Explains the components of the mastery learning model and discusses the model's curricular implications and problems. Condensed from "Mastery Learning, Fastback 154," published by the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, Bloomington, Indiana. (Editor/SJL)

Reviews user-related pitfalls which occurred during 222 satellite-mediated broadcasts which were related to medical education and health care delivery, and directed to Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. Specific consideration is given to those problems which need to be remedied for a user-acceptable system of satellite communication. (FM)

Examines the structure, role, and needs of Africa's national and intracontinental transportation system. Characteristics of rail, water, road, and air transportation are examined. The conclusion is that high investment in transportation systems is essential to the development process. (Author/KC)

Gives advice on how to break up an existing elementary school library closed because of declining enrollments. Items covered are: preparing for the closing, procedures to follow, problems encountered, reprocessing materials, and lessons learned. (LLS)

Long-term clients were not found to differ from short-term clients in the types of problems they presented with, in the diagnoses they received, or on the major demographic variables. The differences seemed to be more of degree than of kind. (Author)

Examines the nature of comprehension, specifically in the area of reading, and offers some techniques for teaching comprehension. (FL)

Describes Cyclops, an advanced electronic audiovisual system which uses microprocessor technology to convert a video signal into an audio signal for transmission by telephone, radio, or stereo-audio cassettes. Students need a 'black-box' to decode the signal for display on a standard television screen. Problems encountered in implementing this…

Provides an overview of audiovisual materials about librarianship and information science, names some titles in various categories, and suggests sources of such materials. A bibliography of selection aids, producers, and distributors is included. (Author/JD)

Points out that many teachers of English and writing are interested in supplementing their income by becoming consultants. Discusses six major problems that consultants encounter: travel, competition, difficult relationships with clients, scheduling, getting started, and trying to show a profit. (TJ)

Explores the problems facing library education in less developed countries as a result of the rapid transfer of advanced technology and the adoption of curriculums of developed countries in emerging nations. (FM)

Outlines the application of relational logic to data retrieval, describes how the discipline relates to modern data base technology, and discusses some of the key issues involved. Some examples illustrate the use of relational concepts in automated question-answering systems. Notes and references are provided. (Author/JD)

Describes some of the difficulties a school newspaper can have working with a printer in a town where there is only one printer. (TJ)

The article identifies eight typical play problems of severely handicapped children, and describes several instructional strategies for each problem as possible solutions for teachers and parents in overcoming these difficulties. (Author/DLS)

Discusses characteristics of strong teams, lists problems that can destroy them, and presents basic steps in creating strong ones. Describes roles for an effective multimedia team, raises specific multimedia issues, and makes recommendations for team organization. (PEN)

Presents ideas and development strategies aimed at minimizing the unanticipated obstacles often encountered when implementing a performance support system, especially an integrated performance support system (IPSS). Highlights include a history of performance support systems; problems; justification, including a cost benefit analysis; planning;…