Schools in five counties in southeastern Pennsylvania take their environmental problems seriously, as at least one planning board will attest. (Editor)

Professionals employed in school systems are called upon to define alternative ways to organize for evaluation, and to focus on various objects of evaluation. Standards suggested for judging school evaluation included those addressing accuracy, utility, propriety, and feasibility of the evaluation. (Author)

Lists 60 problems (and suggestions for their solution) that arose during the adoption of a management by objectives program, were suggested by that experience, or came out of the literature. (IRT)

A training program to teach counseling and interviewing skills to paraprofessionals is described. The content includes conveying an open invitation to talk, reflective responding, problem solving, giving feedback, and setting goals. The training model includes five stages. Four factors that probably contributed to the effectiveness of training are…

The program considered here is said to be one of the most comprehensive in the country. Only in its third year, it has 14 different types of alternative schools in 30 different locations. (Author/AM)

Describes and assesses the success of New York City's Hillcrest High School, an educational alternative offering a variety of courses and services. (DS)

A description is given of the peer counselor training program of the Stanford University Student Health Center, Counseling and Psychological Services Division. (MJB)

Survey results of minority programs in 19 selected graduate library schools are presented. Programs are analyzed for success factors, and essential components in program implementation are determined. (KP)

Offers a broad overview of the developmental reading program at Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana. Discusses the unwritten and written course goals, the administration of the reading program, and four aspects of the organization (courses, conferences, evaluation, and use of support services). (MS)

Some American schools are providing students with conflict resolution skills as part of their education. Three elementary and secondary school mediation programs in Hawaii, New York, and California that help youngsters solve their own problems are described. (RM)

Reviews the development of the experience-based career education (EBCE) model; describes the development of the EBCE project at Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama; presents the results of the project; and discusses insights gained from it. (JOW)

The Training Center conducted three nine hour drug education workshops for selected staff of a large industrial concern of the Northwest. The workshop experience and the data generated during the workshop suggest the usefulness of such non-school drug education programs. (Author)

That's what's in store for youth at the Kansas Boys Industrial School, thanks to an innovative residential treatment program. (Editor)

Considerable concern is focused today on whether the twelfth grade program meets the needs of today's students. Cites some reasons for the concern and some actions that can be taken to overcome it. (Editor)