Explains that Milton's view of "a compleat and generous education" stresses the importance of exercise and physical activity as a concomitant of mental conditioning. Points out the antecedents of Milton's emphasis on athleticism. Traces this emphasis in several of his works. (AYC)

Findings of a follow-up study of 694 teacher education graduates' perceptions of need, proficiency, and source of proficiency are presented. Implications of the results are discussed. (MT)

The development and progress of health education curricula for New York state public schools are discussed, and the need for further work and more collaboration among health educators is suggested. (CB)

What the National Council for the Social Studies'"Social Studies Scope and Sequence" needs to be effective is discussed. A conceptual structure based on the idea of human system is needed if students are to process all the information included in the scope and sequence. (RM)

Prejudice-free education encompasses all forms of education aimed at challenging various types of discrimination. Both the teaching methods and the curriculum of social studies education can support and be part of prejudice-free education. (RM)

The authors cite the need for six types of activities in secondary special education: (1) occupational awareness, exploration, and basic work experience; (2) in-depth career/vocational assessment; (3) instruction in job-related academic skills; (4) instruction in job-related interpersonal skills; (5) support services to other disciplines; and (6)…

This article (1) discusses the characteristics of discipline-based art education; (2) compares these characteristics with those of current practice in the public schools; (3) examines the national standards for art teacher education programs; and (4) makes recommendations for changes in art teacher education programs. (Author/RM)

In an earlier article in this journal (v9 1980), Rich argued that the emotions should have a more central place in moral education. David W. Gosling (Journal of Moral Education; v13 1984) claimed that these arguments cannot be sustained. Rich responds to Gosling's critique. (Author/RM)

The Educational Products Information Exchange (EPIE), a nonprofit national education materials review organization, analyzed 10 elementary social studies textbook series. Results, which are discussed in this article, show that elementary-level social studies textbooks are not good enough. Recommendations are made. (RM)

A brief review of current techniques for forecasting trends and planning ways in which training can facilitate technology and human resource change--trend extrapolation, scenario forecasting, relevance trees, and technology assessment--is followed by a discussion of the Delphi Technique, its development, advantages and disadvantages, and how the…

Six steps to successful needs analysis are (1) collect information about the organization, (2) identify potential training opportunities, (3) conduct a performance audit, (4) select and test content areas, (5) determine the required skills, knowledge, and abilities, and (6) verify this information against the organization's issues and goals. (SK)

Examines the areas that the field of telecommunications encompasses, technological advances in the field, employment projections, career opportunities, educational requirements, and evolution of the telecommunications industry. (CT)

The author analyzes the education of the deaf as a cultural and linguistic minority by exploring the distinctive cultural and linguistic aspects of the American deaf community and the competing approaches to the education of the deaf. He argues for the use of a bilingual/bicultural instructional approach in the education of the deaf. (Author)

Surveyed 174 older adults to define their educational needs in the areas of interpersonal communication, aging, and communication disorders. In general, little training was reported for all but interpersonal communication. Respondents used other information sources, but normal aging and normal interpersonal communication again received the…

Implications of the radical perspective for social studies are examined. This perspective suggests that (1) emancipation should be the guiding social ideal; (2) social life should be understood in terms of such concepts as domination, autonomy, contradiction, and the social construction of knowledge; and (3) teaching should emphasize the…