Suggests an educationally sound approach for creating programs of minimal essentials for which a school can be held accountable. The program is teachable and reasonably limited. (IRT)

Eight key steps for effective performance appraisal are developing a positive performance climate, organizing for results, identifying organizational results objectives, defining job responsibility, training managers, developing individual performance standards, developing meaningful performance evaluation forms, and recognizing results.…

Guidelines are offered for preparing effective photographic slide essays on physical education topics. (MJB)

Describes a training cost model used in government agencies to simulate the behavior of training costs and thus predict or reconstruct the costs of a training course. Includes step-by-step procedures for using the model, worksheets, and charts. (MF)

Tips are given by an experienced leader on how to plan an evening of square dancing. (MJB)

The essential components of educational curriculum are identified, and their absence in many drug education programs is highlighted. These components are operationalized specifically for drug education programs. (MJB)

The author presents some new approaches to intramural athletics in an elementary school, such as doing without officials and "brainstorming" sessions with students to invent new games. (MJB)

This article describes the Child Development Associate Consortium's Credential Award System, its development, and the steps to be taken by an interested individual who wants to obtain a CDA Credential. (SB)

Article suggested ideas for planning a carnival, the prizes to be used and how to collect them, and several basic booth guidelines. (RK)

The first of four articles by members of the Habilitation Department of the Council for Exceptional Children discusses the evolution of the concept of career development, provides a definition of career education as a life centered approach to education, and offers suggestions for program development. (GW)

The Ohio State University Commission on Interprofessional Education and Practice employs the strategy of deliberate preservice and continuing education of representatives of various professions. This article outlines some of the assumptions of the commission and describes its experience developing an interprofessional program for students and…

Presents two viewpoints on the question of using funding from the Vocational Education Act to maintain ongoing vocational programs. Ballard argues that programs have improved qualitatively because of additional program improvement monies, whereas Burdette argues that the ban on using funds for maintenance treats some states unfairly. (CH)

The purpose of this investigation was to identify and order significant factors in the career preparation of sport/recreation managers. Three hundred-ten practicing sport/recreation managers responded to a three-part questionnaire. Findings are presented, and recommendations for research and program development for sport/recreation management…

This article describes the role of the advisor in a staff development project and how advisors facilitate projects by providing support, clarification, materials, creative ideas, and structure. Recommendations regarding the use of advisors are made. (MT)

Aging education needs to begin early, preferably in preschool and kindergarten, and continue throughout the school years. A description is given of the components of an effective elementary school mini-course on aging. (JD)