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The development, organization, operation, programing and financing of educational television (ETV) in New York State (NYS) are reviewed. Legislative intent and authorization for ETV--which includes both public television (PTV), open to the general public, and instructional television (ITV), usually designed for specific classroom instructional purposes--are discussed, and television's (TV) effectiveness in terms of educational purposes and potentials is evaluated. The report begins with a general review of ETV in NYS and then investigates the effectiveness, material sources, logistical services and productivity of classroom TV at the primary and secondary levels. Chapter III analyzes classroom TV in the State University, including its development, administration, potential utilization, cost-effectiveness and reasons for its current underutilization. PTV in the state is surveyed, with attention devoted to its instructional services, public programing, program production services and statewide network. Chapter V studies PTV finances, especially PTV station expenses, and state and other sources of funding and the report concludes with an overview and look at the future of ETV, including both its ITV and PTV components. Eleven appendixes provide additional detailed data. (PB)

Criticisms of behavior modification, which charge that it violates ethical and legal principles, are discussed and reasons are presented to explain behavior modification's susceptibility to attack. (GW)

An examination is made of the possible impact of Rodriquez on other educational reform litigation presently pending in the courts or contemplated by reform advocates. An analysis of the relevant sections of the Rodriquez decision is presented, and alternative concepts which may limit the decision's consequences are suggested. Some of these concepts are applied to identify the future of specific areas of litigation (tracking and testing rights of handicapped children, sex-related classifications and school fees) that were developing before Rodriquez. (EH)

Computer time-sharing offers many interesting possibilities for use in teaching computer technology. To test the hypothesis that with proper hardware and software, students using time-sharing as a teaching machine could acquire proficiency in the fundamentals of programing more easily than by using standard batch-processing techniques, the Department of Civil Engineering at M.I.T. conducted a study using a freshman programing class. A group of 32 students was divided with half using the Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS) on an IBM 7094. The groups were matched on previous overall grade average, amount of computer experience, and number of students enrolled in an additional computer laboratory. Careful student-use records were kept, and the differences in student vs. regular use of the system were recorded. Students in the experimental group were restricted to a single remote console in order to obtain an estimate of console reliability. Use figures, instructor observations, and course grades served as a basis for group comparisons. The study does not demonstrate conclusively that time-sharing is superior to the IBM 1620. It may be that time-sharing is inferior due to the many runs and the amount of machine time students require. However, the experiment does illustrate the educational potential of time-sharing. (Author/MT)

Examines the style, plot, setting, characterization, theme, and language of "The Hobbit and "The Lord of the Rings trilogy. (SW)

Summarizes recommendations of The Panel on Pre-Professional Training for the Medical Sciences of the Commission on Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences. Diagrams patterns of degree programs in the health sciences, outlines basic biological concepts, identifies problems of supply and demand in medicine, and suggests adequate biology courses be provided during pre-professional education. (EB)

An economic model of consumer choice is used to link the separate theories that have dealt with comparative politics, job satisfaction, and organizational mobility. The model is used to structure data taken from studies of Turkish and French elites on environmental change, organizational mobility, and satisfaction. (Author/DN)

The analysis suggests that, while the career preferences of students when considered as a group remained stable over the 4-year medical experience, the career preferences of individual students underwent considerable change. The instability of student preferences for other careers suggests that medical faculties can make attempts to promote or discourage certain careers. (Author/PG)

Reconciled are the current philosophy of normalization (providing patterns and conditions of everyday life) and the growth of behavior-shaping strategies as the bases of the institutional care and program of the severely mentally handicapped. (KW)