The effect that larger multiple teacher departments have had on the teacher-student ratio in vocational agriculture programs in Indiana over the past fifteen years is analyzed and a list of the advantages and special concerns of multiple teacher vocational agriculture departments is presented. (BM)

Based on personal experience, the author suggests some common sense rules to follow in setting up a multiple teacher vocational agriculture program and concludes with a list of seven advantages of multiple teacher departments. (BM)

Maintains that those who design intergenerational programs in school and nonschool settings should (1) protect the prestige of elders and children; (2) limit frustrations by arranging for intimate contacts; (3) plan for functional interaction that has integrity; and (4) ensure that contact is rewarding for elders and children. (BB)

Discusses how problem-solving networks can be incorporated into courses. Reports on the development of a new style of pictorial network that can assist students in the handling of experimental data. (CW)

Discussion of efforts by federal, state, and local government agencies to enhance the library resources and services available to older citizens highlights the roles of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) and the Administration on Aging (AoA), cooperative agreements, and descriptions of state and local programs.…

This report outlines the rationale for computer literacy, the nature of an academic program and courses to deliver it, and its relation to other knowledge and skill requirements of modern public administration. (Author/CT)

This article reports the results of a three-year special needs infusion program in a major university department of vocational teacher education. Generally, it was concluded that the content was covered in courses on a sporadic basis and that students felt they had learned only a limited to moderate amount of knowledge related to special students.…

Examines the dissemination of information about new methods for teaching technical writing at the University of Wisconsin-Stout as an example of diffusion theory. Results indicate that though the formal impetus for change came from above, the innovation originally came from below and spread through peer networks. (SRT)

The author gives his view of the role of the adult agricultural educator. He examines the expansion of functions represented in this role, the importance of strong undergraduate programs, setting an example for students, program improvement and adjustment activities, and the team approach. Suggestions for revitalizing the profession are given. (CT)

The author focuses on linkage strategies designed to help the elderly manage at home. This research centers on developments in Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, and West Germany. The author examines the dimensions of the problem, policy and organizational models, program and case models, and planning for improved coordination. (CT)

Three approaches to external evaluation to help align an institution's general and specific goals with its administration are suggested, including evaluation by accreditation agencies and evaluation research, governance audit, and optimization review. (MSE)

Reports on a survey of 140 postsecondary accounting departments to determine significant differences between programs accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and those that are not. Significant variables included the offering of a graduate degree and size of the college. (CH)

Futures researchers have developed a paradigm for teacher education program improvement. The value commitments, consistent with a futures research perspective, are identified, and examples of how such commitment could reconstruct current teacher education programs are given. (DF)

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville conducted a system-wide effort to increase use of student outcome information in assessing and improving academic programs. For this effort, the university received the National Council on Measurement in Education award for an outstanding example of an application of educational measurement technology. (EGS)

The author states that business educators can make a concerted effort to fuse consumer and economic topics and applications into instructional programs. They can make available to students individualized instructional materials to be used on their own time to improve their personal business skills and consumer economics understanding. (CT)