In an attempt to develop college creditable competencies for inservice training in the human services, and relationships between service agencies and higher education institutions, a conference sponsored by the Center for Governmental Studies discussed: (1) nontraditional education and competency-based education; (2) competency-based education and…

In fall 1975, a project was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of the PBS television course "Classic Theatre: The Humanities in Drama" in terms of: (1) the attitude toward and utilization of course materials and prescribed format by participating institutions (153 two-year, and 122 four-year) nationwide; (2) the response to the…

A reappraisal of the educational mission of Western Michigan University is attempted by the All-University Committee on Graduate and Professional Education. The events leading to the creation of the committee, its charge, and its plan of action are described, followed by a history of graduate programs at the university. The purposes of graduate…

The activites of the Consulting Group on Instructional Design and some faculty members for whom it has made a difference are discussed. Through faculty seminars, consultation, and cooperative efforts with faculty to develop instructional programs utilizing new strategies and technologies, the Consulting Group tries to improve the effectiveness of…

Very little is known about how students learn from television, particularly when television is used in conjunction with a prescribed set of written materials. At the Open University of Great Britain, classes have proliferated to the extent that it is not longer possible to broadcast one lecture to accompany each unit of instruction. To reduce air…

Following a review of the history of the legal assistant profession and the present status of legal assistant education, this document reports a study of the need for a legal assistant program at Kellogg Community College (KCC). A survey questionnaire was distributed to 106 private attorneys, financial institutions, businesses and industries,…

The Planning-Implementing-Evaluating (PIE) approach to teaching seeks to involve students in three basic stages of instruction. Stage 1, planning, includes the identification of student learning objectives, facilities, and methods, and entails the preparation of curriculum, educational materials, and instructional activities. Stage 2,…

Social pressures on college administrators regarding disadvantaged students are discussed from the viewpoint of one community college president who emphasizes the vagueness of the term "disadvantaged." It is noted that for many students the campus is their first sustained immersion in a going, middle-class, American community, and that its impact…

This study examines the laws of Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, and New York in an attempt to determine who has what kind of authority to control the curriculum of public and private schools in each state. The five states studied were selected to represent different degrees of centralization in the control of school curriculum. The…

This article principally summarizes: (1) highlights of some of the "work in progress," or developments taking place, in English programs in community colleges, (2) some of the reasons why changes are likely to continue to take place in community college English programs, and (3) a proposal for a "mosaic pattern" that could provide a relatively…

This booklet is intended to stimulate sharing of ideas and successful kindergarten programs among Individually Guided Education (IGE) schools. Four selected schools which have integrated kindergarten into a nongraded approach to education are described in terms of organization, the different curricula followed, the kinds of assessment used, and…

This speech explores the gap between curriculum theory and curriculum practice. It begins with a discussion of Joseph Schwab's pursuit of "the practical" in curriculum theory and then searches for a basis for "the practical." Schwab's theory involves two parts: "deliberation" as the process of dealing with a problem before taking action and "the…

Reviewed are research findings on special class placement for educable mentally retarded children and proposed are administrative and curricular alternatives. Research on special class placement is described as inconclusive and relying on untested assumptions. Normalization and individualization are seen as underlying principles in assigning…

Intended for teachers of gifted students in grades 4-6, the guide emphasizes the need for specialized instruction in mathematics, suggests methods for teaching mathematical facts and concepts, describes approaches and materials to develop students' understanding of mathematical principles, and explores ways to build skills and creativity. Stressed…

Focus on Inner City Social Studies (FICSS) is a project conceived by Melvin Arnoff to promote change in social studies curriculum and instruction in accordance with the needs and problems of an urban society. In practical terms, the purpose of the project, developed from 1968-1971 on a grant to Youngstown and other Ohio school districts, is to…