Fifteen author-contributed papers are presented to help campus personnel understand the difficulties encountered by disabled college students. Initial sections address issues and strategies involved, while a third section presents six case studies describing successful programs. A final chapter lists annotated resource guides on aspects of higher…

This booklet opens with an overview and description of gifted education. Considered are historical perspectives, the case for gifted education, defining and identifying gifted students, the psychology of mathematical giftedness, forces in the lives of gifted children, organizational alternatives for gifted, and program operation. In chapter 2 are…

This source book contains listings of resources available for educators in rural settings. This information was gathered from the states of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, by Colorado State University under contract to McREL. Practices reported involve staff development, academic planning,…

Describes an approach in which junior high school students prepare a sound/slide presentation that focuses on some animal issue. The approach is designed to make them more aware of the problems encountered by animals and to help them develop their ability to process information and to work together. (JN)

Details are given of a program designed to facilitate record-keeping and grade averaging for college teachers. It is designed to run on a TRS-80, Model 1 microcomputer with at least one diskette drive. The program listing is included. (MP)

To facilitate the goals of the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) in Catholic schools, the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, is offering a consciousness raising, sensitization program. Teachers resource kits are provided to help students explore facts and attitudes about handicaps. Part of a theme issue on disabilities. (Author/SJL)

Focusing on primary prevention, the program described was developed to prevent and minimize effects of child sexual abuse. The program offers (1) information for children on sexual abuse and molestation within the context of "good" and "bad" touching, (2) instruction for children concerning self-protection skills and…

The first of two volumes on planning parent participation programs, this guide is intended to be an aid in deciding what type of program is most appropriate for a given school. Definitions and purposes of parent involvement programs are offered, followed by an explanation of the importance of determining program goals before designing activities.…

This resource packet describes programs that employ one of 13 different school strategies that support and assist students at risk of failing to complete school. A brief introductory section notes that approximately 25% of all students who enter elementary school will drop out of school before graduation. It reviews characteristics of dropouts,…

This paper presents information on the development, over a 3-year period, of a computer literacy curriculum for the psychology master's program of Pepperdine University. The discussion is organized under three topics: curriculum, faculty development, and resources. A chronological flow chart is provided in Table 1, describing progress in…

Development education, the process of sensitizing citizens of industrialized countries to the problems of the third world, and related issues of global development, has gained acceptance among educators in recent years. To respond to this global approach to development, a National Assembly ("Global Crossroads: Educating Americans for…

Focusing on the therapeutic aspects of camping experiences for delinquent and psychologically disturbed youth, this 382-item bibliography lists books, journal articles, theses, dissertations, and unpublished reports written from 1928 to 1983 on adventure education, wilderness experience, Outward Bound, therapeutic camping, experiential learning,…

The study was designed to develop an information base on education services to handicapped children and youth in California who are also limited in English proficiency (LEP) and to identify promising practices in their education. The first of three documents collected here is a report of the statewide questionnaire survey of a random sample of 145…

Describes: (1) a nutrition education game for students in grades 3-5; (2) a nutrition recipe content for seniors; (3) a nutrition and exercise awareness program for college students; and (4) bibliographies (called pathfinders) designed to give guidance during the initial stages of a search for information/resources on a particular topic. (JN)

Produced by Leicestershire Museums, Art Galleries, and Records Services in conjunction with the Soil Survey of England and Wales, the "Down to Earth" travelling exhibit, devoted entirely to soil science, will tour in the United Kingdom between 1983 and 1989. The exhibit is described and literature that accompanies the exhibition is…