Concern about the declining level of physical fitness of police officers has led the Bureau of Training of the Kentucky Department of Justice and the Department of Physical Education at Eastern Kentucky University to implement a training course for police instructors. (LH)

Training methods for the preparation of teacher aides are described. (LH)

Overviews the focus, scope, and practice of behavioral consultation to public schools. A four-stage process of behavioral intervention is described, followed by a discussion on the expanding role of behavior support intervention. The involvement of consultants in the design of individual-student, classroom-wide, and whole-school programs is…

A discussion of the concept of andragogy argues that closer examination of it could contribute to research and development of learning design in distance education and to the convergence of classroom and distance instruction. Original meanings are explored and related to learner centeredness. Related issues and design/facilitation guidelines are…

Practical reasoning with its dialogical nature and its special attention to aims, context, alternatives, judgment, and action emerges as an appropriate approach for understanding and taking action in the redesign of teacher education programs in vocational education. (Author)

A rationale for offering clinical clerkships in community pharmacies is presented, and the general structure and content of such a program are outlined. (MSE)

Suggests redesigning the solo segment of outdoor programs to maximize the reflective experience of each participant. Discusses the cognitive problems of many young offenders, the component skills of reflection, and the use of individualized preparation or more active, survival-oriented solos to facilitate participants' reflective thinking. (SV)

Studies informally the writing centers at three Cleveland area universities. Concludes that writing centers should not be promoted as remedial centers, that attendance should be voluntary, and that there should be at least a small professional staff. Argues that the "damaged path" between the English department and the writing center can…

Described is the preschool program developed in rural Putnam County, Ohio. The program is self-supporting and was developed to meet the needs of parents and children in a rural area. (SI)

This article presents the findings from a nationwide survey of 553 child sexual abuse treatment programs. The survey focused on program context, client, and service characteristics. Most programs were affiliated with a larger agency, focused on treating victims, and relied on a combination of individual, family, dyad, and group therapy approaches.…

Examines consumer education strategies for decreasing contamination in plastics collected for recycling. Discusses research that suggests the problem may not be consumers ignoring rules but rather that consumers appear to be adhering diligently to rules of their own invention. (LZ)

Although many proposals were disappointing and the New American Schools Development Corporation (NASDC) did not achieve its multimillion dollar funding goal, the contest sparked an unprecedented collaborative process across the nation. The evaluation and selection processes were problematical, as judges seemed to favor well-known educators with a…

Describes mental health services of the Senior Adult Growth and Enrichment (SAGE) Program, a North Carolina demonstration program. The SAGE staff used a differentiated model of day treatment that tracked clients according to disabilities and potentials. Services were tailored to meet unique needs brought on by diverse mental disorders, functional…

Describes how to build a tool for helping environmental educators manage the complexity of dynamic systems studied in environmental education program and lesson planning. The tool, called the holistoscope, is a visual aid to correlate learning processes in the environmental education ecosystem to human environment dimensions. Diagram included.…

Delphi and Q-sort techniques were used by 34 educators to rank technology education curriculum guidelines for developing countries. The highest-ranked issues included the following: technology education should teach creative thinking and problem solving, it should be part of general education for all, and it should integrate other subjects. (SK)