Selected research studies in general business are reported, dealing with characteristics of an effective teacher of general business, use of audiovisual media to assist the teaching-learning process, and effectiveness of the general business course. Keeping abreast of and undertaking needed research is necessary to improve general business…

North County Technical High School in St. Louis County, Missouri, supports the use of a full-day technical education program. The school's success in meeting skilled occupations requirements is reflected in the high rate of employment of their high school graduates in skilled occupations. (DS)

A follow-up questionnaire was mailed to 144 narcotic addict veterans approximately six months after termination from treatment at a multimodality drug program. It was found that 75 percent continued to use drugs, and 38 percent became readdicted. (Author)

Article concentrates on the question: "Is programmed instruction effective instruction?". (Author/RK)

This paper documents the type of functions performed by interns and the relative quantity of time devoted to each function. It also evaluates the program from the point of view of the teaching staff of the school and assesses the effects of the program on the teachers' conceptions of the optimal functions of mental health professionals. (Author)

Discusses methods of teaching illiterate adults and cites the need to develop methodologies and fresh approaches to achieve effectiveness. (GB)

Discusses innovative teacher education programs designed to meet the rapidly changing needs of present day public schools. (Author/RK)

Public demands to know if and how much children are learning will have to be satisfied. (Author/JN)

What should schools be doing about the drug problem? Less of what they're doing -- saying no without offering anything to say yes to. (Editor)

Results of 2-year study for over 300 inner-city families indicate clients' preference for a personal relationship with a single worker requires that workers understand and make full use of potential contributions of other disciplines. (AG)

Article describes a creative approach to industrial drafting programs combined with new courses designed to test the students' imagination and curiosity. (Author/RK)

Author discusses one promising approach to gathering useful management information. (Author/CB)

Author emphasizes the need to reevaluate Social Foundations courses and to rethink about where such courses belong in a student's education. (Author/RY)

Various programs describe how rural development in underdeveloped nations is effectively increased by close cooperation between the extension agents and the farmers. (JB)

Community services, the only unique aspect of community colleges, needs faculty involvement and a separate administrative structure to be effective. (RN)