The Women's Center of Jamaica Foundation's (WCJF) Programme for Adolescent Mothers)--has supported pregnant girls and adolescent mothers to have uninterrupted access to education and allied services since 1978. This paper analyzes the conception, establishment, scale up and sustainability of the Programme. The Programme evolved from a small, local…

In 2015, there were 229,715 babies born to teens between the ages of 15-19 years of age. Over the past few years, teen births have decreased, however the United States still has the highest rate of teen pregnancies.There have been successful teen mothers who have completed high school and have proceeded to attend college and graduate with either a…

Describes University of Regina's 4-year specialized Middle Years Teacher Education Program, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree, which features an intense second year of weekly teaching experience in an intermediate classroom, instruction in teaching skills and strategies, and focuses on characteristics and needs of early adolescent learners…

Colleges faced with declining enrollments are cultivating a new crop of students--7-to-14-year-olds--who attend college after school, on Saturday mornings, and during the summer. Some programs are described, including College for Kids at the College of Marin and Cornell University. (MLW)

The major goal of the 2-year child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship program at the University of Maryland is to provide an integrated but flexible set of learning experiences, with areas of emphasis including child and adolescent development, early intervention and prevention of mental health problems, community child psychiatry, and research.…

Describes monetary and nonmonetary costs and benefits of university-sponsored paraprofessional training courses which utilize community facilities and staff. The specific program described involved undergraduate psychology students as tutors in a residential treatment program for behaviorally disturbed adolescents. (KC)

An overview of the diverse programs of research, scholarship, and creative activities conducted at Indiana University, the articles in this issue of "Research & Creative Activity" describe numerous interventions that can make a positive difference in the lives of at-risk youth. The articles are as follows: "Giving Back What You…

This document contains a Congressional hearing on the scope of the problem of adult and juvenile illiteracy and programs that are attempting to meet the problem. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from individuals representing the Department of Education; National Institute of Education;…

This document is a compendium of descriptions of programs throughout the United States dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives and educational development of Latino youth and children. In reviewing these programs, some common threads were found that define successful programs for Latino children and youth. The successful programs…

The report discusses preparing secondary teachers to work with learning disabled (LD) students, and describes a secondary teacher preparation program in learning disabilities at Cardinal Stritch College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Aspects considered include the role of the secondary LD teacher, the period of adolescence, "survival"…

Describes a career-planning workshop for parents of high school students. Suggests ways that college student affairs professionals can offer similar workshops as both a public service activity and as a recruitment effort. Argues that such efforts provide a way for student affairs professionals to nurture students' career development. (RJM)

The historical evolution of NIMH manpower and training policy is set forth as the framework for examining recent changes in the psychology education programs of the Institute. The new and exclusive emphasis on priority-focused training as a basic condition for NIMH support in the future is described with special reference to training in the child…

Describes a university and school collaborative project that provides a full range of counseling services to a secondary school population and the larger community of a rural locale. Discusses characteristics of the community, the structure of the counseling center, modalities of therapeutic interventions, the counseling center program, and…

The development of a modularized program for secondary educational psychology students at the University of Colorado is reviewed. The beginning stages and prototype produced are described, but emphasis is on the revision of the first system. Changes in the course, covering both educational and adolescent psychology, include expansion of the number…

This proceedings contains 36 papers presented at the 25th Annual Conference of the Association for Experiential Education. Papers are: "The Woods and the Trees: Interpreting Experiential Education for Schools and a Greater Audience" (Joanna Allen, John Hutchinson); "Adventure Programming & Prevention of Adolescent Problem…