plan are outlined, including how it permits those who currently do not meet the revised standards to participate in a field-based program to increase their knowledge and skills so that…

Ideas underlying both professional and public attitudes toward continuing education in clinical laboratory science are examined, and the history of the American Society for Medical Technology (ASMT) in continuing education is traced. Continuing education may be defined as any systematic effort developed by a clinical laboratory scientist to update…

This curriculum guide was designed for associate degree programs and/or options for real estate education in the North Carolina Community College System. Chapter I considers: (1) real estate education in the system; (2) definitions of terms; (3) the benefits of advisory committees; (4) the system's objectives for real estate education and the…

For use by trainees, this guide is the third of three designed for a two-day inservice training seminar for driver licensing administrative hearing officers. Participant's schedule information and materials are presented in three sections. The first includes the seminar agenda. Day 1 encompasses six units: (1) introduction, (2) the highway safety…

Successful performance on the California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) gives high school students the option of leaving school early with the equivalent of a high school diploma. After two years and eight CHSPE administrations, the number of participating students remains low. Possible reasons for this are given, including lack of…

The preparation of music educators and the music education programs in eight European countries and the U.S. were studied during the l977-78 academic year. The European itinerary included Finland, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Austria, and England. An interview-questionnaire approach was used at each institution to determine…

A project continued activity to improve the occupational competency assessment program for evaluating and certifying vocational education teachers. Development of new testing was continued by Temple University, The Pennsylvania State University, and University of Pittsburgh. Workshops for test developers were conducted to ensure standardization of…

The student teaching experience at Queens College is a cooperative venture between university supervisors, cooperating teachers, administrators, and student teachers. In an effort to evaluate and improve this performance based program, the education department surveyed cooperating teachers. Survey results indicate that the teachers were interested…

BECAUSE THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY SWEEPING SHIFTS IN EMPHASES IN THE PAST DECADE IN THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY ENGLISH TEACHERS BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, GENERALIZATIONS ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS ARE DIFFICULT TO CONSTRUCT. ALTHOUGH TRENDS ARE EVIDENT AND ARE BEGINNING TO BE MANIFESTED IN THE KINDS OF TRAINING GIVEN PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS, PROBLEMS…

RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE AGE AT WHICH A CHILD WITH A FUNCTIONAL ARTICULATORY DISORDER SHOULD BEGIN THERAPY AND THE FREQUENCY OF THERAPY. THE AUTHORS REJECTED THE SURVEY METHOD BECAUSE OF ITS MANY LIMITATIONS. RESEARCH, USING THE EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH, WAS PLANNED TO SCREEN 30,000 CHILDREN, 724 OF WHOM WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THERAPY,…

TO HELP OVERCOME AN ANTICIPATED 3,000-TEACHER SHORTAGE DURING THE SUMMER OF 1966, THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION COLLABORATED WITH THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK ON AN INTENSIVE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LIBERAL ARTS GRADUATES, RECRUITED NATIONALLY. OF 2,100 SUCH PERSONS WHO ENTERED THE PROGRAM, 1,858 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IT, AND 1,629…

Through the descriptive use of statistical data, this paper explores inequalities between men and women teachers that may be exacerbated by the problem of declining enrollment in Ontario. Defining education in Canada as an internally segregated profession, the authors assess role differentiation between men and women, the situation of women in the…