The first article argues that student personnel professionals must become knowledgeable about the implications of the learning-earning conflict in higher education. It offers an alternative model for career development. A second article comments on the first. (Author)

Suggests that Piaget's theoretical perspective on children's developmental stages may provide insight into ways to help children who are not succeeding in formal reading instruction. (TJ)

Discusses the need for designing a system of accountability for use in decision-making about allocations of resources for student services. Programs and staff adjustments should be made in response to the changing student population. (MB)

Illustrates some of the musical topics which can be tackled with elementary school students. (Editor/RK)

There is a core of reference material that should be familiar to persons in student personnel work. This is one attempt to identify these basic sources. Areas included are general treatments of higher education, student characteristics and development, administration, and specific personnel services. (Author)

Studies the application of the monotonic criterion, i.e., career development proceeds in a continuous pattern. Systematic increases in scores on the Career Development Inventory are shown by high school students, but not by college students. Findings and related theory support discontinuity of career development process after high school. (DOW)

This paper presents and tests a model of career commitment in the young adult years that predicts membership in ROTC and the strength of the individual's commitment to a military career. Many of the specific findings, may be generalizable to other types of careers. (Author)

Contends that history is a discipline with a great potential which could be exploited in the service of art education. Proposes that this potential be tapped by extending our notions of the educational functions of history and our conceptions of what past events might be seen as historically significant, and by learning to recognize historical…

Whether simple writing and role-playing simulations or actual broadcasts, setting up a classroom television news program can reinforce basic skills as well as introduce kids to career possibilities. (Author)

Teaching experiences in an undergraduate social work education course in theory and methods are described. Emphasis has been on finding ways to help students discover the meaning of information and experience to themselves as potential social workers. (Author/LBH)

Making puppets can provide a refreshing change for you and your students, an opportunity for experimentation, a chance to have fun together. Describes a simple puppetmaking technique. (Author/RK)

In the Fred S. Engle Middle School, an experiment in the structure of a middle school student council has been in progress for the last two years. Here students learn to develop leadership and become involved with many cultural and socio-economic groups. (Author/RK)

Sequencing is essential to survival in the real world and in the content-subject school world. It is also the hidden agenda in many content-area classrooms. If students are to improve their sequencing ability, teachers must become aware of the hidden, sequencing requirements in their curriculum. Describes some simple exercises for helping students…

Describes one of the more successful means of enhancing the grading procedure, i.e, the Personalized Achievement Reporting program, which specifies learning activities, experiences, achievements, and degree of student progress through written statements rather than artificial or contrived symbols of learning. (Author/RK)

The Presser Learning Center is a resource and multimedia facility that includes an instructional materials center. Its role is to facilitate and support the process of becoming a music teacher. Discusses the Center's five operational roles and some recommendations for establishing a learning center. (Author/RK)