The article describes how a 60-hour training program helped 32 blind persons use biofeedback techniques to improve blood flow to arms, hands, legs, and feet (especially important for diabetics), and to reduce anxiety through relaxation. (Author)

The SOREFI (Social-Recreation-Fitness) program was developed to prevent overuse and misuse of outpatient physical therapy by disabld persons. SOREFI was designed to wean the chronic patient from unnecessary therapies by helping to identify and then meet the needs by more appropriate means. (CL)

Describes an experimental effort in in-service administrator education that evolved from the literature on change and developed to meet the particular needs of the Swedish educational system. (Author/IRT)

Briefly describes the New Orleans schools' computer-managed instruction in mathematics and language arts in the junior and senior high schools. (IRT)

Internal management development programs are effective especially for teaching management skills to women because of women's position on the learning curve. (Author)

Explains how school systems can qualify for assistance under the National Energy Policy Conservation Act, which provides federal funds to those districts and institutions (schools and hospitals) that are willing to take energy conservation measures. (Author/IRT)

Six problems in developing effective career education programs for gifted, creative, and talented children are identified and possible solutions are presented. (PHR)

A program designed to enhance the learning of public school students, especially those identified as gifted, is described. Among the objectives of the MIZAR program are to develop teacher sensitivity to those exceptional students who require a differentiated educational program and to develop a high level of independent study. (PHR)

A description of a program in which parents of suspended junior high students attend school with their children. (LD)

Study findings are presented and discussed in terms of program characteristics, student characteristics, staff characteristics, program quality, support services, program effectiveness, and suggested developments. (Author/DLS)

The article describes the art therapy program for the mentally handicapped at St. Lawrence's Hospital in England. The program, which also serves those retarded patients who are physically handicapped, functions as a diagnosic and assessment aid, direct therapeutic aid, part of an integrated treatment program, means of employment for some patients,…

Explains search commands for SERIDU, an online bibliographic search system developed at Brussels Free University. These commands and output formats are compared with Euronet commands (from which they were derived), with existing INFODOC storage system commands, and with the planned BIDULE system commands. An evaluation of SERIDU is included. (SW)

Describes school workshops in which parents and their children work together on learning activities designed to familiarize parents with what goes on in the school. (JM)

The program was shown to be effective in increasing students' knowledge about epilepsy and fostering positive attitudes about those with epilepsy. (DLS)

The article discusses the rationale for mainstreaming handicapped children into preschool programs and describes some of the mainstreaming strategies used in the University of Oregon's Center on Human Development Preschool Program for mainstreaming handicapped children. (DLS)