Kearney State College Library in Nebraska implemented a management by objectives model in 1973. Following compilation of a statement of library aims in 1974, each department developed more specific objectives for the department that would support the aims statement. Within each plan was a role statement for the department, written objectives, and…

Reviewed are 10 Child Find projects to locate possibly handicapped children as mandated by Public Law 94-142 with particular emphasis on Child Find activities in New York State. Noted are efforts of Colorado, and Idaho including public awareness campaigns, and screening programs. It is reported that more than 30 projects have been funded in New…

Explained is the development of the New England Educational Diagnostic Centre (N.E.E.D. Centre), an assessment and intervention center for children referred for academic, behavioral, communication, and/or developmental problems, with special emphasis on preschoolers. Outlined is information on the program's management and administration; programs…

A joint police-business program called Police Management Workshops is paying big dividends in management skills and civilian-police cooperation. (Author)

Describes a project in which science and technology are shaped directly and humanely to community needs. One goal is community self-reliance based on a soft technology that does not place stresses on the environment, is low in its capital demands, and decentralizing in its social impact. (GS)

Twelfth grade art students create mature bas-relief sculpture, using literature for their inspiration. (Editor)

Discussed the evolution of a community arts theory and program celebrating the values and life style of Appalchian people. (Author/RK)

Describes an Adult Basic Education reading program currently in operation in Baltimore County, Maryland. (RB)