Examines the possibility of informal residence hall discussions between faculty and students, using the themes of popular music as the starting point. Gives outlines of discussions on several topics, with examples of pertinent songs. (HMV)

Reports on EXISTENCE, a program designed to improve spelling through the use of a computer. (RB)

Purpose of this study was to determine whether undergraduate students enrolled in Secondary Education who participated in counseling interview sessions during a semester would view the concepts of counseling and the counseling process as significantly more favorable than would undergraduate students who did not participate. Results support this…

This document is designed to introduce the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its programs. It is organized into four categories which discuss the legislation authorizing EPA activities, the history and present organization, the pollution control programs operated by the Agency, and budgetary appropriations. Specific program…

The fourth volume in a series of publications on alternatives to jail incarceration, this booklet deals specifically with problems of sentencing the misdemeanant. It is written primarily for judges and those who assist them in arriving at and implementing sentences, so it presents a broad range of options and discusses ways of implementing them.…

Presented is the final report of the Service Integration Project, a North Carolina demonstration project to facilitate collaboration of local programs particularly those sponsored by the Developmental Disabilities program and the Head Start program. Individual chapters deal with the following topics: overview of service integration; the human…

The computational model of question answering proposed by a computer program, QUALM, is a theory of conceptual information processing based on models of human memory organization. It has been developed from the perspective of natural language processing in conjunction with story understanding systems. The processes in QUALM are divided into four…

The Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) of the University of Texas at El Paso is described as a comprehensive program possessing strong theoretical underpinnings and reflecting a conceptual model of the education profession. Processes for developing program objectives in six broad areas are described and features essential to the…

This Needs Assessment Compendium has been developed to provide Rhode Island school districts in the Local Planning and Assessment Process with a means for selecting or developing a needs assessment instrument. This document contains descriptive summaries of 23 approaches that were undertaken by local, state, and commercial agencies throughout the…

This publication describes arena and modular scheduling programs developed as a cooperative effort of two Pennsylvania high schools. Included are descriptions of the procedure used by Marian High School in its transition to modular scheduling and the procedures and materials used by Tamaqua Area High School in its arena scheduling system. Much of…

Author discussed the teaching of writing in American schools. (Editor/RK)

Describes a values related activity which allows an individual to explore his/her own values, attitudes and emotions concerning attributes of a husband or a wife. (Author/EJT)

Descriptions of adult education programs and services at: Gujarat Vidyapith, Delhi public library, University of Calcutta, Bombay social education committee, social education office at Belgaum, Adult Education Association in Madras, Karnataka State adult education council, the Seva Mandir at Udaipur, and Eastern U.P. Adult Education Association…

Describes a reading program designed to help slow readers bridge the summer gap between the first and second grade. (RB)

Students from kindergarten through high school in the Toledo public schools stirred up their imagination to create art projects portraying their ideas of how Toledo's Maumee riverfront should be developed. (Author)