Motivational factors affecting decisions to discontinue existing minicourse programs or to not consider the adoption of minicourse programs tend to be programmatic and administrative rather than philosophical. (Author/IRT)

Effective testing appears to be that which is congruent with the mode of instruction. Reading test items aloud does not seem to compensate for poor reading ability of children tested. (Author)

If it can be made clear to the parents that the child must do the learning, their demands on the school may be modified, and perhaps they will accept greater responsibility for their own part in the child's education. (Author/IRT)

Analysis of the distribution of authority between state and local levels of schooling shows that local battles over change will accomplish, at the very best, local or marginal gains. Significant change comes at the state and federal levels. (Author/IRT)

Results of this survey reveal that teachers and administrators are generally not knowledgeable about the operational dictates of the Supreme Court decisions affecting education. (Author/IRT)

Reviews the decisions that have established the five principles of special educational law (zero reject, nondiscriminatory evaluation, appropriate education, least restrictive placement, and procedural due process), demonstrates how they have affected federal legislation, and suggests future litigation the courts will face in these areas.…

An educator who is also the mother of a handicapped student recounts the difference mainstreaming made in the life of her child. (IRT)

Reviews the position taken by the Supreme Court in supporting corporal punishment, asserts that corporal punishment is demeaning, and lists alternative approaches to the control of students. (IRT)

Vocational education students have a more negative self-image and a more negative attitude toward learning than do nonvocational or academic students. Alternatives to present vocational training must be considered. (Author/IRT)

Even teachers who were aware of the research indicating that ability grouping is harmful to students continued to favor the grouping. (Author/IRT)

Explores myths that keep researchers from applying for grants. (IRT)

The program described involves the city school district, the university, the local community, and the teachers association. (IRT)

An expanded guidance laboratory at Texas A & M University has permitted 20 gifted students to get to know themselves and to identify promising career fields. (Author/IRT)

In spite of its obvious deficiencies, the club system in West Germany represents a powerful model for lifelong education in the sphere of sports and recreation. (Author)