Describes the development, testing and evaluation of a curriculum designed to help foster parents deal with the problems encountered in their special situations. (SB)

Lists a model of the dimensions of scientific literacy. Explains the characteristics of the scientifically literate person. Suggests ways that the dimensions can be used for program improvement. (GS)

This report evaluates ten marriage and relationship skills curricula that are representative of materials currently in use as part of school-based marriage education for junior high and high school students. The evaluation is based on five criteria: (1) the curriculum has a marriage focus; (2) it conveys to students that marriage is typically…

Tests developed for the evaluation of Control Technology, a basic engineering course of study in Great Britain, prove useful for the formative evaluation, but reflect the difficulty of assessing ability to solve technological problems. (Author/KM)

An earlier article by the author ("A Call to Action", Adult Leadership, May, 1973) was criticized in a subsequent (September, 1973) issue of the journal. This article is the author's response to his critics in defense of his philosophy of adult education, which he restates. (AG)

Article discusses curriculum evaluation, specifically, how the availability of a time-sharing computer has aided in the analysis of student responses to lectures, seminars and assigned readings. (Author)

Reports the results of a study in which cognitive-field learning theory was applied to the curriculum evaluation of a unit of the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP). (JR)

A report on the evaluation of Malasia's educational television programing, looking in detail at audience, technical aspects and program content. (HB)

The Science Curriculum Improvement Study group had significantly greater gains in utilizing science processes than a matched group using a textbook approach. (DF)

Authors feel that television is a potent force in the educational process but a sense of discrimination must be developed within the student-viewer. (Authors)

Explores academic and clinical successes of the first year of a program of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School. (PG)

The anthropology materials, designed for ninth and tenth grade students and focusing on understanding of human behavior through acquisition of scientific investigation, are assessed. (SM)