Describes the career and influence of Jessie McLenaghen, the first provincial director of home economics for the Department of Education, British Columbia. Reviews home economics as an integral part of the progressive education movement. (JOW)

An e-mail survey was conducted in the summer of 2007 to obtain information from state supervisors of mathematics (employees of state departments of education with primary responsibility for K-12 curriculum leadership) regarding the impact of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 2006 publication, "Curriculum Focal Points (CFP) for…

Mark Nichols of Utah is recognized by AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION MAGAZINE as a leader in agricultural education in an article summarizing his contributions. (EA)

THE MODERN STATE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SUPERVISOR IS PRIMARILY A LEADER IN A COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE INVOLVING ALL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION, AND IS JUDGED BY THE SERVICE GIVEN TO THE TOTAL SYSTEM. THE SUPERVISOR SHOULD HAVE A SOLID BACKGROUND IN LANGUAGES, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL, AND TEACHING PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNIQUES, AND SHOULD UNDERSTAND AND BE ABLE TO…

The role of state consultants in gifted education is discussed in terms of their contributions to parents, administrators, and teachers. Names and addresses of 58 consultants are listed. (CL)

Survey of 43 state supervisors and 110 teacher educators in agriculture in the 12-state North Central region received 116 responses. Supervisors identified determining the need for adult agriculture programs and competencies of adult agriculture instructors as the most important research needs. Teacher educators selected adult program evaluation…

The article represents a profile of state supervisors' replies to a 1974 survey which indicates their varying responsibilities in working with the total business education program. (Author)

THE FORMATION OF A NEW ORGANIZATION, THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES (ACTFL), WILL PROVIDE AN INSTITUTIONAL CENTER FOR THE NEW PROFESSIONALISM THAT HAS DEVELOPED SINCE 1952 AMONG FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND SUPERVISORS. THIS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, COUPLED WITH ADEQUATE ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN…

A study was conducted to describe the current role of local agriculture supervisors in Ohio as perceived by vocational agriculture teachers and local and state agricultural education supervisors; and to describe the expected role of local agriculture supervisors in Ohio as perceived by the same groups. (CT)

All 53 State supervisors (including District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands) were surveyed. (Author)

This section, Of Special Interest," deals with the ethical dimension in education for business. (JS)

A survey by Illinois Plan for Home Economics Education of 51 state supervisors of vocational home economics found that 40 have recently revised the secondary home economics curriculum; only 10 had research underway in support of home economics; most favored family and/or family-work issues in the curriculum; and 40 considered their home economics…

Most extension district directors (n=66) who completed the Myers Briggs Type Inventory and Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventories II preferred the integrating style of conflict management. Significant relationships appeared between personality type and management style. Better understanding of types and styles can improve group dynamics, team…

This institute was held at Ohio State University, October 21-November 1, 1968 to fulfill two main purposes: (1) to provide an opportunity for personnel in state departments of vocational education to become knowledgeable in the concepts, methods, and practice of Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Systems (PPBS), and (2) to test a package of PPBS…