Educational planners must be aware of educational needs to do their jobs successfully. The educational needs of adults must be continually analyzed and clarified. (JOW)

Social history should be integrated into the secondary social studies curriculum. The themes and topics of social history, which deal with everyday activities and ordinary people, are likely to be be intrinsically interesting to young people. (RM)

Traces the history of map librarianship education, surveys the current state of library science education, and outlines specific requirements for the education of map librarians. Twenty-one references are cited. (FM)

Guidelines designed to aid in a systematic approach to the selection of hardware and software for classroom use are presented. This information is a portion of the information provided by a Multi Media Training Van supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. (MP)

Claims that it is more important today than ever before for Americans to know about the world around them and to think intelligently in global terms. In light of this need, the article recommends that educators concern themselves more with the realities of one world and with education for world citizenship. (DB)

Issues of bilingual handicapped students are examined through a review of goals, examples of services for physically handicapped and mentally retarded non-English speakers, and a list of considerations in four major areas: appraisal and assessment, placement, decisions, instructional personnel and materials, and physical management. (CL)

The study was done to provide a basis for identifying basic educational needs of California adults through analysis of their performance in selected competency areas. Contains specific data which assist in identifying those who should be part of a system of dialog to clarify what educational services are needed. (Author/JOW)

First-line supervisors, second-level supervisors, and middle managers were surveyed to identify the training needs of first-line supervisors. Highest ranked needs were those abilities relating to people such as motivation, developing employees, communications, leadership, and human relations. A one-day program for supervisors was developed as a…

Attempts to spell out the types of social situations which most influence the school systems, including high unemployment of school-leavers and difficulty of access to particular fields of study. Major educational changes are discussed, including a gradual shift of the finance structure of education from public to private funds, more sophisticated…

Compares principles and practices of educational planning in socialist and capitalist countries, based on criticism and extensions of the discussion of educational planning by B.K. Kluchnikov in a recent issue of "Prospects," (v10 n1 p27ff, 1980). Information is also presented on socialist versus capitalist objectives for educational planning in…

Traces the changes in vocational education since the Vocational Education Act of 1963, comparing enrollment in programs and distribution by program areas between 1960 and 1979. (JOW)

The author stresses the importance of providing time for gifted students to explore their own interests, while at the same time providing a firm foundation in the academic basics. The goal is that the gifted student should be fully capable of fulfilling him/herself. (PHR)

Questions why girls, who perform at least as well as boys in mathematical reasoning until the age of 11, experience an ever-decreasing set of educational possibilities and consequential achievements during the secondary years of schooling. Relates sex stereotyping to differences in mathematics achievement among male and female students in…

Identifies problems involving teaching American government on the college level to students from other nations. Recommends a modified comparative, cross-cultural approach and shares experiences gained from pilot testing such an approach. (Author/DB)

Describes student benefits of vocational education for the handicapped in terms of motivation, direction, self-confidence, pace of classes, and accessibility of courses. (KC)