Presents the results of a study which revealed a positive correlation between the number of scholastic publications organizations (e.g., Columbia Scholastic Press Association) to which high school newspapers belong and the newspapers' ratings in a national contest/critique sponsored by the association. (AYC)

Describes the writing program at Pepperdine University, where some of the composition sections incorporate a service learning component. Makes a case for service learning as a productive space in a composition course. (TB)

Examines Wayne Booth's move to co-opt marginality by universalizing his suggestion that everyone has differences that they are obligated to study. Argues that Booth's position is critically self-divided in a state of unresolved tension that does not announce itself. Looks at this tension in two works, including Booth's first feminist essay. (TB)

Discusses the changing role of institutional research in light of: (1) demands for increased productivity; (2) the need to recruit and retain nontraditional students; (3) the high costs of vocational education; (4) the complex data collection requirements of program evaluation; and (5) the growing importance of collective bargaining. (JP)

This document contains background information on the school-to-work (STW) movement and 20 essays written by employers and intermediaries involved in STW program planning and implementation. Four points are highlighted: (1) it takes time to assemble an STW system; (2) the number of students participating in structured work-based learning remains…

This step by step booklet aims to help individuals with the decision-making processes in choosing careers. First, in the "Dreaming" phase, readers are asked to list all possible careers they would ideally like to pursue. Next, a "Self-Assessment" should be done, in which the realities of life circumstances are also considered in weighing what is…

Condensation of Chapter XIV of the author's forthcoming book, ISLANDS OF INNOVATION EXPANDING, Beverly Hills : Glencoe Press, 1969

Assesses the social and economic consequences of lifelong learning, highlighting the fact that most continuing education students are educated and affluent; the possible effects of the institutionalization of learning and experience; the possibility for equity in continuing education through appropriate programming; and lifelong learning's…

To motivate slow learners and discipline-problem pupils to improve their writing skills, a reinforcement program was developed in Baltimore, Maryland, modeled on an earlier program which created a school environment operated like the business world. Upon successful completion of assigned tasks, the experimental group, 24 eighth graders, were given…

Most high school girls are caught up in the Cinderella syndrome: they plan only for early marriage and lives as homemakers. This article recommends more realistic life-planning and outlines the advantages of careers in skilled trades for women: flexible hours, good pay, and high interest level. (DC)

Outlines strategies which have proven successful in developing, conducting, and passing tax referendum campaigns, with regard to collection of data, length of campaign, need for competent leadership, development of community and business support, and use of students, administrators, and school staff in conducting the campaign. (MB)

A Florida campus became the laboratory for training energy technicians. The first year's class operation saved $37,500 in energy costs. (Author/MLF)

Describes the successful use of simulations of the Versailles Conference and the Congress of Vienna to encourage active student involvement in recreating the past. Examines student attitudes toward the simulation technique and provides a selected bibliography of items dealing with simulation and games. (JP)

Evaluates a comprehensive project in functional literacy education piloted at five sites in North Carolina. Provides information on student characteristics, levels of exposure and achievement, perceptions of the project, and determinants of achievement, revealing growth in student achievement, but no correlation between achievement and length of…

Student teachers in the program described are given a great share of responsibility for shaping their own student teaching experiences. (JH)