This article describes a workshop designed to provide registered nurses contemplating further education with both factual information and assistance in the decision-making process. It discusses the need for such workshops and describes how to plan and implement them. (Author)

Describes and explains the process adopted by one community group in its attempt to conceptualize, design, and implement training programs for the preparation and development of community workers. (CT)

Twelve major areas (e.g., student outcomes, cost, entrance procedures) that require attention when evaluating a nontraditional degree program are identified. Priorities are suggested in terms of their long-term, overall importance in a complete evaluation plan and their immediate or short-term importance in the early stages of program…

The author defines moral education; discusses the research, teacher education, and school time it requires; and considers the public misconceptions and scholarly fragmentation that are obstacles to its full development. (SJL)

Employs an "implementation estimate" technique to identify potential fiscal, administrative and political consequences of implementing the 100,000 minimum population provision for designating planning and service areas (PSAs) under the 1978 amendments to the Older Americans Act. Findings suggest implementation estimating is useful for…

After briefly reviewing some research on the outcomes of mainstreaming, the author presents seven guidelines to the special education teacher for smoothing the mainstreaming process. (SJL)

Aspects covered include general inservice, needs assessment, the inservice format, locating speakers, organizing the list of participants, attention to details, inservice evaluation, generating the next inservices, and other coordinator activities. (DLS)

The elderly are faced with attempts to defraud, mislead, and confuse them about health consumerism. The development of consumer education classes directed toward the needs and interests of the aging population will combat the problem. The development, implementation, and evaluation of such programs are described. (Author)

The use of contract activity packages (CAPs) in writing an individualized education program for special needs students is discussed. A CAP is defined as including simply stated objectives; use of multisensory resources; creative, sequential material; provision for student developed alternatives; at least three small group techniques; and a pretest…

Provides information on initiating and planning poetry-in-the-schools programs, the problems normally encountered in developing such programs, and the benefits of the programs. Notes resources for learning about the work of poets in the schools. (JT)

The report summarizes the observations of five State Implementation Grant directors for the first two years of the State Implementation Grant (SIG) program (a program designed to develop a statewide network of services for young handicapped children and to assist states in the implementation of Early Childhood State Plans). (PHR)

Described is the three-year course sequence in computer hardware offered at Narragansett Regional High School in Baldwinville, Massachusetts. Utilizing mainly Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) equipment, the course teaches hardware design, debugging, and programing, to prepare students for technician jobs or advanced study. Course startup is…

Although competency based education (CBE) offers solutions to some educational problems, it is not a cure-all. Problems with CBE include emphasis on output rather than the instructional process itself, over-reliance on occupational competencies and behavioral objectives, a tendency to lower academic standards, and the difficulty of implementation.…

At the first annual Office Automation Conference, the consensus was that personnel involvement in the development of office automation is vital if the new technology is to be successfully deployed. This report explores the problems inherent in office automation and provides a broad overview of the subject. (CT)

This analysis of an accreditation policy suggests that the policy process in general, and the implementation process in particular, tend to shape the policy outcomes through linkages between the various process phases and policy performance. (Author/IRT)