Bimonthly Supplement to Ind Arts Vocat Educ; v58 n7 Sep 1969

Presents reflections on planning-learning processes using the nationwide adult education planning in Finland as an example. (JOW)

Presents 18 tables of ratings and rankings, by Speech Communication Association members, of doctoral programs in speech communication: their overall quality as well as specific content areas and methodologies. (PD)

Identifies problematic aspects of physician-educator interactions as well as ways to minimize such difficulties and facilitate professional interactions between physicians and educators. (JOW)

Use of a translator and an interrupt handler to generate Escape (ESC) sequences without losing characters is discussed. The system (focusing on use of WordStar with a Zenith/Heath Z-19/H-19) allows assignment to single keys entire sequences of editor instructions and small routines. Program listings are included. (JN)

Describes computer oriented programs at Grinnell College (Iowa), focusing on the kinds of equipment and their uses. Indicates that the classical liberal arts emphasis will be retrained while provisions are made for encouraging the growth of computer and quantitative literacy. (JN)

Shows how career development programs often fail because of poor planning and lack of attenion to the four major players--the individual, the manager, the trainer/human resource development specialist, and the organization. (Availability: 1190 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 211, San Jose, CA 95128) (JOW)

Plans to provide positive exchange experiences for nonhandicapped and handicapped preschool children should include advance preparations involving a three-month timetable, an initial visit, follow-up and future plans, and sucessive visits resulting in children's observations, changes in attitude and burgeoning friendships. (MC)

Suggestions for producing low-cost promotional materials to attract alumni to alumni programs are provided. Running advertisements in an alumni periodical or promoting all events in one brochure are suggested. Production, paper and printing, and illustrations and photos are discussed. (MLW)

Beginning on the cover, this article suggests school administrators can reduce paperwork burdens by using personal computers along with general software programs. Describes general programs--such as word processing, item bank, electronic worksheet, and database management programs--and discusses their applications and gives tips for buying and…

Describes the operation and effectiveness of the Alternative Learning Center program administered by James Madison Memorial High School in Madison (Wisconsin). The center permits the school to remove students committing breaches of school discipline from their classes without removing them from the educational environment altogether. (PGD)

Describes the preparation and successful introduction into an elementary school of a computer literacy program for pupils and parents. Preparation involved setting up a steering committee, purchase of 18 microcomputers and one disk drive unit, providing inservice training for class teachers, and production of a fifth-grade teaching manual. (EAO)

At the Star Commonwealth School (Ohio) for troubled students, students and staff engage in a variety of community volunteer activities, typically with senior citizens, smaller children, and the handicapped. (SW)