Author suggested that there is no administrative context for implementing the Bullock Report's recommendations. (Editor/RK)

The failure of supervisors to follow through with helpful interest and discussion has had a debilitating impact on too many Extension programs. The accountability aspect is explored using seven questions with which Extension professionals should be concerned. (ABM)

Discussed is educational program planning for gifted and talented students who are culturally different. Available from: Department of Special Education, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. (IM)

It is felt that the failing of previous continuing medical education projects is the lack of a theoretical construct through which the diverse data can be logically integrated. Suggestions are offered for using television in a supplemental manner. (LBH)

The Curriculum of Attainments (COA) Project is investigating a strategy which includes the establishment, expansion and proliferation of pilot CBE programs within existing academic departments. (BD)

This document summarizes an extensive study of policies and practices in adult literacy and adult basic education in a number of countries undertaken by Rosa McKenna and Lynne Fitzpatrick. The original study contains considerably greater detail and analyses issues on a country-by-country basis. The countries studied--Canada, the Republic of…

This book provides a guide to visual instruction and assessment using the Unit Visual Framework (UVF). Combining pictures, color, and text for meaningful representation of the core concepts in a unit of study, UVFs result in a deepened understanding by all students, regardless of language level. The manual includes specific steps and suggestions…

This document is a guide to developing and producing a teleconference to serve hearing impaired postsecondary students. Individual sections address the following topics: (1) planning your teleconference (identifying purpose and target audience, setting a date, use of continuing education credits, and planning for teleconference video…

This essay places service-learning within the liberal arts tradition of empowering others to help themselves. Such a contextualization departs from visions of the student as consumer or customer and education as a means to gain economic advantage in a competitive market. Attention then turns to how even well-intentioned service-learning projects…

In 1988 a paper described "Start-Up Strategies for Speaking and Listening across Disciplines," with special reference to eight institutions which at that time had relatively freshly-minted programs in speaking across the curriculum (Weiss). Eight strategies for starting such programs were delineated and remain viable today, but the…

Implementation of school reform is a much-studied and often-discussed topic among researchers and educators alike. To hear what researchers have to say about this issue, questions were put to the Network of Researchers about what trends and patterns they see in schools implementing comprehensive school reform. Researchers agree that it is…

A review of the literature and interviews with over 50 people in the field revealed that job-related stress is widespread and possibly increasing among correctional officers. This publication is intended to help correctional administrators develop an effective program for preventing and treating correctional officers' stress. A variety of…

This manual is designed as a tool to assist campus organizers and activities with their organizing efforts on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students. It is a compilation of material from a variety of people and organizations grouped into broad categories of support for building a healthy organization, practical…

A literature review, the experiences of the authors, and the results of the Project To Improve and Reward Teaching (PIRT) at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, are used to derive suggestions for change in academic departments. A qualitative study of change in eight PIRT departments has provided data to support the suggestions. Assessing the…

This booklet provides information regarding the use of universal free breakfast programs and guidance to schools that wish to start such a program. Written for school officials and breakfast advocates, the guide discusses the benefits of a universal free school breakfast program, the options available, and basic operational issues, so that…