The junior and senior women enrolled at a liberal arts college in Ohio were administered a specially designed instrument to obtain self-report data on life style preferences. Motherhood is a high priority, but there is a strong desire to continue to work at one's career while raising a family. (Author)

Describes the development of the Caring Community which attempted to establish a permanent self-help growth center on a college campus. (Author)

Defines the value-clarification approach as one that teaches the individual to think through issues, and, eventually, to develop his or her own value system through a cognitive process involving verbalization, role-playing, and composing value-laden situations. Its overriding aim is, through examination, consideration, and exploration, to make…

First determines why evaluation is necessary and then discusses the roles and goals of evaluation. (RK)

Considers the place of art in the curriculum of the primary school, whether teachers are adequately prepared to teach art, and if the present approach to art teaching needs reassessment. (Editor/RK)

Author writes an open letter to Shirley Williams, about the omission of environmental education from curriculum discussions. (Editor/RK)

A successful program designed to use staff time most effectively and simultaneously provide students with a comprehensive, process-oriented base for career development efforts is described. (Author)

This article describes a six-week period of activities of a male freshman at a Dutch Teacher Training College, including the lessons he attended and how he experienced them, his practical work, and the paper he wrote following a didactic assignment. (MN)

Six alternative school programs are evaluated to provide additional insight into their effectiveness in (1) promoting cognitive achievement, (2) developing positive student attitudes and self-concepts, (3) developing positive behavior change, and (4) providing long-term benefits to the students. (MJB)

Argues that increased collective parental rights in the struggle to run schools can still lead to many parents feeling even more excluded. (Editor/RK)

Educational innovations are frequently undertaken with little or no planning. There are occasions, however, when it is possible to define educational problems with some precision and to plan changes which will "solve" these problems. Here is a report on such a case in the teaching of introductory anthropology at a large land-grant university.…

The author focuses on the pastoral care provided for pupils during their secondary education. He reports the results of his findings after a Sabbatical leave when he examined the house system in comprehensive schools, its characteristics and attitudes of pupils toward their houses. (Author/RK)

Discusses the disparities in allocating money for education, the influence of the dollar in making positive change, redressing inequities through the courts, and the road to reform. (Author/RK)

The role of the middle schools in promoting adolescent development and the areas in which the curriculum can help children make the difficult and critical transition from childhood to adolescence are discussed. (MSE)