The New Careers concept involves helping the disadvantaged to help themselves, by offering them entry level jobs with the opportunity for advancement to the professional level. A definite hierarchy is established, with specific tasks and educational requirements defined for each level, and with the necessary training made available during the work…

Some of the ways community action agencies (CAA) can best implement the Community Action Program Mission in rural America are suggested in this paper. Generation of new employment and other income-producing opportunities for the poor within the rural community is recommended as an area for primary focus. The strategy for economic development is…

This publication involves a minicourse designed to allow the student to acquire an understanding of minicourses as possible alternatives to the conventional unit of education. A brief history of the minicourse concept is presented and the nature of a minicourse is discussed. Various ways in which minicourses can be used are then explained. The…

Presented is a Learning Activity Package (LAP) study concerned with carbon and its compounds. This LAP in chemistry includes a rationale for studying the chemical element of carbon, a list of student objectives (stated in behavioral terms), of activities (reading, laboratory experiments, model construction, etc.), a two-page worksheet, a…

A system for aiding students at Tallahassee Community College in using the Career Information System in vocational planning was developed. The system allows the students to serve themselves with minimum counselor intervention. In behavioral terms, the system should enable the student to: (1) place himself in one of the six client categories; (2)…

A report on the development and tryout of an individualized chemistry program is presented in this monograph, based on the 1969 pilot-test results obtained from the P. K. Yonge Laboratory School and the 1970-72 field test findings from public schools in Florida. The purpose of introducing this program is to help teachers in adopting more…

Describes new kind of group experience being made available to students. Student participants learn to listen to each other better, to feel more positive about themselves, and to be more comfortable with their feelings. Use of volunteer nonprofessional group leaders and group supervision format for leaders makes program cost efficient. (Author)

The present state of stuttering therapy programs enables the clinician to render many stutterers virtually stutter-free in the clinic; however, the transfer of fluency to nonclinical situations and its maintenance over time are major clinical problems. (Author)

Author explores some of the issues raised by the National Association of Youth Clubs project "Youth and Race in the Inner City". (Editor/RK)

Describes the Canadian government's New Horizons program which sponsors projects begun and run by older adults. Shows how policy can assist the evolution of seniors' activities and can help seniors play active parts in society. Discusses the cost and benefits of such a program. (Author/ABB)

Discusses self-instructional training used as a cognitive restructuring strategy which has been a successful intervention strategy with elementary school-aged children. Provides case illustration of the strategy used with a withdrawn 14-year-old-girl. (ABL)

Describes the use of a structured, problem-solving dialog among teachers and between teacher and student to review successes in solving the instructional problems of a particular child and to develop an effective education plan which fosters student responsibility for learning and behavior. Uses a case study to illustrate the "What Works" process.…

Graeme Hanson and Delmer Pascoe describe the San Francisco Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse Resource Center, a 24-hour crisis intervention program for sexually abused children based in a pediatric setting. Pnina Tobin describes a primary prevention model to empower children to reduce their vulnerability to abuse. (CT)

Describes a project undertaken at Florida State University to index the contents of its career library on a microcomputer. The Career Key provides easy access to materials and promotes information-seeking skills as a strategy for solving decision-making problems. (JAC)

Provides an overview of the individualized English program used at American River College in Sacramento, California. Includes a bibliography of texts used. (HOD)