Los Angeles USD's Academy for Management and Organizational Development serves the training and development needs of the district's certificated and classified management staff. This article describes the Academy's beginnings, its governance structure, and its four pre- and inservice training strands. (SJL)

Project R.I.S.E. (Resourceful Individuals Seeking Education) seeks to empower minority students and parents, phasing them in as equal members of the school and community. Active participation and discussion of intergroup issues are encouraged. This description is part of a theme issue on community education in Hawaii. (SJL)

Describes a program designed to reduce unemployment among out-of-school youth caused by the inability of these youth to document that they have assets in demand by employers. The program would provide the chance to acquire such assets and to build a documented record of achievement, experience, and certification. (LRA)

Working through state councils and college centers for economic education throughout the country, the Joint Council on Economic Education provides interdisciplinary training programs for teachers in K-14 schools. The article describes some projects and materials that exemplify their work, including a master curriculum guide, annual awards, and…

The Outside World Experience (OWE) Index--a weighted index of industrial, government, business, consulting, or other experience outside academia--is discussed as an important assessment measure for department faculty. Formulas for calculating the OWE Index as applied to schools, departments, and individual faculty members are included. (SF)

The impact of technical advances in computer hardware is examined. Size, cost, ease of use, expandability, and availability are discussed to help assess the impact of these advances on information systems. It is suggested that technology is making administrative computing economical and feasible. (Author/SF)

A pilot project demostrates that a carefully designed program encompassing training of foster parents, use of volunteers, community support, and full commitment by foster care workers can result in permanent homes for youngsters. (CM)

Describes a "One-to-One" service, operating out of the Discovery Center for Children, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in which paraprofessionals provide guidance on a individual basis to children with special needs. (CM)

The feminist movement has influenced women to have their scholarship about themselves used to redefine established research methodologies and previous research findings. Women's studies are opening new fields of study regarding male-female relationships, traditional societal roles, and male and female behavior patterns. (Author/HLM)

The National Center for Law and the Handicapped, Inc. assists handicapped persons to establish and maintain their rights under federal and state laws. The Center uses litigation, legislative reform, research, and public education to achieve equal opportunity for disabled persons. It provides publications and a resource library to the public.…

Black undergraduate volunteers were trained to give assistance to black dormitory residents, with the primary focus on referring them to professional helping resources. Black faculty and staff were identified as referral resources. The merits of training peer counselors broadly as opposed to in depth are discussed. (Author)

A simple behavioral approach for roommate conflict resolution based on a model for resolving marital conflict is described. It assumes that conflicts occur when maladaptive attempts are used to change another's behavior. (Author)

An ecological view of psychological services to preschool children is described here as a proactive, seeking-out, mental health delivery system that concentrates its effort on prophylactic activities rather than the "diagnosis recommend" or "diagnosis psychotherapy" ritual. Activities for psychological services, training of staff, and competencies…

Explores the small group teaching method and its effect upon students with mild behavioral problems. (RK)

Describes a workshop that utilized group interaction techniques to engage school teachers and administrators in a dialogue and activity to increase their sensitivity to conflicts that might arise concerning the observance of religious holidays in the classroom and to enable them to share ideas for appropriate programs for the holiday season.…