Continues the comments of author Neil Postman on the current state of education. Discusses the "back to basics" movement, standardized testing, and what went wrong with the "relevancy" revolution. (FL)

Demonstrates how one's ideology and perspective on the role of politics in implementation affects one's view of public sector productivity. Presents two approaches, a Quality Productivity Ratio (QPR) and a Service Productivity Rating (SPR). Using illustrations from the field of higher education, emphasizes the usefulness of the latter approach…

Longitudinal research demonstrates that: (1) initial consensual goals are formalized incrementally over time; (2) directions of these changes are influenced by constituencies participating in policy formation as well as broader social movements; and (3) evidence for longitudinal implementation studies needs to be garnered from a confluence of…

Examines benefits derived by college students in a political science fieldwork course and correlates student characteristics with various levels of course benefits. Findings indicated that major course benefits included developing good coworker relationships, increasing theoretical knowledge, and forming career preferences. Students who benefited…

Describes an innovative technician training program devised by the psychology department of Georgia College to meet student and regional applied psychology needs. (DB)

Presents the findings of a library survey, part of the Public Library I&R (Information and Referral) Project, to assess the nature and extent of I&R services. Discussed are simple and complex information-giving, constructing a public resource file, and a comparison model of high and low profile services. (SW)

Focuses on the relationship of social change to educational innovation and reviews selected studies from the beginning, middle, and end of the 1960s to determine perspectives which have been brought to bear on educational innovation. (Author/DB)

Discusses a study to evaluate pedagogical alternatives for teaching social studies (particularly geography) to adolescents. Topics discussed include individualized learning, learning from resources, autonomous pupil learning, and competing ideologies of education. (Author/DB)

The question of the legitimacy of academic learning is considered, and suggestions for uniting valuation and scholarship are proposed. The need to demonstrate the values of what is learned is stressed as an integral part of scholarship. (PHR)

Evaluates benefits of computer-assisted instruction in an introductory sociology course on the college level. Findings indicated that students who used the self-testing computer program performed better than non-users on examinations covering course material. Additional research is suggested on student ability, pattern of use, and performance…

Describes and evaluates an instrument designed to measure college student attitudes toward income distribution. Findings from a study of student attitudes toward income distribution as a result of economics instruction indicate significant changes did take place. (DB)

The author of a controversial article on economic education which appeared in the Fall, 1977 issue of the J. Econ. Ed. replies to criticisms of his original statements. Topics discussed include goals of economic education, restatement of positions regarding economic education issues, and reliable test instruments. (DB)

The core of adversary evaluation is the existence of opposing viewpoints, not adherence to existing formats for presenting them. Suggests that evaluators develop adversary methods more appropriate for education. (Author/MLF)

Program directors evaluating their own programs must use techniques that are already available or easily accessible. (Author)

To ascertain the effectiveness of the guidance "services" approach to counselor education, a survey was conducted of alumni of Georgia Southern College. Of 144 respondents, 94 were "highly satisfied" with preparation; of 92 respondents, 51 rated the GSC staff as superior. (Author)