As the 39-year-old federal Head Start program once again comes before Congress for reauthorization, several unanswered questions that have dogged the program since its inception should be considered: (1) Does it work? (2) Does it make any difference in the long run? and (3) Will modest changes supported by the Bush Administration gain traction?…

Author feels that the success of an educational innovation should not be judged on whether it fulfills its promise 100 percent, but on whether it moves education closer to its goal. (Editor)

Factors in the development of relevance in the industrial arts curriculum are greater student participation in educational planning, teachers assuming active roles in development of centers of interest, greater social interaction, increased community participation, and a curriculum that involves more real-life experiences. (MS)

Career education is a renewed emphasis on the understanding that education which prepares students for social life should by definition prepare them for a career. Career education in the social studies is an idea whose time has come. (Author)

The relation between career education and the special needs of black students is discussed. The author takes the position that the benefits of career education for black students is more a promise than a reality. (RP)

A description of an experiment in early intervention designed to promote learning in deprived children. Postprogram tests shed light on the nature of gains. (ST)

A report of an attempt to measure the innovativeness of rural farmers in agriculture, health, savings and socio-political relations following the Nigerian civil war is described. Measurements determined adult education courses had been effective in raising participants' level of innovativeness. (AG)

"An Open Letter to My Colleagues", a satirical treatment of a serious problem, primarily written for superintendents of public day school classes, cautions against programing for deaf children on an emotional rather than an educational basis. (Author)

Describes a project called Subregional Approach to Improved Nursing Care, the central focus of which is to provide better use of human resources for improvement of patient care. (GB)

The name of the game in instructional technology is accountability. Instructional technology must contribute significantly to helping students learn within the limits of cost effectiveness. A 12-item list for self-assessment is presented. (HB)

Seven case studies are used to illustrate the present advanced stage of development of instructional technology. These successes of the present are contrasted with the challenges of the future. Among these challenges is the need to create a demand for instruction that works by making effective instruction a more highly prized goal in education.…

This analysis of the educational effectiveness of four types of preschool day care institutions--free day care centers, free nursery schools, private day care centers and private nursery schools--concludes that free day care centers are the most educationally effective. (Editor)

Article deals with two issues concerned with accountability, first, the gathering of information about how instructionally effective a particular instructional system is, and the second deals with the use of that information in making instruction more effective. (Author/RK)

The vocational maturity and vocational knowledge of potential dropouts from elementary school are examined after use of two different teaching approaches. (Author)