The article describes the various programs for gifted students in Palo Alto, California, a city with an unusually high percentage of gifted children. Programs are described at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels. (DLS)

There is an opportunity for men to give and receive counsel with other men with the men's consciousness-raising (CR) movement. This article describes a men's CR program that encourages men to explore ideas, feelings, and values in a noncompetitive and trusting atmosphere. Self-disclosure, competition, and affection are identified. (Author)

Describes a program in which adult students can earn a regular diploma from the local high school by passing competency examinations in basic skills and by earning credit for learning gained through life experience. (Author/IRT)

Describes the program of the Houston (Texas) High School for Health Professions, which combines traditional high school subjects with health-oriented subjects and with laboratory sessions in patient care and clinical and research areas at Baylor College of Medicine. (Author/IRT)

The Center provides access to infrequently used research materials in three interrelated ways: (1) it provides a deposit library for such materials from the collections of member libraries; (2) it acquires such materials at members' shared expense and for their common use; and (3) it provides rapid access to its collection materials. (Author/JD)

Describes the conditions that led to Florida's initiative in compensatory education, the legal basis of compensatory education in Florida, the care taken not to violate federal regulations, and the cost relationships between compensatory education programs and the basic program offerings of school districts. (Author/IRT)

The education of the children of service personnel gives rise to special problems, e.g., transiency. This article describes the work of Britain's Service Children's Education Authority (SCEA).

Clay artists occasionally turn out laughter provoking ceramics purely intended to amuse the viewer. Topsy-turvy is a project which contains ceramic "whizkiddery". While the essential "scheme of beauty" does not prevail in these sculptures, this kind of project provides fun for the artist or student. (Author/RK)

Examines the Russian Center of Cooperative Cataloging (RCCC), the first project of the cooperative cataloging in Russia, outlining its main purpose and technological tasks. Presents the information and functional structure of the RCCC and the RCCC host-center. (PEN)

Describes the Distance Education Center at Frederick Community College (FCC), including its change in focus from supporting online baccalaureate students to increasing enrollment and success in FCC's online courses. Also discusses two evaluative surveys of the program, including issues such as high withdrawal rates and uncertainty about students'…

Offers a survey of experiments in "learning communities," each of which involves an effort to connect knowledge across disciplines and, through collaboration, to draw students and teachers into communities that simulate the liberal ideal of dynamic, fulfilling civic life. (EV)

Describes the University of Arizona's approach to developing and implementing a comprehensive curriculum in integrative medicine, which integrates the best of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with the best of conventional medicine. Describes the curriculum, educational programs, clinical education, goals, and results, and suggests…

Reviews progress made since the adoption of formal policies in support of women in the profession by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). Provides an overview of current ADEA programs designed to increase the number of women in academic dentistry and sustain an environment in which they can contribute. (EV)

Discusses the teaching preparation program for new mathematics instructors at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The program is structured into a series of five practice lessons, each focused on particular aspects of effective teaching. Summarizes participant feedback from the program. (Author/MM)