Suggests a design for parents' night in which the children, in this case first graders, show their parents around via a games-and-reward format. (SJL)

Cooperation among a teacher center, the local education agency, and the institution of higher education provides a strong foundation for improving teacher center inservice activities. (JD)

A group of teachers' advisers and college tutors became interested in developing some "safe" science activities for junior high school physically handicapped students. A series of pacakage experiments on approximately 30 scientific principles were tested for potential drawbacks for the handicapped child. Several experiments are described. (SBH)

Programing for vocational instruction is examined in a general sense and several programing steps are discussed, including identifying component skill areas, determining the behavioral and stimulus control requirements, sequencing instructional content, and designing instructional tasks. (DLS)

Presents a four-step process for staff members interested in designing their own mastery learning program. (Author/JM)

The media specialist in a small organization should enlist the support of top management, describe the program fully, obtain detailed cost estimates, promote use of media, and realistically start small. (CMV)

Stresses that departments of psychology in colleges and universities should supplement existing curricula with a human service psychology emphasis. Explains why and how this should be done. (DB)

Presents a variety of examples for developing a faculty evaluation system and gathering data about faculty members' activities. An equation is given that can be used to compute merit pay. The system for evaluation is designed to promote individualization in many settings. (SA)

A task profile for faculty evaluation, generated by the Psychology Department at Louisiana State University, is explained in this article. Peer review is emphasized. (SA)

Teachers should develop a communication system in order to gather performance information on handicapped students entering a regular classroom. (JD)

A data-based crisis support program at a special school for severely emotionally disturbed children provides on-the-spot intervention for students with behavioral difficulties, records data about the incident, and provides monthly summary data reports on program use. One month's data report is used to illustrate program structure and data…

The paper addresses the need to define terms used in vision training before successful programs can be formulated. Critical behaviors in three categories (visual attending, visual examining, and visually guided motor) are considered as are program alternatives focusing on visual environment management, visual skills training, and visually…

Two mentors in a math mentoring program for gifted students offer principles for developing such a program. Topics covered include mentor qualifications, getting started, finding materials, preparing for the first mentoring session, frequency and length of meetings, student behavior, and planning. (DB)

This article presents five basic guidelines for initiating a successful alumni merchandising program: (1) shop around for the best vendor; (2) decide what to sell; (3) manage merchandise properly; (4) watch out for risky business; and (5) get what you pay for. (MDM)

This article presents an interview with Robert Deware, associate professor of organization behavior at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, who offers advice on setting up and managing a university public relations office. It focuses on issues of office size, staffing, structure, and strategy. (MDM)