A panel of state staff, Professional Development Center directors, and other experts reviewed current or previous exemplary projects in Pennsylvania and in the U.S. and published project descriptions in a newsletter ("FOCUS" bulletin). Twenty-two special projects were selected as exemplary based on a five-point scale for innovation,…

Both core curriculum and multiculturalism are highly contested issues in education today. For this discussion, a relatively broad definition of core curriculum is used, ranging from core programs that require students to take one mandated course or a series of them to generalized distribution requirements more commonly put into practice as a core…

Distance learning is rapidly gaining acceptance as a valid means of course delivery in educational institutions across the country, and these institutions are struggling to enhance the quality of teaching,learning and scholarship over the Internet, while trying to effectively integrate this type of instruction into the curriculum. Increasingly,…

This manual was developed by a project to create a model program that integrates basic skills instruction with requirements of welfare reform, and the project's final report describes activities taken to develop the manual. The report details the problem, goals, procedures, objectives met and not met, and an evaluation. The manual is designed to…

A system for faculty evaluation is presented that suggests a performance middle ground appropriate to the realities of teaching while promoting the values associated with performance-based evaluation: measurability, objectivity, integration of performance with recognition and compensation, flexibility in application, discrimination among…

Systematic experimentation rather than random innovation is urged to promote effective curriculum designs, to establish an empirical basis for educational policy decisions, and to provide quasi-theories about educational policy change. CSWE is seen as potential coordinator and repository of data about the effects of changes in educational policy.…

Discusses the inadequacy of vocationally oriented law enforcement curricula at community colleges and presents a conceptual model for police education based on the training progression of medical students; i.e., undergraduate work, graduate work, and an internship. Advocates the creation of professional schools for police training at the…

The Minnesota model is based on the establishment of terminal performance objectives for home economics and their assessment by criterion-referenced tests. Model components are intended to eliminate gaps or overlap in instruction on secondary, postsecondary, and adult levels of education. A statewide center is responsible for model management. (SK)

The findings of a national survey intended to determine the extent to which income maintenance studies are available in graduate or undergraduate social work programs are reviewed. The legitimization of income maintenance as a field of study is advocated and an educational model for the curriculum is presented. (Author/MLW)

A research, training, and demonstration study by Southern Illinois University-Carbondale that dealt with the interaction of law and social work graduate students in delivering services to the elderly poor is reported. Confrontation education is suggested as a means to modify stereotypes, clarify roles, and encourage integrated service delivery.…

The article discusses the provision of educational services to multiply handicapped deaf children, as mandated by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). Some problems of definition and of identification are reviewed, along with considerations in the identification and placement of such children. (DLS)

Describes a computer mentor program that was developed by the University of Maryland and the Prince George's County Public Schools (Maryland) to help teachers learn to integrate computers into their instruction. Topics include a course for the mentors, school administrative support, and results of program evaluations. (LRW)

Explores the use of forecasting in social work education to plan for change, and describes two qualitative and two quantitative forecasting models. Recounts the responses of one university task force to using the models for program administration and development, and examines areas of social work education in which the models may be useful.…

Presents 34 intercultural communication competencies appropriate to, but generally lacking in, preservice training of bilingual education teachers. Discusses the place of each competency within the components of a curriculum development paradigm: course content, instructional strategies, staffing, and evaluation. Contains 21 references. (SV)

Describes a graduate engineering course which specializes in model predictive control. Lists course outline and scope. Discusses some specific topics and teaching methods. Suggests final projects for the students. (MVL)