The problems and issues related to setting up an office-based program for family medicine residents are described. The role of the family preceptor and his/her need to make alterations to his/her practice to accommodate the resident, and evaluations of a recent program by both residents and preceptors are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Data collected by the Education Division staff regarding school administrator training needs indicated that expanded or improved training is needed and that ideas on how to provide this training without extensive new resources must be shared. Several plans and policy options are described and discussed. (MF)

Explains how community-based organizations (CBOs) have become increasingly ineffective in fighting unemployment and how the role of such organizations has become that of watchdog for CETA activities since that 1973 legislation. Details the current conflicts between SER, CETA, and local government in Houston, Texas. (SB)

To determine the effectiveness of teaching interpersonal skills in a general internal medicine residency, a program was developed utilizing videotape feedback of hospital house-staff/patient interactions. Fifty-one randomly selected house officers were included in a controlled pre- and post-test study design. The results suggest that such a…

The clinical method of legal instruction, its goals, resources, and the process of individualized clinical teaching are defined. The development of such a program at Cleveland State University and a study of the activities involved are described. Issues of program design and teaching, including the student teacher relationship, are addressed. (JMD)

Describes a program to facilitate contextual learning for school-aged students with disabilities by developing individualized, community-based leisure education programming in concert with students' families. Emphasis is on transfer of new skills to home and community and on self-determination in leisure interests and community involvement. (DB)

A study examined 634 medical students' ratings of 126 attending and 152 resident physicians' teaching to prioritize specific skills needing focused faculty development. Results indicated students can discriminate between more- and less-effective teaching behaviors. Attending physicians were less effective at communicating goals than other teaching…

Outlines a framework for integrated technology systems design that provides a competitive strategy that colleges and universities can use to harness and blend varied technological tools for expanding distance education. Looks at factors to consider in choosing among video-based, audio/video, and computer-based systems, and at applications of the…

Details evolution of a Boston University (Massachusetts) dental school program providing field experience in private practices, community health centers, hospital-based ambulatory health centers, health maintenance organizations, and the school's predoctoral treatment centers. Issues discussed include integration of classroom and field learning,…

Describes development of the first community service-learning program for democratic education in South Africa, based on the Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania) Democracy Education Project at a black high school near Capetown (South Africa). Notes that successful transposition of the model requires recognition of complex historical and cultural…

Introduces the range of goals that service learning promises to achieve, noting specific principles that can help meet those goals. Information is based on a six-year study of experiential education combining academic and field research. A conceptual framework for organizing the planning, development, and evaluation of service and experiential…

An approach to designing a competency-based master's program in public administration that integrates political science, management, and value-based approaches into a holistic package is described. Pedagogically the approach seeks to balance conceptual knowledge with skill acquisition for specific situations, providing a curriculum more relevant…

Like other British universities, Warwick University has sought to expand offerings for adult students by developing new part- and full-time degree programs. Separate but related surveys have investigated the students' characteristics, educational backgrounds, and study purposes. The extent to which distinct or overlapping markets for adult…

Addresses issues that have arisen in planning for short-term language teaching projects involving business English as a Second Language. The issues discussed include the expectations of client groups, conflicting instructional paradigms, theoretical notions supporting the approach taken in the program and how program and curriculum development can…

Discusses historic significance of kinship care in preserving African American families, development of kinship care and family preservation programs, and importance of the natural relationship between the two. Presents findings on states' use of kinship care in plans for the Family Preservation and Support Services Act, and explores whether they…