Addresses the question of which basics to teach in the social studies and how to find time to teach basics as well as everything else required in the curriculum. Gives practical hints on ways to integrate basics into conventional social studies objectives. (Author/AV)

Among the issues discussed in this round table discussion are the following: bussing, the conflicts between labor and bussing, and the bussing crisis in Boston. (AM)

Four symposium papers present and discuss an evaluation of a state criminal justice council-funded halfway house, and how this agency sought to make maximum use of the evaluation to which it was subject. (Author/RW)

Article is a description of an evaluation conducted by the center for New Schools for an innovative program in the Cleveland Heights, Ohio schools. The rationale for the use of ethnographic methods and problems that arose from the CNS experiences are discussed. (RW)

On the surface, Ponapean culture and values seem dominant in student behavior despite the American schooling structure. However, a major cultural transformation is occurring, as children are forced, because of age-grade structure, to form a new social order based on peer relationships rather than family structure. (RW)

Criteria for assessing achievement, progress, and attitudes of students as individuals are discussed. (RW)

Argues for a model of in-service training which allows teachers to learn "without a sense of demeaning themselves". (Editor)

An illustrative case problem and questions for discussion are presented to provide a classroom situation which provides students with an opportunity to gain experience typical of that which characterizes employment in business organizations. Focus is on use of the technique in graduate and undergraduate programs designed to train teachers of…

Flexible structure in a San Francisco State University shorthand course is described as a way to provide motivation for students. Topics discussed are transcription testing plan, method of evaluation, practice tests, increasing difficulty of tests, and classroom results. (TA)

Noting the need for vocational agriculture teachers to pre-teach vocabulary and concepts which would block student understanding, practical suggestions are offered for developing students reading and vocabulary skills. (HD)

Curricular change requires fundamental changes in school organization to be effective. Argues that this can be accomplished "without undue strain and anxiety for the staff". (Author/RK)

Provides some suggestions for implementing the metric system including the need to establish a learning motivation for metrication within students. (RK)

A 50 hour self-development approach to drug education which included values clarification, empathy training, drug information, with considerable peer interaction was evaluated by means of a true experiment. No differences were found between treatment and no-treatment groups in terms of drug usage, drug knowledge, and self-esteem. (Author)