Detailing the history of treatment of the handicapped, this article focuses upon recent state (Tennessee) and Federal legislation and its effect upon the education of exceptional children. (JC)

Responses of two experts to questions concerning wastewater plant operation and maintenance are presented. The responses discuss the scarcity of good personnel, training education available, and examples of existing improvement projects. (MA)

Summarizing President Carter's FY 79 Indian budget, this article presents tabular data describing this budget in terms of: departments and programs (Departments of: Health, Education, and Welfare; Interior; Housing and Urban Development; Commerce; and Labor); FY 78 appropriations vs requests; and the increases or decreases in dollars and…

The author of the article and his wife are the parents of a handicapped child. From their experiences in dealing with social workers and psychologists they cite a need for a positive approach among these professionals in programs for handicapped children. (JC)

A listing of articles appearing in periodicals in the United States relating to the needs for and scope of nutrition education. General topics are background, personnel and methods, in school, special needs, public education, and health-related education. (BL)

Presents results of a 1970-71 survey of 350 geomorphologists and geology departments to determine what sort of geomorphology is being taught in the colleges and universities of the United States and Canada. (PR)

Cooperative Extension and the community colleges should join forces in solving community problems. (RB)

Teenage parenthood is a major societal concern requiring collaborative, professional interventions. Both independent and collaborative roles for counselor educators and school counselors are needed to address the many needs of teenage parents. Issues, problems, considerations, and roles are discussed. Author asserts counseling specialties can use…

Discusses the state of the process of improving the first year of college experience. Issues discussed are: student-to-student interaction, faculty-to-student interaction, student involvement and time on campus, linking the curriculum and the co-curriculum, increasing academic expectation and the level of academic engagement, and college…

Representing a Cumulative Strategies Model, this article describes a multi-component substance abuse prevention program that is theory-driven, risk-based, and targets children affected by familial alcohol abuse. Three components of this program and specific methods of implementing each component are discussed and field reactions are reviewed.…

Two Spring 1999 surveys collected data weighted to provide national estimates of occupational program activities. Respondents in public secondary schools (SSs) were asked about program activities for 28 selected occupations within 6 broad occupational areas; those in less than four-year postsecondary institutions (PIs) were asked about activities…

Presented in capsule form for the convenience of busy policy makers, planners, and program managers, this booklet summarizes major findings of a three-year study on practical aspects of rural development, with particular emphasis on ways of alleviating extreme poverty among disadvantaged rural families. Using case studies from Bangladesh, India,…