Career education for gifted disadvantaged students should include counseling to enhance their self image, information on realistic career trends, and assistance in pursuing further education. In addition, the use of adult role models or mentors is a vital part of successful career education for this group. (CL)

Indicates that there are no adequate educational programs about pesticide use, abuse, and safety. Enumerates educational needs and suggests that adult education assume a vital role in meeting those needs. (JOW)

Concludes that if educators are committed to strengthening the curriculum, they must take steps to establish the position of leader of instruction as an alternative to the traditional building principal. (FL)

Twelve characteristics are important for an appropriate program for severely/profoundly handicapped (SPH) individuals: age appropriate curriculum, specific objectives, functional activities, consistent cue hierarchy, regular data collection, periodic individualized educational program revision, detailed classroom schedule, instruction outside the…

Offers advice to the National Committee on Excellence in Education as to the committee's role, the problems it should address, and the outcomes it should seek. (RL)

Lists five areas of grammar teaching/learning that can help beginning writers consciously avoid errors. (RL)

Offers five reasons for the uncertainty in the state of the art of English instruction. Asserts the need for a theory of English instruction and offers James Moffett's theory on the universe of discourse as the one to use. (RL)

The so-called "writing crisis" is a chronic educational problem that can be solved by allotting more time for teachers to concentrate on improving their students' writing and thinking skills. (LH)

"Education for journalism should include instruction concerning the function of a newspaper's circulation department, but colleges and universities are doing a poor job of such instruction." (Author/KS)

Nurses working with breast cancer patients (n=119) identified general and cancer-specific continuing education needs; 13 of the 14 cancer-related needs ranked in the top 20. There were no differences between acute care and community nurses. Newly qualified nurses had significantly greater needs. (Contains 44 references.) (SK)

From a random sample of Texas registered nurses, 352 respondents (8.3%) primarily obtained continuing education from workshops, inservice education, and independent studies, citing cost, location, content, and length of course as influencing factors. Their cancer educational needs included clinical trials, genetics, complementary therapies, and…

Expresses dismay at the growing disregard for general education in favor of narrow technical training. Makes the case that both the public and private sectors need workers with a strong, broad cultural background in order to cope with change and pursue innovation. (SK)

The article develops two contrasting themes: (1) the prime importance of braille as the medium of literacy available to blind persons; and (2) the widely perceived deemphasis of braille instruction in the United States. Resolutions of the American Council of the Blind encouraging increased and improved braille instruction are summarized.…

Education for older adults is increasingly becoming a global phenomenon. Taiwan, a small island in the western Pacific Ocean, has responded to the educational needs of its aging population with the development of its version of the University of the Third Age (U3A). However, the title of U3A has never been used in Taiwan. Taiwanese people call…