Since this article is limited to the discussion of improved educational opportunities for Spanish surnamed children and youth in California, author focused on the efforts of the State Department of Education to meet the needs of Spanish surnamed constituency. (Author/RK)

Competency-based management and teaching objectives offer a vehicle by which the strengths and weaknesses of the entire educational system can be identified, a basis upon which rational decisions to improve the system can be made. (Author)

The primary thrust of the present experiment was to examine the relative learning rate or capacity of hyperactive children on a laboratory learning task involving concept learning. (Author/RK)

Educators and parents must insure that any curriculum for young children be humane and that it reflect the child's needs, as opposed to adult expectations and desires. Learning theories and the role of the teacher in a humane curriculum are discussed. (Author/RM)

The booklet contains a collection of separate short guidelines, checklists, and recommendations for parents and teachers of young gifted children and is divided into sections on characteristics/identification, parenting, and maximizing the child's potential. Titles of components include the following: "Characteristics of Advanced Abilities in…

A study assessed the specific courses and educational needs professionals considered important in the proper undergraduate preparation of future public relations practitioners. A survey questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 1,000 human resource managers and public relations practitioners from the national membership of two professional…

The Cooperative Extension Service has become the largest adult education and human service program in the United States. It makes use of about 1.5 million adult volunteers who spend an average of more than 100 hours each conducting Extension programs under the guidance of extension personnel. Volunteers play a variety of roles including policy…

In order to determine the present need for bilingual-special education in Oakland County, Michigan, a questionnaire was distributed to the directors of special education in the county's 29 school districts. The 28 responses to the instrument revealed that severe discrepancies exist among districts as to the level of service provided to the limited…

Three research projects were conducted over a three year period among secondary school students in the United Kingdom, the United States (Virginia), and West Germany in order to determine students' understanding the 40-year confrontation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact. These studies included 1991 students…

A study reviewed operator training programs at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station to determine their interface with plant operations and to devise new ways of maintaining interest in requalification (requal) training. The operator training review committee that was formed to implement the review documented over 100 issues and concerns…

A study examined the management needs of public sector employees in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. A total of 287 St. Louis city service managers and supervisors were asked to assess their need for training in areas related to 12 job dimensions. The average study respondent was a white male (47 years of age) who supervised 13 employees and who…

This guide, prepared by the United States Navy Recruit Training Command, was designed to address the differential training needs of male and female recruits in the area of personal security, i.e., rape awareness/prevention. In section I, the role of the Recruit Training Command is noted, and information on the incidence of sexual assault is…

Research and reviews of college introductory sociology textbooks reveal that most do not accurately reflect the diversity of views and perspectives in sociology and do not accurately convey the research-based knowledge of the discipline. Content analysis of textbooks published in the last 20 years indicates that most textbooks are comprehensive,…