Some comments on the applicability of television to aiding the rural development of underdeveloped countries. (LS)

Discusses the problems and prospects of technical education in the junior college by citing writers who have pin-pointed the problems to be (1) need for effective guidance, (2) need to build prestige, and (3) need for more and better trained teachers. (GR)

A discussion of the difficulties of entering into a television career and of the need for more contact on the international level between young and creative television people. (AA)

Although women sociologists have made inroads into the male-dominated discipline of sociology, women sociological theorists continue to be excluded from the history of sociology. The sociological contributions of Harriet Martineau and Charlotte Gilman are presented as examples of two female theorists whose ideas can be integrated into a sociology…

Discusses a study to develop and test an explicit set of procedures for determining the relative importance of community-wide needs in adult education. The data suggest that the procedures may provide a reliable way to integrate qualitative and quantitative bases for judging importance. (JOW)

Law and psychology interface in a number of traditional researchable subfields of psychology, such as social, clinical, and developmental. Another reason for the inclusion of legal courses in college psychology courses is that the American Psychological Association's "Ethical Standards of Psychologists" mandates that psychologists stay current in…

Challenges the view that adult education is dominated by dedicated professionals committed to providing a service as a result of identifying, responding to, and meeting the needs of the people they serve. (Falmer Press, Falmer House, Barcombe, Nr Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5DL, UK) (JOW)

Vocational education in the past has not met the needs of students with limited English proficiency (LEP), critical elements in evaluating vocational education for LEP students include job placement rate, staff competence and dedication, and program organization and management. Related issues for the future, including methodology considerations,…

We must acquire the fullest understanding and use of our life support system and begin a movement of energies away from scarcity and toward self-sufficiency. Global interdependence education can assist in this process. Educators will be called on to demonstrate the workability and necessity of whole-system approaches. (SR)

Discusses six common dilemmas in teaching which are influenced by the teacher's position on the relationship between self and knowledge. These dilemmas concern authority, grading, obligation to subject, the homogeneous class, the hypothetical perfect course, and unemployment. (Author/KC)

Suggests a need for reform of examination procedures in higher education. Discusses five dimensions: complexity, weighting, time allowed, task distribution over time, and predictability. The need to specify objectives and involve students in the assessment procedure is also discussed. (KC)

Research suggests that considerable improvement is needed in the quality and usefulness of test-item manuals for measuring student achievement in psychology. Six test manuals were evaluated by 52 instructors of undergraduate developmental psychology courses. Suggests formulation of technical and ethical guidelines for manual preparation. (KC)