Evaluates an Illinois statewide program to remove status offenders from detention. Found substantially fewer youths were referred to detention but more youths than expected were classified as detainable and subjected to court and agency processing. Suggest this may be due to organizational self-interest and the weakness of community structure.…

An overview and evaluation is provided of an environmental management workshop conducted by the Department of Environment in India for top level managers including goals, participants, reasons for attending, themes, types of presentations, faculty, and participants' reactions. (DC)

Describes goal/objectives, course content/materials, context/users/beneficiaries, and transferability of the Maine Studies Curriculum, a state-validated demonstration project taught as part of the regular school curriculum. Also describes project evaluation (pilot testing, interpretability of measures, credibility of evidence, evidence of impact…

Describes the development of a local studies project (focusing on conservation) and subsequent impressions of the three teachers involved in this middle school project. Includes comments about student activities/experiences and instructional strategies. (Author/JN)

Formulates some theories about the process of raising cultural awareness among psychotherapists. Identifies important themes or issues that should be addressed in this type of training, and evaluates the feasibility of a short experiential training program in preparing culturally effective psychotherapists and counselors. (Author)

A fellowship program designed to increase nonclinical faculty skills among academic family physicians is described. The fellowship curriculum addresses five components of the academic physician's responsibilities: curriculum planning, evaluation, and instruction; clinical and educational research; professional and organizational development;…

Describes the design and application of the Student Affairs Program Evaluation Process at the University of Nebraska. An evaluation team including students and faculty was set up to study counseling, recreation and orientation programs. Weaknesses and strengths of the process were discussed and suggestions made for appropriate followup activities.…

Describes a one-day workshop developed to deliver practical information on the relationship of diet and health to senior citizens in rural communities. Clinical information was provided as a stimulus to examine current eating patterns. Tools and techniques were presented to make dietary modifications selected by participants. (Author)

Results indicate equivalent levels of patient performance when contingent reinforcement in a residential token economy program was controlled by either patient peer groups or staff. Patients in a peer-managed program showed positive ward behavior, reductions in psychosocial problems, and increase in potential for adjusting to community life.…

Rapid growth in the psychological professional has brought an attempt to make the doctoral degree the minimal credential for entry to independent practice. Examination of the characteristics of doctoral and nondoctoral training programs in school psychology suggests that each type of program has points in its favor. (Author)

This article presents an inventory for a cultural immersion teacher education program based on the program at Indiana University. It offers a rationale and objectives of such a program as well as specifics for participant selection, presite preparation, on-site requirements, external supervision, and evaluation plan. (JMF)

Discusses a workshop held to promote young farmer programs in Illinois. Describes how the workshop was planned and conducted. Provides evaluation information in two areas: (1) teacher evaluation of time allocation for workshop activities and (2) overall participant evaluation. Ninety percent of the workshop participants planned to organize young…

The arts program in the Attleboro, Massachusetts, public schools is an interdisciplinary attempt to communicate the basic knowledge structures used in most subjects through nonverbal visual means. An evaluative study showed Attleboro seventh graders' gains in visual concepts as significantly higher than those of traditionally taught students. (JM)

Descriptive and evaluative information is presented about the Interpersonal Cognitive Problem Solving (ICPS) program, which utilizes sequenced games and dialogs to teach young children new ways of thinking about and coping with interpersonal difficulties. (SJL)

Reported is an evaluation of the remediation program for students with sub-standard preparation at Hunter College of the City University of New York. Program results and a method for assessing results in a situation where ethics and administrative problems preclude the use of a randomized control group are presented. (JMD)