Because of the violence and vocal opposition to desegregation the Boston school system drew national attention in 1974-1975. This paper attempts to develop a model for effective school desegregation and to compare this model with the desegregation events in Boston. (Author/RK)

You probably have one or two gifted students in your class right now. Don't assume they can "make it on their own". Offers some facts on the behavior of gifted students, gives some pointers on how to teach them, and offers an evaluation of three programs for gifted students with some sample exercises from an enrichment program. (Editor/RK)

The traditional evaluation model used in accrediting professional-education programs is discussed. The evaluation model makes some significant departures from the traditional model. Possible implications of the evaluation model are discussed in relation to currently evolving accreditation procedure for counselor-education programs and…

This research compares the effectiveness in fostering the development of concept formation skills, of exposure for periods ranging from three to six years to two different methods of teaching mathematics to primary school children, one method (Z. P. Dienes) of the general "discovery" type, the other (H. Fletcher) of the…

Help handicapped children sing, clap and dance their way into regular classroom life. (Editor)

Describes a five-week project in which elementary students chose a favorite letter as the main character of a 25- to 30-page book for practice in language skills. The book each child made was composed of more than 20 learning activities that stimulated students to review and practice skills, parts of speech, synonyms, antonyms and alliteration as…

Investigates the perceptions which delinquent and non-delinquent male adolescents have of their fathers in order to determine which perceptions, if any, are related to delinquent behavior. Differences in these attitudes were also examined in relation to selected background factors and family relationships. (Author)

States that the inescapable fact in the issue of mixed ability teaching is that even in a school where children are streamed (homogeneous grouping) every teacher who works there will still be teaching mixed ability forms. (Author/RK)

The position paper on unbiased assessment of culturally different children provided impetus for describing fallacies: that child advocacy necessitates renunciation of standardized assessments, that diagnoses are either harmful or useless, that use of norms is detrimental, that standardized tests are devoid of value, and that multidisciplinary…

Analyzes the historical context of mass communication curricula, proposes a philosophical mode to which mass communication education ought to adhere, and suggests a particular definition and teaching methodology for the practical production course. (ED.)

Reports on the success of a remedial English class that read and performed plays by Euripides, William Shakespeare, and Arthur Miller. Describes the practical details of the course's organization and classroom management that other teachers can adapt. (RL)

The greater accommodation of mild and moderately retarded children into regular school settings is seen to require changes in general and special education alike. (Author)

A language teaching record scheme that is intended to describe second language teaching as it occurs in a variety of teaching settings without reference to global methods is presented. (Author/HP)

Argues that the kinds of information we can pick up with our eyes are superior to and outnumber that collected by the ears; and presents a series of guidelines for increasing and improving the use of visuals in instructional materials. (VT)

Since 85 out of every 100 women will be on their own at some time during their lives, society should prepare girls for careers with skills, fostering attitudes, accepting environments, and a sense of self-sufficiency. Ten suggestions are given for teachers to help girls identify goals and acquire needed skills, life purpose, and meaning.…