Principals in urban high schools can play an important role in improving school effectiveness by adopting an educational philosophy that focuses on development of the students' sense of self-worth. (PGD)

Discusses the implications of the multimodal or BASIC ID Model for education. Reviews the importance of imagery to learning and suggests how educators might better use mental imagery for enhancing academic achievement. (JAC)

Reviews the work of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in development education, which focuses on the development of the child as a participant in a changing world. Describes resources for development education produced by the United Nations Children's Fund. (LAL)

Higher education focuses largely on acquisition of knowledge and development of skills of rigorous argument, rarely giving attention to subjective perceptions or subjective value assumptions, in either the parties of a controversy or the student himself. Elements of the college curriculum, when properly developed, can help students identify…

This article suggests the importance of structure and sequence in designing a program of map reading and interpretation. It focuses upon the use of maps on ever-decreasing scales, from the large scale topographical maps to small atlas maps, and the associated use of oblique aerial photographs. (Editor)

To determine the status of the Oregon Graduation Requirements Law and the directions being taken in its implementation, a site visit was made to Oregon and educators in a number of school districts were interviewed. Also, samples of curriculum guides and administrative reports were collected and studied. (Author)

For getting high-grade education economically into remote hard-to-reach places, it's well nigh impossible to match satellite technology. (Editor)

Teachers who are going to coach need to know at least a few basic concepts of preparing teams for competition. Otherwise students are going to be shortchanged. Some guidelines for effective coaching procedures are discussed. (Author/RK)

Symposium One gave students an excellent opportunity to join in lively seminars with individuals representing a diversity of career patterns, ages, life styles and vocational choices. In this way students became more critical, more autonomous, and more adult. (Author/RK)

Author argues that the spirit of open inquiry needed in science work is being sacrificed to school success. (Editor/RK)

Authors suggested ways for high school band members to gain the exposure, the experience, and the education to help them develop an aesthetic posture--critical, thoughtful interaction with music. (Author/RK)

This article describes Special Arts Projects in South Carolina, New Mexico, and Kentucky and is the first of several articles that will show how federal funds are being used to support the arts in our schools. (Editor/RK)

This article describes the goals and programs of the Center for Student Development (Kansas State University), an interdisciplinary center for dispensement of student developmental services. (Author/HMV)

The whys and wherefores of organizing student development centers are presented in this article. (HMV)

The Fine Arts--Music, Dance, Theater Arts, Visual Arts--Standards of Learning are part of Virginia's efforts to provide challenging educational programs in the public schools. Knowledge and skills that students acquire through Fine Arts instruction include the ability to think critically, solve problems creatively, make informed judgments, work…