The article discusses the need for a developmental curriculum that covers the steps toward vocational readiness for visually/multihandicapped students, and outlines one such curriculum presently being field-tested in four Texas school districts. Worksheets, checklists, and tables illustrate aspects of the five-point curriculum. (Author/CL)

The gifted summer school at McGill University serves over 300 pupils and some 35 teachers from across Canada. Demonstration teachers are recruited from all over North America. The school is unique in demonstrating several specific curricular models for gifted programs. (Author/CL)

The article describes the procedures, results, and followup of a Search for Exceptional Academic Achievement involving 450 7th and 8th graders nominated by their schools or by themselves. Sixty-eight Ss achieved scores on the Washington Pre-College Test high enough for early college entrance. (CL)

Evaluates the project, emphasizing (1) the recruitment, training, and support of volunteers; and (2) the collection, preparation, and dissemination of educational materials. (CI)

Three programs that have been successful in facilitating the reenrollment of students from exiting juvenile detention facilities are described: the Lake County, IL, Youth Advocate Liaison Program; the Lake County, Florida, Multiagency/Special Education Program; and the Rock Island, Illinois, Coalition High School Model. (CL)

Discusses ways that the Learning Assistance Center (LAC) at California State University, Long Beach, has developed to assist large numbers of students to develop learning skills. Describes LAC's classroom learning skills workshops; time management workshop; study/reading workshop; and management strategies used to elicit and maintain faculty…

The author proposes a five-component catalytic program designed to support education for gifted and talented students. Components include leadership training, inservice training, research and development, demonstration programs, and state leadership. (CL)

Described is a project in which the Archives Center of the National Museum of American History and the George Meany Memorial Archives analyzed a collection of advertising materials of the Pepsi-Cola USA company and conducted interviews to gather historically valuable information concerning the company. Valuable social history information was…

The Mina Shaughnessy Scholars Program provides funds for innovators in postsecondary education to develop and disseminate their ideas. Its goal is to improve practice, rather than to advance knowledge, and the search is for practitioners who can make the most difference in improving postsecondary education. (MLW)

Discusses science education activities at the National Science Foundation (NSF), focusing on a new NSF activity ("Research in Undergraduate Institutions"--RUI) designed to support faculty research in settings where the primary emphasis is on undergraduate education. Related issues and concerns are addressed. (JN)

Focuses on admissions policies, program services (including diagnostic testing and prescriptive planning, program advisement, and instructional assistance), and the preparation of high school students for college experiences. (CL)

A gifted and talented program, designed specifically for migrant students and taught by university professors, provided 37 high schools with supplemental instruction in English, mathematics, science, or social studies. Test data did not indicate significant gains in cognitive learning, but there were indications of student improvement within the…

A public secondary school's career and vocational education program is composed of five components: curriculum, career guidance and placement, community resource services, staff development, and evaluation. The program's ultimate goal is to help students become self sufficient and productive. (CL)

Describes the University of Virginia's writer-in-residence program's gradual shift from an emphasis on the writer as a temporary guest of the university to an emphasis on the writer as a regular full-time faculty member. Sees the growth of creative writing degree programs as a major factor in the change. (DMM)

Describes a school-based primary drug prevention program for 11- to 13-year-old youths. Suggestions for designing developmental skills-oriented programs in rural communities are offered. (Author)