Unions are increasingly embarking on education and training programs in occupational health and safety for workers and their representatives. The importance of such programs is stressed by the author. Discusses occupational dangers and how worker education programs can contribute to reducing these dangers. (CT)

Discusses need for anomalistic psychology courses (the occult, astrology, ESP, or those phenomena inexplicable in terms of orthodox science) in the college psychology curriculum. A study of an anomalistics course indicates that student belief in the paranormal was associated with greater learning which was then followed by significant reductions…

Discusses four irrational beliefs that undergird the concept that a disability must handicap rather than serve as an impetus for growth and creativity. Cautions teachers not to assume that a disability translates into an inability or incapacity to learn and to separate performance from self-worth. (NEC)

The author asserts that nothing is wrong with American education that cannot be fixed, but we need to set the proper tasks, provide an acceptable level of resources, and insist upon quality. He offers 12 prescriptions for improving education. (Author)

The article discusses the plight of the gifted child underserved by the educational system, proposes a model for expanding and clarifying the nature of creativity, highlights four common misconceptions about giftedness which have special educational implications, and offers five suggestions for improving the general quality of gifted education.…

Vice-President Walter Mondale suggests that the more money alloted to teachers, the more teachers are allowed to design their own programs, and that the more support a community lends to teaching professionals, the better the educational system will become. (LH)

Explains how nontraditional postsecondary education can provide ideas to help traditional curriculum theory developers when they are required to develop and implement theories for novel situations. Information is presented on case studies of curriculum development theories and on evaluation models. (Author/DB)

Discusses the human predilection toward fanaticism; the debt that Western culture owes to fanatics; fundamental objections to fanaticism; the way that traditional educational approaches cultivate a propensity toward dogmatism, obscurantism, and authoritarianism; and possible educational methods for encouraging critical thinking. (GT)

Recommends that narrowly focused journalism curricula be expanded to encompass "rival" media-related areas. (KS)

Examines the failure of current technology to meet education's flexible needs and points to a promising solution: component software architecture. Discusses the failure of stand-alone applications in their incompatibility, waste of funding, prevention of customization, and obstruction of integration. (AEF)

The paper discusses terminology and probable causes of cortical visual impairment, normal visual development, and visual dysfunctioning. Also considered are educational implications for this population such as the importance of clarifying activity goals and utilizing persons, objects, and events that are intrinsically important and rewarding to…

Farmers and ranchers with physical disabilities (552 of 1,954) responded that their most hazardous tasks involved working with livestock and machinery. They needed training in injury prevention, and they preferred newsletters and similar resources as information sources. (SK)

Most of the 285 Ohio extension agents (94% response) participating in agent specialization were moderately satisfied; they preferred to receive training through state/district conferences and formal classes. Greatest educational needs were balancing specialization with other program responsibilities and ensuring meaningful content. (SK)

Describes Youth Aliyah, department of Jewish Agency for Israel, which began in 1933 to rescue Jewish children from Nazi Germany, bring them to Israel, and place them in kibbutzim. Notes that, since its inception, Youth Aliyah has taken in Holocaust survivors and has taken active role in helping young immigrants to Israel in need of education and…

A Delphi survey of 30 vocational education leaders in Nebraska identified 13 critical leadership characteristics, grouped as personal or professional attributes. Among them were openness to change, commitment to technological innovation, and work for the advancement of the profession. (SK)