Discusses the objectives of alcohol education, program development, and evaluation. Objectives usually include immediate behavior change as well as long range outcomes. Results indicate that incorporating areas of health education can increase the validity of alcohol education with appropriate planning and evaluation. (JAC)

Describes a comparative health care systems program based in London which combines seminars, clinical site visits, and participant observation. Objective is for students to view health care systems through a sociological perspective using experiential learning and systems analysis. (Author/CK)

The development of Scarborough's Values Education Project is described. The advantages and disadvantages of three reflective teaching methods: values clarification, Kohlberg's cognitive-moral development, and Allen's problem-solving approach, are outlined, and Scarborough's synthesis is discussed. (SJL)

Leadership training is a form of instruction. As such, it should be guided by a model of instruction. Describes how the Three-Stage Model of Instruction (Feldhusen, Ames and Linden, 1973, 1974) was used to guide the development of thirteen units of leadership instruction for high school youth in vocational organizations. (Author/RK)

The problems of student personnel workers are often compounded by inadequate planning, uncertain outcomes, and lack of accountability. The authors propose that management by objectives may provide a reasonable solution. (Editor)

Linguists in the Wisconsin Native American Language Project are giving written form to five tribal languages to prevent their being lost forever. (Editor)

Career education is one of America's few school "growth areas" says the author in a report from Washington. (Editor/RK)

Describes Virginia's Agricultural Education Service programs in horticulture, intended to provide mentally handicapped students with knowledge and job skills. (TA)

Presents the background, context, and methodology of a futures project in a rural Appalachian school district. Of the 29 office staffs and principals in the county, 15-17 volunteered for this project. (Author/IRT)

Discussing how the Kuwaiti political system has affected teaching methodologies, the author presents the goals of the University of Kuwait political science department. Examines the department's curriculum, teaching staff, degree requirements, student enrollment, teaching methods, and the scope of department activities. Concludes that the…

Describes the activities of two Head Start programs, Murray Head Start in Murray, Kentucky, and Inn-Circle in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Both programs integrate families into wider communities, and bring community resources into their programs to better serve parents and children. Both programs illustrate how Head Start can become a community hub for…

Outlines the basic theoretical principles underlining a sister-class project undertaken between schools in Canada and Greece. The objectives of the project, the problems that arose during the implementation as well as the outcomes thus far are discussed. (Author/VWL)

The challenges facing the Singapore education system in the new millennium are unique and unprecedented in Asia. Demands for new skills, knowledges, and flexible competencies for globalised economies and cosmopolitan cultures will require system-wide innovation and reform. But there is a dearth of international benchmarks and prototypes for such…

University of Central Florida faculty and administrators recently endorsed a library-initiated proposal to integrate information fluency across the curriculum. The information fluency proposal was drafted in response to a university-wide call for proposals for a quality enhancement plan, which is a requirement for reaffirmation by the…

The Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI) launched in 2002 with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The ECHSI provides funds for the development of Early College Schools (ECSs) that serve students who traditionally are underrepresented in postsecondary education and offers them the opportunity to simultaneously pursue a high…