A window transparency is made from black paper strips and colored tissue papers. The three visual elements of line, shape and color are emphasized for this project. (Author)

This article was written for those who believed that commissioning music for the high school band was an impossible dream. Author described two successful high school commissioning programs, their benefits for the students involved, and how to approach a composer to seek a new work. (Editor/RK)

The Bottoms Up/Tops Down approach to evaluating employee performance encourages employees to seek appraisal and, at the same time, expects managers and supervisors to conduct a performance appraisal interview with each employee. The processes involved in this approach to performance appraisal and its value in determining training needs are…

An all-day conference enabled graduate women students to question and identify with role models of young women faculty members. The conference is described. (Author/EJT)

This article describes Freedom Road School where high school age students with drug associated problems continue their education while receiving professional therapeutic treatment. (Author)

This describes a course offered at a university to housewives. It utilizes group methods, offers students an opportunity for self-assessment and information on opportunities for careers, volunteer work and further education. The course is accredited. Recently participants are increasingly interested in feminist issues and assertiveness. (NG)

An association of families of children with leukemia, the Family Leukemia Association (FLA), was recently established in Toronto. This paper discusses (a) philosophy of the FLA; (b) formative years of this organization; (c) problems encountered by leukemic children and their families; and (d) the FLA's past and future educational and social…

Discusses the value of loosely structured, cooperative networks for stimulating educational change and aiding the diffusion of educational innovations. Briefly describes several such networks. (JG)

The general goals of the Center for Indian Education are: (1) the preparation of teachers of Indian children through an instructional program which promotes academic excellence, and (2) to provide educational resources and services to those interested in Indian Education, with emphasis in meeting the needs of the Indian community and the students…

The Parent Outreach Program was initiated to link parents who are already raising children with disabilities with new parents of disabled children. (SB)

Considers the structural components essential to programs of Indivisualized Instruction, leading to a model of a generalized computer managed instruction system. (JY)

This report focuses on the innovative strategies study component of the Peer Assessment and Compliance Review (PACR) project. California (Court Appointed Special Advocates) CASA programs have developed many innovative strategies to serve children in their communities. At each of the programs visited during the PACR project, the team identified at…