Assessment in Alberta: Six Areas of Concern

This report on the Alberta Student Assessment Study describes the context, methodology, and emergent themes. It outlines the purposes and uses of assessment according to the various stakeholder groups. Using both qualitative and quantitative data from students and parents, as well as educators at all levels, there were six areas or themes that emerged for further exploration: politics of assessment, decision making, teacher learning, communication and relationships, instructional leadership, and fairness and equity.     

PHYSICS

Universities: American, English, German, by Abraham Flexner, with an Introduction by Robert Ulich. New York: Teachers College Press, 1967. 339 PP., $6.00.

Strategies for Curriculum Change: Cases From 13 Nations by R. Murray Thomas, Lester B. Sands, and Dale L. Brubaker. Scranton, Pa.: International Textbok Company, 1968. vi + 386 pp.

Comparative Studies and Educational Decision by Edmund J. King. New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1968. 182 pp. $6.00.

John Milton Gregory and the University OF Illinois by Harry A. Kersey, Jr. Urbana, III.: The University of Illinois Press, 1968. 252 pp. $7.95.

Community Colleges: A President'S View by Thomas E. O'Connell. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1968. 172 pp. $5.50.

The Education OF Nations by Robert Ulich. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1967. 365 pp. $7.95.

The Philosophy OF Primary Education by R. F. Dearden. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, The Students' Library of Education, 1968. 194 PP. $3.75.

Intellectual Foundations of Modern Education by William Earle Drake. Columbus, O.: Charles E. Merrill Books, 1967. 669 pp.

Justice, Justice by Henry Cohen. New York: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1968. 156 pp. $2.45.

The Development of Education in Western Culture by Ralph L. Pounds. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1968. 307 pp. $5.00.

How Children Learn by John Holt. New York: Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1967. 189 pp. $4.95.

Motor Learning and Human Performance by Robert N. Singer. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1968. 354 PP. $7.50.

Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers by James W. Armstrong. New York: Harper &; Row, 1968. 320 pp. $9.50.

Multiple Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School by Charles H. D' Augustine. New York: Harper &; Row, 1968. 397 PP. $8.75.

Educational Television in Japan by Jose Maria de Vera. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Ltd., and Tokyo, Japan: Sophia University, 1967. 140 pp. $6.00.

Communication and Comprehension by J. M. Trenaman. New York: Humanities Press, 1968. 212 pp. $6.50.

Administering Elementary Schools: Concepts and Practices by Ralph B. Kimbrough. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1968. 427 pp. $7.95.

Turmoil in Teaching by T. M. Stinnet. New York: The Macmillan Co., 1968. 406 pp.

Education and Public Understanding by Gordon McCloskey, 2nd Ed. New York: Harper &; Row, 1967. 622 pp. $9.95.

Prayer in the Public Schools—Law and Attitude Change by William K. Muir, Jr. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1967. 170 pp. $5.95.

Education in Community Development: Its Function in Technical Assistance by James J. Shields, Jr. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1967. 127 pp. $10.00.

The Disadvantaged: Challenge TO Education by Mario D. Fantini and Gerald Weinstein. New York: Harper &; Row, 1968. 455 pp. $8.95.

Children'S Understanding of Social Interaction by Dorothy Fla-pan. New York: Teachers College Press, 1968. 86 pp. $1.95.     

CREATIVITY IN ADULTHOOD AND OLD AGE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

The purpose of this study was to explore the creative process and creative products across the adult life span. The subjects were 61 women, ages 20 to 83 years, who were comparable in intelligence, education, and interest in writing. They completed a creative writing project and took three standardized creativity tests and two intelligence subtests. Both quantitative and qualitative differences were found favoring young adults. Predictive but not construct validity was demonstrated for the creativity tests with this population of young and old adults. Both methodological constraints and the ecological validity of these measures of creativity are discussed.     

Text and Context: the Passion of the Christ and Other Jesus Films

Looking back on his vocational journey, the author explores three “conversations” among academic and local church religious educators originating in teaching practice that culminate in a discussion of religious education as a field of study. These conversations focus attention on teaching in the transformation of persons and communities, on community as context and agency of teaching, and on public life as the setting for teaching to live responsibly into the providential intent of God. From this perspective religious education is described as an inherently theological practice emerging from the engagement of teachers and students in faith communities at the edges of our collective ignorance of the “intent of God” and at the intersection of our various religious traditions.     

Book reviews

Lee, Irving J. and Lee, Laura L., Handling Barriers in Communication. Harper and Brothers, 49 East 33 Street, New York 16, New York. 1957, $5. Paper.

Auer, J. Jeffery, An Introduction to Research in Speech. Harper and Brothers, 49 East 33 Street, New York 16, New York. 1959, $5.

Brown, Charles T., Introduction to Speech. Houghton Mifflin Company, 432 Park Avenue South, New York 16, New York. 1955.

Uris, Dorothy, Everybody's Book of Better Speaking. David McKay Company, Inc., 119 West 40 Street, New York 18, New York. 1960, $4.95.

Braden, Waldo W., Speech Methods and Resources: A Textbook for the Teacher of Speech. Harper and Brothers, 49 East 33 Street, New York 16, New York. 1961, $6.50.

Marra, Waldo J., How to Streamline Your Letters. National Retail Credit Association, 375 Jackson Avenue, St. Louis 30, Missouri. Multilithed, paper.

Windes, Russell R. and Kruger, Arthur N., Championship Debating. J. Weston Walch, Box 1075, Portland, Maine. 1961 ; paper cover, $3.50 ; plastic cover, $4.50.     

Newsworthiness and Islam: An Analysis of Values in the Muslim Online Press

This study examined how the values of the Islamic faith may have an impact on news reporting in several Middle Eastern nations. An analysis of 1,773 stories from 10 online Middle Eastern newspapers indicated that Islam as a way of life has an effect on how domestic news was structured in the presentation of news topic, the actors in the news, the positive or negative orientation of the news, and the use of sources. Previous explanations of newsworthiness in Middle Eastern societies that do not consider the impact of Islamic values may be incomplete in their evaluation of the press.     

A Framework for Creating a Climate of Transparency for Professional Performance Assessment: Fostering Student Investment in Gatekeeping

Students unfamiliar with their counseling program's professional performance assessment policies may consider such policies pejorative. Moreover, student beliefs about the primacy of ethical service to clients may be confounded when faculty members are reluctant or fail to formally address concerns about deficient professional performance of students. The authors propose a framework intended to promote openness and transparency in professional performance assessment and believe this framework is critical to students' accurate perceptions of the assessment process, their trust in faculty members, and their future investment in safeguarding public welfare and the ethical integrity of the counseling profession through gatekeeping.     

Universal service in a global networked environment: Selected issues and possible approaches

This article provides an overview and summary of selected issues related to the development of universal service to networked information resources and services in a global networked environment. Complex issues have yet to be addressed regarding basic concerns such as defining the term “universal service” as it suggests a range of meanings and uses given different societal contexts. The model for universal service being developed in the United States offers some lessons and concerns for other nations attempting to promote universal service as a national policy. The article concludes with a number of recommendations that address selected policy issues related to universal service in a global networked environment.