This article discusses (1) the role of schooling in the 20th century societal setting, (2) the changing responsibilities and continued functions of schools, and (3) what local school board members need to ask and be able to answer to survive the current crisis in education. (RC)

This article discusses teacher evaluation as one of the most important aspects of teacher education. (RC)

Describes a project to disseminate information about effective educational programs and practices to districts, schools, and interested educators in the state. (RC)

The aim of the present study was to demonstrate that ability in generating activity ideas (AIPA) can be improved by training and to determine which of the more obvious training options would result in greatest improvement. (Author/RK)

In the present study, the development of the ability to differentiate among various kinds of word meaning was explored with children from the eighth and eleventh grades as subjects. (Editor/RK)

Discussed the up-grading of educational levels and vocational skills of adults in Alberta's Northwest through the use of Community Vocational Centres. (Author/RK)

Cognitive abilities and personality characteristics were examined in Grade 4 children from (1) low and high socioeconomic strata from the white population in Edmondton, (2) white and black populations in Montreal, and (3) native children from a reserve school near Edmondton. (Editor)

This exploratory study was designed to compare three groups within the teaching profession--women school administrators, women teachers matched with administrators on years of teaching experience and teacher education, and women teachers randomly selected--on variables which may be relevant to career decisions. (Editor)