The Pupil Services Team Conference, as practiced in the 159 schools of the Board of Education of Baltimore County, has over the past decade reached a high level of sophistication and refinement. This is a compilation and statement of current team theory, concepts, practices, and procedures that have developed over the years. (Author)

Unless application of nursing skills in the educational setting enhances or promotes learning, justification for retaining the traditional school nurse is questionable. This study was designed to demonstrate application of specific nursing skills for the identification of health problems in school children and the degree of relationship between…

Educationally disadvantaged and tired of bureaucracies, the Viet Nam veteran is a special student needing special attention. (Editor)

Describes a project intended to discover whether a tangible problem exists for physics students in the transition from public school to a university. (PR)

Discussion of reasons behind student protest and suggestions for coping with these problems. Condensed from "American Education, V (October 1969), p. 4-5. (AP)

Report written by members of the investigatory committee of the American Association of University Professors regarding the dismissal of a faculty member of Bishop College in violation of her two-year contract, and without according her academic due process. The dismissal also violated the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and…

Counseled college students had higher measured anxiety than a control group before counseling but not after. (Author)

Pupils should be one of the major sources of information for guidance information systems. Present systems do not answer their questions. The author gives the characteristics of currently operational systems, then lists the tasks to be handled by improved systems, and the personnel to perform each task. (KH)

The authors describe a program which sought to involve youth in seeking a solution to the smoking problem. (Author)

Major responsibility for changing student attitudes towards drugs must be assumed by local school boards through school drug education programs with widespread community support. (KJ)

This brief report discusses a college project which called for all class students to visit a counselor and report on the experience. Attitudes expressed were generally favorable. (CJ)

The student's constitutional right to dress and groom himself as he pleases and the coach's right to maintain discipline of his team are discussed. (GC)

The article discusses problems experienced by gifted students, offers suggestions for workable solutions, and lists some common attributes required by both parents and teachers to achieve positive interaction. It is concluded that parents and teachers working together--using patience, commitment, and understanding--will benefit the gifted child.…

A review of professional literature reveals a broad range of terms used to describe adults who wish to further their education. This annotated bibliography identifies major trends in adult learning. (Author/BEF)