Tells how Ralph Casey, one of the pioneers in journalism education, developed journalism education at the University of Minnesota along a social science rather than a literary pathway, and influenced other departments to do the same. (RL)

Describes a self-paced instruction design for a university introduction to psychology course and presents factors which caused the course to fail. Concludes that a significant number of undergraduate students are incompetent and do not possess study skills necessary for a self-paced course. (KC)

The relationships between educator's innovation adoption behavior and attributes of innovations described by Rogers and Shoemaker are examined. Only one of the five hypothesized relationships was accepted. (DS)

Teacher centers are examined in terms of their differences, their assumptions about teaching and staff development, and their possibilities as complements to other staff development activities. The question of who and what are seen as resources, the kind of assistance centers provide, and the issue of responsibility and control are discussed. (JMF)

Describes a PLATO-based curriculum for teaching profoundly deaf children to understand speech sounds, which are presented as touch patterns on the abdomen. PLATO's auditory disk output is used to speak words and phrases which are converted to touch patterns via a new sensory aid, the teletactor. (Author/JEG)

Reports on a study that had three main aims: to study the innovative aspects of the work of LEA advisors, to relate these to their overall functions, and to identify some of their principal training needs. (Author/IRT)

A realistic appraisal of what the public schools can and cannot do is presented. (JD)

Discusses some of the responses to a questionnaire survey of the English Department at the University of Michigan regarding governance, constituency, scholarship, faculty, and curriculum and pedagogy. (DD)

Discusses two techniques for use on the college level in teaching about the sociology of deviance. The first technique helps students understand the relativity of their personal beliefs. The second technique deals with strategies for investigating membership in deviant social groups. (Author/DB)

The author perceives community-directed education as one way in which the largely out-of-date public school system may become more responsible to contemporary needs. (MJB)

The author discusses obstacles and difficulties the teacher educator may face in introducing career education in his courses and suggests some benefits of such an endeavor. (MJB)

The author presents a questionnaire designed to assist principals in selecting committee chairpersons who will function as effective change leaders. (DS)

Suggests that the innovative approach to education may be contributing to an overall decline in educational quality. (SL)

Notes that thus far surveys show that the children like the project, the parents like it and the teachers love it. Even the National Institute of Education likes it. Yet it is the only one of its kind in the country and seems likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. (Author/AM)

The author proposes a series of rooms (including Common Sense Room, Fantasy Room, Excavation of Dead Days Room, etc.) for personal growth and development. (MB)