Highlights documents in the ERIC collection pertaining to remedial and developmental programs in two-year colleges. (DC)

The Leadership in Public Affairs program at the College of New Jersey has begun to implement a developmental model designed to increase the community and political engagement of students. The primary tool to achieve these ends is public policy-oriented, community-based research (CBR). To date, two courses and a student fellowship based on…

This paper summarizes themes arising from a symposium on the future of developmental education in the United States. In recent years, public financial support of developmental education has been declining and is projected to decline further. Participants in a symposium on developmental education agreed on some trends that are emerging.…

The APGA faces a time of challenge. Its present structure and emphasis builds for divisiveness and lack of organizational unity. The Association for Human Development is suggested as a new name for APGA. Conceptual models for the divisions discussed imply unity of the developmental process. (Author)

A greater degree of responsibility in an employee's work creates a considerable increase in output because of increased interest and identification with the job. (EK)

The article presents a matrix technique to evaluate how technical training prepares a person to perform defined tasks after graduation from a training program. (Author)

Provides a brief overview of the rationale of death-oriented seminars, and summary description of a typical death education class including specific interventions, activities, and resources. (JAC)

The Children's Developmental Play Program at Jacksonville State University (Alabama) encourages fine and gross motor skills in developmentally disabled children while simultaneously improving self-concept and optimizing risk taking behaviors. (SB)

Presents an annotated bibliography of books, articles, and other commercially produced materials dealing with life-skills training. Gazda's developmental modalities provide the framework for these sources, many of which are relevant for group usage. (JAC)

Reports on a study of the use of sentence combining in developmental writing classes. (MKM)

Discusses the confusion that results from differences among various labels used in developmental and basic education programs. Proposes clarification of such terms as "center,""lab,""individualized," and "clinic" and suggests definitions for proper usage. (DR)

Examines critical issues in values education. Outlines the bipolar distinctions between the developmental and transmission theories of values acquisition and describes an integrative model that incorporates both approaches. Offers suggestions for parents, counselors, schools, and society based upon a process-and-product analysis of a…