A questionnaire and interview survey of health education carried out in the secondary schools of one local education authority is described. The survey revealed that health education was both widely dispersed throughout the curriculum in the context of other subject and across the pupil age range. (Author)

This article concludes that liaison groups were found to be a useful way of bringing together the adults involved in the care and education of preschool children. (SSH)

This paper presents and discusses data based on the perceptions of 128 persistent school absentees on their initial and continued reasons for missing school. The findings suggest that a greater proportion of the students were inclined to blame their institutions, rather than social or psychological factors, for their behavior. (SSH)

Funded by the National Foundation for Educational Research, the project's aims were to investigate the perceptions which sixth-formers held of teaching and to monitor the progress of sixth-formers who decided to teach up to the time when they had completed their initial period as members of the profession. (Author/SSH)

The Concepts in Secondary Mathematics and Science Project isolated four "levels" of understanding in algebra. These were derived from a national study. The research reported here set out to assess how realistic it was to apply the notion of "level" to individual schools. (Author/SSH)

There are three phases in the process of introducing and establishing staff development. They may be characterized as: What is it? How do we get started? and How well are we doing? Sooner or later, an interest in some form of evaluation is inevitable. (Author/SSH)

A study of 72 adult beginning readers and 96 children with reading ages between seven years and seven years, 11 months compared the reading strategies used by each group. Results indicate general strategies used by adult beginning readers were similar to those used by children. (Author/CH)

The author examines studies that have sought to enhance self-esteem in school children by experimental means. He reviews work that has sought intervention through (1) curriculum, (2) classroom techniques, (3) teacher behavior, and (4) student behavior modification. (Author/CH)

The article reviews studies on teacher stress and burnout conducted over the past decade. It recommends future research on how to apply the current understanding of teacher stress to reducing stress levels in schools. (Author/CH)

Postsecondary education and related provisions for special needs students in Britain are evolving. There is an ever-increasing range of opportunities, but these provisions have developed haphazardly and are far from the coherent national and regional plan advocated in the Warnock report. (SK)

Reports the findings of a replication study of participation in higher education by fifth- and sixth-form students in London. Performance on public examinations, social class, and enrollment in postsecondary institutions were compared for White, Asian, West Indian, and other groups. (SK)

Shows how new developments such as changes in curricula and in the nature of the student population have drawn attention to the training needs of further education teachers. Discusses complexities of policy, needs assessment, orientation, and management. (SK)

A test was given to 322 secondary students to develop a profile of mathematical ability based on four components: computation, pattern recognition, logical reasoning, and symbolic manipulation. These profiles were compared to mathematics test scores; the results verified hypotheses about individual differences in mental processes and knowledge…

This study investigated reactions of 51 children to entry into nursery school, based on observational data, a test of conceptual ability, and assessment of adjustment. Four styles of entry behavior were identified, and connections drawn between entry behavior and early experience, especially in the home. (SK)

One hundred thirty-three secondary school teachers were asked to describe their jobs using a teaching activity checklist. Responses were analyzed in terms of subject, sex, scale, and special responsibility. Resultant patterns reflect a three-tier hierarchy in school activities and prevalence of the concept of exclusivity. (SK)