The author's recommendations for educators in facing the future call for radical changes in perception and behavior rather than for vast programs with vaster budgets. Chief of these is a change in the approach to "objectivity." (JA)

Data were collected and analyzed to determine the extent to which a select group of teacher interns (from the Stanford Secondary Teacher Education Program) can be placed and retained in teaching. (Authors/JA)

The Tehama County Professional Development Center, operated through the County Office of Education in Red Bluff, California, has designed a model aimed towards retraining of rural or small town staffs in terms of individualizing math and reading instruction, grades K-8. (Authors)

An evaluation model based on Scriven (1972) is presented for assessing teacher effectiveness in a beginning architecture design class using student learning gains. (Authors/JA)

This study developed a process model for assessing teacher competence in career education as required by the Stull Act. (Author)

This experiment was designed to determine the relative effectiveness of different types of visual illustrations used to complement instruction presented in in-service training. (Authors/JA)

The purpose of this study was to investigate Snow's (1968) model of cognitive events in teacher-learner interaction at the input state. This study suggests that listening skills (teacher's ability to extract information completely and accurately) can be improved through training. (Authors/JA)

This study uses Bales' Interaction Process Analysis (I. P. A.) to identify significant process elements in counselling and psychotherapy. For this purpose, the film "Three Approaches to Psychotherapy" was analysed. (Editor)

The view is widely held that there exists a distinct set of social differences between youth and adults. This study examined perceptions of high school students in urban and rural centers in Alberta regarding the generation gap. (Editor)

The effects of physical attractiveness, sex of child, and conduct of the child on teacher expectations were investigated. (Editor)

This paper is based on the assumption that a teacher must be prepared to deal effectively with students who are different, whether it be a question of socioeconomic level, race, color, or cultural background. (Editor)

This paper deals with cultural values as these are identifiable in an Indian community in Southern Alberta. (Editor)

The purpose of this research was to test the assumption that a student's conformity with the achievement value expectations of the school depends on congruence between institutional expectations and individual value orientations. (Editor)

The purpose of this study was to identify those individuals or groups who were the significant others and reference group members of student teachers. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether the type of material was a significant factor in determining listening comprehension. (Editor)