The system consists of a single program with data bases containing the material to be displayed. Editing, loading, and other support programs were written to transfer the burden of material and maintenance tasks from the user to the computer. (Author/IRT)

Describes the programs developed and under development for ethics education in the Salt Lake City schools. (IRT)

An Oregon teacher describes how she and her class planned and experienced an overnight hiking trip. (SJL)

The Cats Care Program at Northlake Elementary School in Dallas, Texas, has the continuing goal of each student becoming aware of and practicing good community living. (Author/IRT)

The article discusses the concept of marker variables (a set of core variables which are collected in common by those conducting research within a given field) as they are being applied to the learning disability field in the ongoing UCLA Marker Variable Project. Journal availability: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive,…

The article describes the development of packaged curricula for early childhood education. (CL)

Describes how the National Diffusion Network and Public Schools for Cooperative Research, a Tennessee school study council, have worked together. (IRT)

The article reports on the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped's Student Research Program authorized by Public Law 91-230 (Education of the Handicapped Act). (PHR)

Describes a preschool program in which all skills, including academic and social skills, are taught through movement. Children are introduced to over 300 physical activities and sports in a year's time including: balance beam, parallel bars, trampoline, swimming, hockey, basketball, golf, archery, track, and volleyball. (JMB)

Describing some of the current Foxfire activities, this article presents the rationale behind Foxfire's expansion--"Before you start to do anything related to your work with this organization, ask yourself first why a student is not doing it instead. If you don't have a good reason, then go find a student, preferably one who has never done it…

The superintendent of the Dallas school district describes the action the court ordered the district to take to eliminate institutional racism and the progress that has been made in four years. (IRT)

Guided Design, as created and used in the engineering school of West Virginia University, is a procedure in which the teacher models professional reasoning, and shows students how the subject matter they study can be used to make better decisions. (IRT)

Describes a program in which, once a student is identified as a chronic truant, the skill deficiencies that cause his problems are diagnosed and corrective lessons are begun. (IRT)

Describes a recently originated project to create simulated taped interviews with great chemists. (CP)

Describes a woodworking program for elementary school students in Ontario, Canada. Briefly discusses program benefits in areas such as maculinizing the curriculum, providing opportunities for object manipulation and exercise of fine muscle control, and counteracting sex-role stereotypes. (JMB)