Describes a workshop providing tools for self-confrontation and for acquiring self-help methods of making the desired changes in participants' daily lives. Many participants came to the realization that they are not passive victims of life, that they do make choices, and that they shape their lives by those choices. (Author/BEF)

Reviews materials from the ERIC database describing the variety of functions a high school reading lab can perform and suggesting ways to evaluate student improvement in the reading lab situation. (MKM)

Summarizes the background conditions and rationale for the creation of the Aesthetic Education Program of CEMREL, Inc., and reviews its activities and accomplishments since its inception. (Author/RK)

Deal with one instance in which the Government of Bermuda sought to effect social change. Discusses the author's experiences in introducing a sex education program there as well as the implications of that program's development for five social problems, which Bermuda faces in its struggle to maintain economic survival. (RK)

Presents some common practices and procedures that can be used as working guidelines for those considering the efficacy of peer programs in teaching sex education. (Author/RK)

In 1974 twenty-five students began a program offering a Diploma of Higher Education at the Bulmershe College of Higher Education. Last summer the first students earned their diplomas. Describes the objectives of the program, its content, and the outcome for the students. Suggests what the Dip HE's prospects might be. (Editor/RK)

Four basic considerations of curriculum development for nursing orientation programs are briefly reviewed: goals, learning objectives, learning experiences, and evaluation. A comprehensive individualized program and two of its components, a manual and audiovisual aids are described. Also described are two evaluation instruments developed for the…

This article describes the evaluation of a workshop series for the aging in Central and Southwestern Virginia. The selection of participants for the workshops, evaluation instrumentation, and outcomes are discussed. (Author)

Reports on how a centralized curriculum is created and disseminated in France, and what those at the receiving end think about the system. (Editor)

Describes the evaluation procedure for Treatment Alternatives to Street Crimes (TASC) in Marin County, California. The TASC program was developed to identify drug users shortly after their arrest and refer them to appropriate treatment modalities. (Author/HMV)

Describes the basic components of the Individually Guided Education (IGE) system of individualized instruction, and reviews some evaluation studies that show IGE to be a success. (JG)

Describes how staff at a Wisconsin elementary school developed a plan that dramatically increased parents' participation and visibility and created a useful method of tracking and measuring that participation. Teachers used a simple grid to chart parents' participation in various activities throughout the year. By the second year, the school had…

Provides a description and evaluation of a community-wide implementation of a parenting program. Results indicate that it is possible to take a population health approach to parenting, successfully involve multiple services and professionals in the delivery of the program, and maintain the effectiveness of the parenting intervention in a…

Describes a developmental screening project conducted by Oregon Healthy Start, a home visiting program for first-time parents. Explains procedures of the project, and describes the Ages and Stages Questionnaires, a parent-completed screening tool used as an outcome measure. Presents outcomes of the project, including recommendations for using…