Nene College (United Kingdom) has developed a residential enrichment program for gifted ten- and eleven-year-olds in Northamptonshire County. The paper outlines the logistics of program implementation, including determining academic and social content and the selection of children and teaching staff. (DB)

Discusses the Workers' Education Branch of the ILO (International Labour Organisation), which has been developing workers' education activities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America for the purpose of assisting rural workers' organizations in identifying and developing plans to overcome their own major organizational and financial problems. (CT)

Ways to create and implement a master marketing plan for college campuses are described. The best marketing plans describe both objectives and methods for all appropriate areas within the institution. (MLW)

Outlines steps in establishment of ALANET (electronic mail and information service of American Library Association): setting program goals; analyzing internal and external environments; choosing vendor; covering operational and service aspects; keeping up, keeping ahead. Support features (bulletin boards, electronic newsletters) and flexibility in…

In 1972 in Canada, PARTICIPaction was founded as a private, independent, national company with the goal of encouraging Canadians to become more physically active. The company is described, and the Canada Fitness Survey of 1981 is summarized. The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute is then described, and its commitment to research and…

Describes the partnership between the Dallas Independent School District and local citizens that came about because of an editorial that advised that education must become an obsession to reduce student pregnancy, drug abuse, and dropouts. Discusses factors that have contributed to the success of the program. (JOW)

Describes the extended degree program in Speech Communication at the University of Northern Colorado, including: (1) a brief history of the program; (2) the design, format, and unique features of the program; and (3) survey feedback from students concerning their perceptions of the program. (MS)

Describes how training managers initiated a senior management development program to help an organization develop a new approach to managing change and upheaval. (Author/JOW)

This article describes examples of new food product development activities engaged in at the University of Minnesota Technical College with local industry, showing how they have been used as teaching models in the classroom. These activities have led to a program of New Product Development Assistance for small food companies in southeastern…

Offers a broad overview of the developmental reading program at Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana. Discusses the unwritten and written course goals, the administration of the reading program, and four aspects of the organization (courses, conferences, evaluation, and use of support services). (MS)

The evolution of a peer counseling project at a school for the deaf in Canada is described. Reasons for establishing the program, key elements (engendering support, student selection, training workshops, school involvement, supervision, and evaluation), the role of facilitators, and training demands are discussed (Author/DB)

Demographic trends in hearing impairment include changes in number and proportion of hearing-impaired U.S. residents and changes in educational placement and academic achievement of hearing-impaired students. The article describes how these demographic trends affect Gallaudet University and the University's response through new programming. (JDD)

In 1985 the Rockefeller Foundation encouraged the development of a collaborative program between three institutions that look at how teachers teach art and evaluate what their students learn. (MD)

A comprehensive curriculum-development program which covers grades K-12 can ensure a meaningful scope and sequence of experiences for gifted learners. The experience of the Gary Community School Corporation and other Indiana communities with such an approach is described. Eight steps from needs assessment to implementing the model are presented.…

The Greenwich, Connecticut, public school system is training teachers and administrators in the use of structured cooperative learning groups as part of a district-wide strategy to explore a variety of effective teaching practices. The cooperative learning program and its impact on teachers and students is described. (MT)