On the premise that outreach and recruitment need to be seen as concomitants of quality education, the author suggests that both internal and external benefits can be derived from utilizing the natural constituencies of the institution--faculty, students, and alumni--before turning to private consulting agencies in business to recruit students.…

Presents assumptions relevant to the preparation of science teachers including the character and direction of the educative process, the nature and role of science as a subject, and the degree of involvement and responsibility of the teacher. On the basis of these assumptions, sixteen guidelines for teacher education are listed. (GS)

Elective off premises activities of 65 functionally mobile patients in two nursing homes were studied for a six-month period. More intact patients engaged in a greater frequency of off premises outings. Thus, in-house recreational activities in a long-term care setting should be geared to the more deprived intellectually impaired patient…

The New Communities Project is an attempt to involve the majority socioeconomic groups of British society in adult education. (AG)

Suggestions are given for two types of programs: the general bilingual education program and the Vietnamese Refugee Program. (AG)

A social studies curriculum to help learners become national decision makers with regard to human behavior and social interaction is being developed using a seven point model for curricular/instructional revision. (ND)

The paper describes the teaching models used by the College of Allied Health Professions of the University of Kentucky in the design and implementation of a course in the health care delivery process. (Author)

The four phases of developing a supervisory training program are discussed: (1) identifying training needs, (2) designing training to meet these needs, (3) conducting programs, and (4) evaluating training effectiveness. Supervisory skills, main categories of training materials, and types of evaluation are outlined. (MW)

This report describes the Community Child Care Services and Funding Plan, which is a plan for future collaborative child care efforts in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The plan was developed through the Child Day Care Planning Project in Cuyahoga County. The first section of the report provides an introduction, which is followed by an overview of the…

Experiences with family and intergenerational programs in English Second Language (ESL) literacy are reviewed, and factors that contribute to their success are discussed. It is suggested that as the notion of literacy expands, conceptual boundaries of the population of learners must expand also. While there is much to be learned from existing…

Traditional electronics engineering technology (EET) graduates have a broad and general background in EET, but they encounter difficulty when faced with the modern computerized working environment. The EET curriculum trains students to be broad-spectrum, general electronic technicians rather than specialized ones. EET graduates are competing in…

The history of French immersion instruction in Canada is reviewed, and the literature relating to that history is examined. The first chapter offers three distinct perspectives on the emergence of French immersion: (1) chronological; (2) phenomenological and pragmatic; and (3) methodological and pedagogic. Also in the first chapter, the immersion…