Author, who is Professor of English at Chicago University, discusses some educational movements currently of controversy in England. (DR)

Paper presented at Symposium on Research and Utilization of Educational Media for Teaching the Deaf (Lincoln, Nebraska, March, 1971m. (CB)

Michael John Demiashkevich believed that it was the responsibility of the school to inculcate in each generation the unchanging elements of civilization and to make accessible to everyone the kind of culture and training that is best suited to his ability and character. (CK)

Equipping regular class teachers with skills necessary for coping with problem situations is recommended as an alternative to special classes for children with relatively mild behavioral, emotional, or learning problems. (KW)

Twenty-two distinct behavior modification techniques are described for use with all types of children. (RD)

Explains why two concepts in the delivery of continuing professional education (CPE)--program planning and andragogy--are inadequate, and proposes a reconceptualization of CPE and a reexamination of theory and practice in adult education. (Availability: Falmer Press, Falmer House, Barcombe, Nr Lewes, East Sussex BN8 5DL, UK.) (SK)

The author reviews approaches involved with acceleration for gifted students: process learning (training students to think in creative ways); individualized education (including approaches that encourage students' participation in determining content and rate); and curriculum, program, and special projects. (CL)

Recollections of a tour of an atypical school and its atypical administrator--A. S. Neil. (Editor)

Task analysis provides a means of effectively incorporating current learning theory and practice into instructional development methodology. It yields results applicable to specifying performance objectives, designing instructional activities, determining teaching strategies, and evaluating performance. (Author/BP)

Cautions and considerations for developing and implementing instructional models for students with learning and behavioral problems are examined in view of the need for keeping students as close to the least restrictive alternative as possible. (Author)

This detailed position-paper reflects upon traditional and contemporary drug education with particular attention to programs in schools. An effective educational approach is presented by integrating critical issues with a practical rationale for developing drug education programs to meet the unique needs of exceptional children. (Author)

Describes an integrated-thematic curriculum for gifted students in the context of assumptions about learning and characteristics of gifted learners. Specific strategies and steps in curriculum development are explained and applied to a year-long focus on the theme of "evidence" in a multiaged primary classroom with curriculum units on dinosaurs,…

Describes a method for teaching reading of research literature that helps students develop confidence and understanding. Basic steps of the modified KENSHU method are divide a scientific article into sections, try to define the purpose of the article, its significance, and applications, prepare a one-page summary with key graphs and tables, and…