Reports on the materials being developed for instruction in critical television viewing skills. (RL)

Creeeak, clank, aieeee! Mix scary sound effects, imagination and fun to brew a spine-tingling tale. (Editor)

Attempts to increase the effectiveness of media by providing some practical guidelines for the design and implementation of mediated individualized instruction using a systems approach, i.e., a systematic way of identifying developing and evaluating instructional materials and strategies which are designed to accomplish a particular educational…

Why teach philosophy in secondary schools? The answer lies in the skills and attitudes that are needed and learned in philosophy--logic, critical analysis, and persistent inquiry--fundamental tools for all learning. (Author/RK)

Notes that authenticity can be added to student work projects in an office practice class by having the teacher assume the role of the office manager or supervisor and putting office management techniques into practice. Ways in which such techniques may be infused into classes are examined. (TA)

Describes a model that focuses on basic skills related to specific occupations, while also addressing the Fair Employment Practices Act. Utilization of this model will not only assist districts in prescribing skills, but will also focus the business community on the school's efforts to meet the needs for alternative educational programs.…

How to restart failed readers and get them on the reading track is the theme of the authors. The problem is a major one; the solution may change many lives. (Editor)

Build trust and self-esteem with strategies that put love to work in your classroom. (Editor)

Looks at some work done by children who are encouraged to use the techniques of the professional historian. (Editor)

The feeling of insecurity, the lack of self-confidence, and the ability to relate to others that all children experience from time-to-time can be intensified in a deaf child by sensitivity to his or her handicap. A technique designed to deal with these difficulties was discussed. (Author/RK)

Considers the problem of making both literature and composition meaningful to the student and shows that each is related to and in part dependent upon the other. (Author/RK)

This is another in a series of articles on institutes of international education in the Netherlands. The author, a Director of the Research Institute for Management Science in Delft discusses the work of his institute. Its stress is on industrial development in the Third World. (Editor/RK)

Summarizes research findings on the academic and social effects on students of grade repetition, and concludes that most students do not benefit from nonpromotion. (JG)

This article describes a model for counseling minority students that addresses the problems of traditional college and university services being primarily oriented toward white students and being offered mostly by white staff members. (Author/HLM)

This article describes how a computer was programmed to identify students with a low rate of successful course completion. These students received a letter asking them to come in for academic counseling. Approximately half did take advantage of the help offered and improved their academic records. (Author/HLM)