The article describes the special arts program offered each summer to hearing impaired students (6-18 years old) by the Cornish Institute of Allied Arts in Seattle, Washington. (SBH)

The Office of Gifted and Talented, New Jersey, and the Department of Education and Industrial Arts of Glassboro, South Carolina, cosponsored the first "Olympics of the Mind," a competition designed to develop and recognize the creative talents of high school students. The activity is described, and information for schools and teachers is provided.…

How can a teacher cover an exciting aspect of ceramics, provide his students with an exemplary model of an artist craftsperson, and bring about a growing sense of community through an alternate learning situation? One way is by offering a raku workshop, complete with kiln building. (Author)

Presents a description and consumer-based evaluation of a predivorce workshop. Highlighted are the concerns of the divorcing individuals, the approaches taken by the workshop staff, and the resulting evaluations made by the workshop participants. A follow-up study is included. (Author)

Examines the many benefits that may result when biofeedback experiences are included in a counselor-education program. Protocol is enumerated for the implementation of biofeedback in counselor education. Objectives and procedures for each of the three stages are presented for the reader's evaluation. (Author)

A report of a survey to determine the current state of point-of-use library instruction--any presentation that informs the patron about the use of a particular reference/research tool--in 133 U.S. and Canadian academic libraries is presented. (Author/MBR)

A health education curriculum plan for the Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DODDS) in Bermuda is described and evaluated. (DS)

READI is an acronym for reflection, exploration, alternatives, demonstration, and introspection. These are key words to help persons use a period of silence in an individualized way. The period of silence provides time for them to collect their own thoughts following a question for which divergent thinking is appropriate. (Author)

Guidance associates are viewed by teachers, counselors, and administrators as being competent to assume responsibility for accomplishing many of the necessary yet time-consuming tasks frequently required of counselors. Thus, counselors are able to focus their efforts on counseling with students. (Author)

The underlying philosophical and practical problems encountered when designing drug education/prevention programs are reviewed. The Health Belief Model is described and its most relevant components are outlined. The drug education material and teaching methodology which complement the model are reviewed as well. (Author)

If society is to deal effectively with drug abuse among juveniles and young adults, we must understand underlying causal factors and construct viable alternatives which are antithetical to drug attitudes. This article contains a general guideline for developing a school drug education program. (Author)

Describes the building of Milton Academy's solar greenhouse and explains the reasons the greenhouse construction was included in the curriculum. (IRT)

Describes a program in which smaller class groups for socially and culturally deprived children resulted in enhanced social attitudes and more responsive, mature behavior in interaction with both adults and peers. (Author/IRT)

The helping students completed a training course dealing with topics of communication, sensitivity, and resources. They had definite objectives for both themselves and the program. In implementation, the students tutored, oriented, ran projects, helped counselors and the administrative staff, answered student questions, and provided various other…

This study of futurism is important to gerontology in order to bridge the gap between theory, policy statement, and actual practice in the field of aging. There is a need to prepare competent individuals for direct service, and to provide increased exposure to gerontology throughout the curriculum. (Author/LPG)