Responding to a need indicated by President Reagan's 1983 Initiative on Adult Literacy, this monograph considers the past, present, and future uses of television technology in literacy programs. Recognizing the amount of time Americans spend viewing television and the new possibilities for service delivery offered by such technological…

This discussion first analyzes major claims of a cognitive-developmentalist perspective on the use of microcomputers in early childhood education. Five topics are specifically addressed: microcomputers and intellectual structures, microcomputers as cultural events, microcomputers and strategy repetoires, instruction and the self-construction of…

A school district's 15 years of involvement with the computer are recounted in this paper, from the first computer literacy course to the present slackening of interest in the subject. The conclusion, however, is that computer technology will not be shelved, but will continue to change the way society lives and maximize student development. As an…

The author describes a teaching innovation in which undergraduates were used to lead weekly discussion sections of lower division sociology courses. The selection process of teaching assistants, student reactions, and possible solutions to potential problems are presented. (Author/DE)

The use of senior undergraduate students as lab-discussion leaders in an experimental introductory sociology course is examined. Results of the program indicate little or no increased learning over a control group. Student reaction to the course was favorable. Further utilization of undergraduates and careful study are emphasized. (Author/DE)

The author reviews traditional practices that make distributive education a proving ground for the new teacher-role of resource manager; he offers step-by-step suggestions for planning, evaluating, and revising, and cites new management aids available in the distributive education field. (Author/AJ)

The Houston Vocational Center's scheduling system provides for an innovative sharing of facilities by secondary and postsecondary students in 14 vocational education fields. Community support for the Center is high; the businessmen are looking forward to employing competent graduates and none were asked to bear any additional financial burden. (AG)

An innovative and experimental approach to early-career health specialists, the master's degree program of the School of Allied Health Professions at the State University at Stonybrook offers a promising model for the reconciliation of androgogy and pedagogy. (MW)

Emmons Central High School, in Strasburg, North Dakota, a religious school with a small enrollment and staff, tries to create an open atmosphere for learning. The emphasis is on reducing fear, diminishing psychological barriers, improving interpersonal relationships, developing teacher sensitivity, and aiding students in self evaluation. (LS)

Small powerful cliques that crystallize within organizations are often able to impose their ideas upon administrators, in the process effectively stifling innovation and creativity. (Author/WM)

Author discussed how the educational voucher system would answer the educational needs of contemporary society and how today's educational problems paralleled those of earlier times. (Author/RK)

Outlines some of the problems and forces presently at work in our society, and examines new directions emerging for science education in the next decade. (JR)