In an authoritarian state, visitors are as controlled as are the local inhabitants. This report by an educator, an elementary teacher from Urbana, Illinois, offers some critical comments on Cuban education. (Editor/RK)

The author reviews various sources of competencies used in forming a competency based educational process, dividing these sources into three groups: inductive (from observation), deductive (from general principles), and seductive (from presently existing programs). (MJB)

Discusses a number of intervening variables that influence the differences found between teachers familiar with and those who adopt new projects, such as relevance, facilitating and limiting influences, objectives and perceived effects of new projects in education. (Editor)

In response to the challenge to teach basics, schools can choose among a number of alternative ways of giving the word "basics" a local definition. Discusses five guidelines for interpreting "basics". (Author/RK)

The current trend in education today is "back to basics". Where, then, does this put music, which is not one of the traditional three Rs? Author makes the case for music education suggesting that music educators must sell music education "now" not only in existing programs but in relatively untapped and unexplored areas such as music for the aged…

The nature of education for leisure and potential contributions to the field from social psychologists are examined. (GW)

The author maintains that educating students in the use of discretionary time is an important enough social goal to merit mandating the achievement of discretionary time skills in the schools. (GW)

The history of curriculum development provides insight into the problems of improving instructional content and classroom learning experiences. (MM)

Author expressed his own, admittedly-biased, subjective, inconsistent, non-ordered, ever-changing attitudes and feelings about what was, what is, and perhaps, what should be our concerns in the Fine Arts within the university. (Author/RK)

Case-studies of educational practice are not easy to find, especially case-studies by teachers able to present their practice clearly and effectively and willing to acknowledge that certain approaches proved unsuccessful or unprofitable. Author does this here, based on her experience as head of design in a Worcestershire middle school. (Editor/RK)

Expert advice to help you cut through the red tape of funding. (Editor)

Discusses need for a clear sense of the policies and objectives of the English department, to guide reactions to current problems. (AA)

Advocates restoring vision of early outdoor education leaders for the welfare of children and the strengthening of society through enlightened policy of recruitment, sensitive appraisal of camp activities, and realistic staff training programs. Details purposes and activities to include in 15-25 hour staff field training model. (NEC)

Uses an allegory involving prehistoric educators to examine how goals and objectives are developed and how they become entrenched and resistant to change. (JC)

Results indicated that attainability levels of learning goals affected the students' reading comprehension. LD adolescents had significantly higher comprehension when assessed on information associated with a learning goal completely attainable than on information associated with a partially attainable learning goal. (Author/CL)