Seven years and 645 students since its inception, the Honors Program at Jackson State University has helped raise the ACT and SAT average scores of its student body by attracting better prepared students formerly lost to more affluent white institutions. (MLW)

Questionnaires were sent to the directors of combined residency programs in internal medicine and pediatrics. All the programs emphasized training in primary care and included the use of outpatient clinics where residents often work with nonphysician health care providers. (Author/MLW)

A continuing education program implemented at the University of Illinois in Chicago is described. The goals of the program were: to provide a comprehensive, long-term approach to continuing education; to emphasize the role of participants in curriculum development; and to use learning strategies that maximize clinical participation. (MLW)

Because many schools, colleges, and universities realize that prevention is the only defense against AIDS at this time, many have launched education programs. Some of the ways public relations directors are working with institutional health officials to promote education and prevention are described. (MLW)

Describes the development and use of a whole-language (i.e., incorporating reading, writing, speaking, and listening) program for first through sixth graders at St. Michael School Michigan based on real book rather than elementary readers. Explains the classroom techniques used to teach various language arts. (DMM)

Economic pressure has played a role in most clashes between independent alumni associations and their college administrations. Some pros and cons of independence are provided and some events of the past few years are described. (MLW)

Identification procedures and educational services for the county of Surrey (England) are described. Identification procedures consider students in the top one percent of ability who are then monitored by a senior staff member in each school who coordinates a suitable individualized learning program for each child. (Author/DB)

Students referred to special education programs for reasons of mental retardation, physical impairment, or emotional maladjustment can learn to play musical instruments with sufficient facility to form musical ensembles that can significantly enhance personal satisfaction. The Great Expectations Bank from Great Falls, Montana, illustrates and…

Describes and documents the results of a career program for ex-offenders living in a halfway house. (MCF)

Information that describes a program's implementation and client audience can help the evaluator tailor the study to the constraints of particular settings and increase the likelihood that the evaluation can be implemented as planned. (Author/BS)

Some colleges offer fellowships and grants to enable students to pursue academically relevant summer projects. Some summer fellowship programs emphasize public service works. Some students' summer programs are described including one student's work fighting blindness in Nepal. (MLW)

During the 1980's, the educational community has been keeping its eye hopefully on several campus-wide networking projects. Included are reports on progress in networks and networking at Carnegie Mellon University, the Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and at Brown University. (JN)

Describes an urban preschool program which combines aspects of the state education system (day-nurseries, nursery schools, nursery classes) and of the play-group movement. (NH)

A rural deinstitutionalization project for young people with multiple handicaps and maladaptive behavior is described. Measures of adaptive behavior change, maladaptive behavior, daily activities, and consumer satisfaction indicate that young people can be successfully deinstitutionalized regardless of their skill level, their behavior problems,…

Describes Ovation, an integrated software system with a common command environment of 26 English words which provides access to all of the system's capabilities and handles spreadsheet analysis, information management, word processing, graphics, and communications in the same workspace. Capabilities of Ovation's applications and features…