Activities of the Owen O. Sabin Occupational Skills Center are described to illustrate an effective vocational education complex. (MJB)

Given the graduating enrollment decline that is sweeping elementary schools, and the decline in enrollment expected in the mid-1980's by secondary schools, both public and private education can be assured of problems in their attempt to survive financially. The 800 NAIS member schools could attempt to solve their financial problems by opening…

Described is an integrated summer program for 3- to 8-year-old physically handicapped, nonhandicapped, and deaf children. (CL)

Appalachian Leadership Outreach Health Program established community health centers in the homes of volunteers in 10 Kentucky communities. The cost has been nominal, and the advantages in transportion time and improved health awareness and care promise to help meet basic health needs of the rurally isolated. (JC)

Educators have begun to recognize the need for the careful orchestrating of the quality of life in classrooms where handicapped children are included with their normal peers. Describes a program, "Understanding Children With Special Needs", which was developed in response to requests by parents of handicapped children. It helps normal children and…

Comments on Wisconsin's commitment to agriculture and agricultural education, focusing on the Young Farmer Program, a postsecondary program consisting of forty hours of classroom instruction coupled with on-farm instruction designed to provide people becoming established in farming with competencies that will assist them in making rational and…

A woman who is raped needs factual information concerning hospital and legal procedures and an emotional support system to help her focus her feelings into productive channels. This article describes a training and outreach program combining rape simulation, film, lecture, and experiential discussion to stimulate thought, action, and increased…

National and international dissemination and information centers are described, including the Educational Resources Information Center, the K. D. Uskinski Scientific Educational Library, the Scientific and Research Institute for the Theory of Education, the European Documentation and Information System for Education, the International Center for…

The headmaster of Kent Denver Country Day School in Englewood, Colorado and the president of Samsonite Corporation in Denver formed an internship program at Samsonite to give teachers a look at the world many of their students enter after graduation. A teacher, who experienced the program, evaluates it and comments on the need to bring industry…

A skills program aimed at maintenance and custodial staff addresses often-neglected needs through a collaborative process using undergraduate student teachers as tutors. (Author)

The Garden State School District, the agency responsible for correctional education programs in New Jersey, has attempted to eliminate the urban-prison syndrome through implementation of the Continuous Assessment Programs. This program is designed to ameliorate negative effects of urban life by giving each inmate an individuality and purpose.…

Describes a training program which operationalized the assertion that when identifiable, necessary, and specific training is not available for rehabilitation personnel, their employers have an obligation to provide it for them. This training was provided specifically for rehabilitation secretaries. (Author)

The authors describe a model of career therapy they use in working with people who are "stuck" in relation to career issues. The process is conceptualized by a TRIcycle, where people have the need to accomplish tasks (T), to relate to others (R), and to actualize their individuality (I). (Author/JEL)

A program designed to test the visual literacy of fourth grade students was described. Its basic purpose was to provide many experiences in which children must arrive at evaluative decisions, make comparisons, and use their imaginations. (Author/RK)

This article presents an accountability system which can be used by counseling departments in educational settings. The system is based on the Planning-Programming-Budgeting System (PPBS) that was introduced in the early 60s. (Author)