American higher education is confronted by materialists who threaten the future of liberal education, warns Sterling McMurrin, dean of the University of Utah Graduate School and former U.S. Commissioner of Education. A growing element in society mainly measures educational values in terms of practical skills and potential wages. (Author)

Presents a rationale for including the study of communication technology as a part of the general education process in industrial arts. Analyzes communication technology and suggests methods of implementing the technology in industrial arts. (CSS)

Discusses some of the problems faced when the constraints of confidentiality conflict with one's perceived duty to make the truth known to those whose interests may be affected. Suggests a "due process of moral decision" when such a choice is faced. (JMF)

The fourth R--reasoning--is prerequisite to successfully coping with life and its attendant and inevitable problems. (Author)

A teacher of English discusses a recent National Council of Teachers of English Convention, and the supposed-panacea of sentence-combining as a teaching technique. He denies that there are panaceas and concludes that in order to learn reading and writing skills, students must practice reading and writing. (KC)

The authors review some of the literature which discusses the controversy over the value of homework and then offer 11 prescriptions for teachers to follow when making homework assignments. They suggest the need for additional research into the learning processes in children. (KC)

A mother, who became a teacher in 1942, and her daughter, who began teaching at the same school in 1972, relate their experiences and their views on teaching. (SJL)

Offers some specific recommendations for strengthening speech communication as a discipline. Reports briefly on a survey of opinions regarding the quality of offerings in speech communication. (JMF)

Discussed are the pros and cons of compulsory school attendance: the impact on the state, the parent, and the child; judicial rulings; and options for providing alternative and flexible learning experiences. (KC)

Through the identification and development of interpersonal, nontechnical skills, the author has mapped techniques implicit for success within corporations, professions, government agencies, and colleges. These skills are called Critical Career Competences, and have been identified from research about successful career moves. (Author/KC)

Presented are four possible content bases for art programs, with an expanded discussion of one of them--the anthropological base, which is described as the study of artistic origins. (KC)

The concept of National Health Insurance (NHI) as one of several strategies for resolving health problems in the U.S. is discussed. NHI goals include comprehensive health care, quality health care, efficient delivery systems, phased-in benefits, and consumer representation. (JD)

Outlined is how the latest national curriculum project in science is tackling the lack of effective policies at school, local authority and national levels, and a lack of carefully conceived pupil material which is appropriately challenging both to the child and non-specialist primary or middle school teacher. (Author/KC)

Discussed are Nathan Isaacs' contributions to education--his theory that knowledge is built up from birth onwards in a cumulative and developmental way, the educational implications that follow from this theory, his position as both a supporter and critic of Jean Piaget, and his specific contributions to early science teaching. (KC)

Literature on music preferences of older adults and music therapy for older adults is reviewed, and suggestions are made for making music more accessible to the older person. (KC)