The statement and use of measurable objectives should be part of every gifted program so that teachers know what is to be taught and can assess what students have learned. (Author/SW)

There are at least sixteen benefits to be derived from the study of history. (AM)

A critical look at the "self-education" movement reveals that many of the underlying ideas are reemerging notions from so-called "progressive" and "radical" education. Some new practices and techniques, however, are advocated. The movement's scope allows for discussion under three broad interpretations of…

Replies to Chalmer's contention (v22 n3 1981) that the purpose of art education is to teach that art is a cultural artifact. Art education must include the awareness of the artist's experience and the process of artistic creation. (AM)

Reports on a study of 444 randomly selected adults in Wisconsin who were asked to indicate how important it is for students to accomplish each of 18 goals before they graduate. They were also asked to judge how much emphasis the schools should give to each goal. (Author/IRT)

Presented is a satire on employee training, retraining, efficiency experts, consultants, team training, peer teaching, and behavioral objectives--based on the training of apple sorters at the Fantabalous Fruit Farm. (KC)

Relates the impressions of a team of community college educators who visited the People's Republic of China with regard to the people, the Great Wall, the educational scene, science and technology, the spirit of cooperation, and the work ethic. Includes excerpts of reports from other group members. (MB)

Mentions three kinds of citizen involvement in district goal-setting that are currently in use in Oregon. (IRT)

Describes what schools must do to prepare students for jobs in the knowledge-based economy of the 21st century. (PKP)

A scale was completed by 84 Academy for Human Resource Development (HRD) members to identify values related to HRD outcomes, locus of influences, and macro HRD goals. Value scales were found to measure individual values of scholars and practitioners, not normatively approved professional values. The structure of value priorities varied with…

The relationship between trainee achievement goal orientation and acquisition of Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (TLDP) skills was examined over four counseling sessions with a recruited client. Trainee learning goal orientation was related to the pattern of TLDP skill acquisition. Approaches to achievement goals, results, training issues, and…

Proposes eight criteria for assessing learning material for distance education institutions based on an analysis of trends in the field of learning and elements of a typical learner profile. The criteria have implications for the material's accessibility and relevancy, language of instruction, intended outcomes, responsiveness to societal…

Explores the reliability and validity of a self-report measure of procrastination and conscientiousness designed for use with third- to fifth-grade students. The responses of 120 students are compared with teacher and parent ratings. Procrastination and conscientiousness are highly correlated (inversely); evidence suggests that procrastination and…

The ACS (American Chemical Society) plays a major role in the facilitation of the teaching of established knowledge, the extension of this knowledge and public service, which become even more important because they are embedded in society highly dependent in its daily activities on the fruits of science and technology. The president of the ACS and…

This essay examines critically the conceptual and normative underpinnings of various views about educational quality, emphasizing the centrality of different assumptions about educational aims. Two distinctions play a key role in the first part of the paper: that between transcendent justifications of educational aims, versus socio-cultural…