Results showing the decline in students' attitudes and knowledge about government is focusing attention on the question of whether American youth are receiving an appropriate citizen education. (Author/IRT) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).

Reports on a survey of educational researchers' attitudes toward government and private foundation support and examines the cooperation between the foundations and the government. (IRT)

Available evidence indicates that the Teacher Perceiver Interview fails to meet minimal requirements for instrument validity. (Author/IRT)

The author defends the Teacher Perceiver Interview method against criticism offered in the immediately preceding article. (IRT)

The author introduces all the factors that should go into teacher evaluation and then provides a humorous self-evaluation scale. (IRT)

Because of reduced enrollments in teacher education programs, higher standards for entering the profession, and a projected increase in the birth rate, a resurgence of demand for teachers is inevitable in the mid- to late-1980s. (Author/IRT)

If the explanations offered are correct, inflation should be leveling off and a small amount of deflation might be expected. The major initial impact of declining enrollments, changing student quality, and financial pressures has already been felt, and the pressure within academe to contain grade inflation is mounting. (Author/IRT)

However feasible or easy it is to do minimum competency testing, the difficult task will be to defend doing it. (Author)

Administrators trying to implement P.L. 94-142 will face problems in six areas: identification of the students, placement, personnel, individualized educational plans, procedural safeguards, and professional rights and responsibilities. (Author/IRT)

Describes an "Adventure Education" class that involved elementary students in the study of a political-environmental issue. The class included field work. (IRT)

Argues against legislatively mandated statewide negotiation of teacher salaries. (IRT)

Implicit in Gault v. Garrison is the idea that forced retirement is unacceptable at any age. An unintended effect of the current forced retirement laws may be a rethinking of tenure laws in an attempt to make it possible to eliminate some older faculty members from our schools and colleges. (Author/IRT)

The real focus of this unique interdisciplinary social science master's program is helping local people become involved in finding solutions to local problems. (Author)