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…

Describes a program at Arizona State University in which community college faculty were invited to teach basic writing at the university. Reviews the problems encountered in developing the program, and suggests how most of the problems can be avoided. Argues that this approach to basic writing is "disturbing." (RS)

A focus group was formed at Brigham Young University (Utah) to gain student perspectives on advising services and materials. The approach has helped the institution refine its materials and content to match students' developmental needs, involve students in program evaluation, and improve administrator sensitivity to student needs. (MSE)

Explores the coordination, evolution, and expansion of the Communication in Instruction Master of Arts program taught throughout West Virginia. Describes the program--its development goals, course offerings and structure, and evaluation techniques used to assess its effectiveness. (SR)

Compared 295 Head Start home visiting programs to 117 other home visiting programs serving families with young children. Found that Head Start programs tend to emphasize social-emotional development, whereas non-Head Start programs, which are mostly associated with public education, emphasize cognitive development. (MDM)

Discusses research concerning parents and literacy. Discusses the Talking to Literacy Learners (TTAL) project, designed to improve the quality of parent-child interactions when discussing reading and writing, and to help equip parents to provide additional literacy opportunities in the home. Suggests that, despite still being in the early stages,…

Described is a comprehensive approach which was used to develop, implement, and assess educational programs for four specific Kinabulu Park audiences: general park visitors, school groups, local villagers, and the public reached by mass media. (CW)

Presents a descriptive analysis of 13 nationally available smoking cessation programs. To gather data, researchers used a review form that measured program setup, duration, cost, techniques, success rate, availability, and discussion of issues involved with smoking cessation. Researchers also examined program manuals and interviewed program…

Describes several innovative types of shared family-care arrangements that demonstrate promise in the protection of children and the promotion of family well-being. Emphasizes the shared-family foster-care model, whereby children and parents are placed with host families rather than separating them. Notes key elements of the model: funding and…

Describes a project of the Coalition for Networked Information, founded in 1990 to advance scholarship interest in the networked-computer environment. The project coordinated work of seven higher education institutions in conducting assessments of their campus networks. Topics discussed include the networking climate on campuses, why assessment is…