In order to develop a framework for a model secondary learning disabilities (LD) curriculum, a panel of 44 national experts was surveyed using a three round Delphi probe to arrive at a concensus concerning the desirable components of an LD curriculum. (PHR)

The use of the Delphi technique is demonstrated in conjunction with activity analysis to obtain consensus on and clarity of objectives and activities of full-time members of an academic medical department. The results show which activities contributed to the department objectives and which areas have a divergence of objectives. (Author/LBH)

Asserts the necessity of studying the history of psychology in order to understand the fundamental assumptions around which the discipline is organized. In relation to the aims of university education, the author notes the necessity for the student to learn about the nature of knowledge and the human race through what has been said, thought, and…

In the goal-accountability model, the board of trustees bears ultimate responsibility for the setting of goals by which intra-university behavior is to be measured. By making decisions consistent with its educational role in a fair, open, responsive, and responsible manner, the university can demonstrate its moral and legal accountability.…

"Quality of graduates" is distinguished from "quality of education," which is renamed "efficiency of education." The first concept is defined in a quantitative manner; the second, by a set of 66 statements concerning the efficiency of education derived from judgments about the effectiveness of particular teaching methods in the achievement of…

Suggestions are offered on the right and role of trustees to expect faculty to help realize the institutional goal of quality education, as well as what the faculty has a right to expect of trustees. (Author/LBH)

Success in new missions for community colleges requires a sense of legitimacy that colleges have lost in recent years, in terms of the internal and external conviction that the college's activities are necessary, worthy, and effective. (MB)

Provides three arguments in support of open admissions: (1) it continues historical precedent by perpetuating a dual educational system of openness and selectivity; (2) it maximizes educational opportunity and assists in the democratization of the citizenry; and (3) it is more equitable than questionable predictive devices. (MB)

On July 1, 1976 the Alternative Schools Law (SB 455/75 Dunlap) became effective. Its intent was to "maximize the opportunity for teachers, parents and students to cooperatively develop the learning and its subject matter". Discusses the development of this law within the Mt. Diablo Unified School District in California. (Author/RK)

A Martian sums up his feelings on the state of art education in England. (RK)

Accreditation is a process intended to evaluate and assure educational quality. The Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA) is the national organization whose primary purpose is to support, coordinate, and improve all non-governmental accrediting activities at the postsecondary level in the United States. Describes the organization's…

Examines how young children learn and develop and some generalizations about teaching them in order to relate these factors toward planning music experiences. (Author/RK)

Attempts to delineate and show the relevance for education of some ideas espoused by recent writers in economics. These ideas form a new philosophical base which ultimately must have an effect on the educational system in the United States. (Author/RK)

Presents a model to help teachers and students develop effective simulations. (Author/AV)