The annual report of ESEA Title VI-A activities of the instructional materials developmental center of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (North Carolina) presents information on statistical data, project objectives, inservice workshops, convention and lecture participation, visitations, areas served, problems encountered, and project…

The major purposes of the project were to determine the nature of the literacy problem in the Army by studying the literacy demands of Army jobs together with the literacy skills of Army personnel, and to develop a literacy training program to provide job-related-functional, literacy skills. Literacy research and development performed by HumRRO…

The study's purpose was to examine the effects of a planned program of educational-occupational information on the knowledge of occupations, level of aspiration, level of training and the self-concept of Maine elementary school students. The experimental group, from Veazie, consisted of grades 2, 3, 5, and 6. The control group was from the same…

A longitudinal study of 20 experimental and 20 control preschool children identified at birth as being at high risk of suffering cultural-familial mental retardation is nearing completion. Ss (identified from a low income Milwaukee area) all have mothers with IQs below 75 and are of Negro extraction. The experimental intervention is composed of…

As a result of an extensive examination of its freshman composition program, the English department at the University of Nebraska at Omaha created an individualized, self-paced program in writing. This paper describes the areas of concern identified during the assessment of the traditional writing program, discusses the principles upon which the…

Manual English, which involves signing a word with the hands while saying it, has been used successfully to develop language skills in mentally handicapped students (3-21 years old) in public schools. (SB)

The author presents the advantages of job sharing for all school personnel, saying that education is particularly adaptable to this new form of employment. Current job sharing programs in Massachusetts, California, and New Jersey schools are briefly discussed. (SJL)

Describes nontraditional study as it occurs in nursing education. Some characteristics of nontraditional study are being incorporated in nursing education, such as using different geographical locations for learning and alternative instructional techniques. The evaluation of nontraditional nursing programs is an area where further research is…

The article describes the development of BioMedical Sciences Core at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah for introductory level allied health students. The design of the "Core" curriculum is to integrate the disciplines of physics, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and microbiology as they relate to the human body rather than teaching the traditional…

Some states use subsidies, grants, and other public monies to rejuvenate lagging rural economies, but without sound economic analysis to guide these efforts money may go to projects that do not achieve economic development goals. Minnesota's Iron Range programs illustrate what happens when economic analysis is sacrificed in political tugs-of-war.…

Ursinus College introduced a new Freshman Advising Program at the beginning of the 1982-83 academic year. The program called on specially trained faculty to play a greatly expanded role as mentor-advisors. Student evaluations of freshman advising are discussed. (MLW)

Considers the characteristics and benefits of learning communities/clusters/coordinated-studies programs, contrasting the unique features of the programs at LaGuardia Community College, Seattle Central Community College, and Daytona Beach Community College. Learning community characteristics involve 25 to 100 students working with three or four…

A computerized multicampus, multi-term, continuous scheduling system implemented by Mississippi State University is described, focusing on its major features, implementation time-frame, and technical components. (MSE)

Uses the Bradley Inventory of Reading Comprehension Software to evaluate surface characteristics (including documentation and instructional design) of microcomputer reading comprehension programs produced by Scott Foresman, Random House, Control Data Corporation, and Basic Learning Systems. All four programs received high scores, but the Scott…

Explores the effectiveness of parent-community involvement in bilingual education programs, and the impact an effective training program can have in formulating organizational goals. Describes the impact of a Bilingual Parent Training Institute for Hispanic parents in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (JAC)