The state of the art of randomized social field experiments is discussed. Topics discussed include disciplines of primary actors involved in such research, scientific value of experimentation, the nation's capacity to conduct field experiments, and society's willingness to permit such experiments. (TJH)

The authors discuss the contributions made by millions of older volunteers in the United States. They focus on the federal senior volunteer programs, (1) the retired senior volunteer program, (2) the foster grandparent program, and (3) the senior companion program. These model programs have been successfully replicated in other countries. (CH)

Views the inconsistency of federally mandated policies through vocational education legislation that reward and penalize programs for practices called creaming and dredging. Some seek capable students who will complete the program; others, to satisfy federal requirements, seek those most in need of assistance. (JOW)

Suicide prevention initiatives at the national level are most likely to impact the largest numbers of citizens. Canada lays some claim for recognition in the general field of suicide prevention as a result of a 1974 federal document focusing on health promotion. The authors discuss innovations and problems occurring in the various Canadian…

This annual report of supportive and rehabilitative programs serving the deaf lists: federal programs, state vocational rehabilitation offices, regional and local programs, national professional organizations and centers, state associations of the National Association of the Deaf, and leaders of the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving…

Asserts that the strengths perspective, which posits that the strengths and resources of people and their environment should be the central focus of the helping process in social work, can be used to reformulate problem-focused, pathology-centered approaches to social policy development. Discusses methods for initiating this integration. (JPS)

Describes the provisions of the Re-employment Act of 1994 and looks at why it has not passed in Congress. Reasons include an objection to a temporary unemployment payroll tax becoming permanent and the lack of consolidation of current programs. (JOW)

Examined determinants of spending on social security programs, using data from 75 nations representative of core, semiperipheral, and peripheral nations. Industrialization variables had strong effects in models involving all nations, as did multinational corporate penetration in extraction, particularly when region was controlled; such penetration…

Argues that America could accept many more refugees at no cost to the taxpayer if the following reforms were implemented: (1) eliminate distinctions between political and economic refugees; (2) allow immigration from newly freed communist countries; and (3) replace federal resettlement grant programs with temporary low-interest guaranteed loans.…

Examines the Government Printing Office's (GPO's) progress on its transition to a more electronic Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Encourages GPO to expand its services and training beyond the FDLP, and to review and consolidate online bibliographic tools to be more intuitive and functional. (Author/LRW)

Provides overview of Project With Industry (PWI). Summarizes discussion among PWI directors that focused on current labor market changes affecting PWI programs, and the knowledge, skills, and personal qualities necessary for rehabilitation counselors to be effective working with PWI programs. Reviews implications of these topics relative to…

For the first time in history, an educational bidding war between republicans and democrats will treat the American voter. The candidate will be called for a major increase in spending and redefined programs and usual purposes.

Purpose: To examine the prevalence and characteristics of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries reporting a communication disability and the relationship between that disability and dissatisfaction with medical care. Method: A total of 12,769 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey respondents age 65 and older in 2001 were categorized by level of…

This article discusses more than 40 states that have notified the U.S. Department of Education in order to make changes in their accountability plans approved in 2003 under the No Child Left Behind Act. Federal officials had encouraged states that wanted to make changes that would take effect with the spring's testing cycle to let the Education…

Congress established the Transition to Teaching (TTT) program to serve "high-need schools" in "high-need districts" (local education agencies or LEAs). The program is authorized under Title II, Part C, Subpart 1, Chapter B of the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965," as amended by the "No Child Left…