A problem faced by many oral history projects is what transcription style to use, i.e., should the written word reflect the spoken word in a phonetic manner, or should it be merely a free, non-dialect transcription? How undergraduate students involved in the Appalachian oral history project solved this problem is discussed. (RM)

This article: (1) outlines the freshman engineering program at Iowa State University; (2) describes recently installed computer facilities; and (3) reviews how course content is changed due to the computer being used as an effective learning tool. (JN)

A typical week for an enrichment teacher at the Saudi Arabian International School of Riyadh begins on Saturday and includes emphasis on science inquiry, visual imagery techniques, evaluation, drama, poetry, and literature enrichment. (CL)

In its eight years of operation, a British Columbia program to identify hearing loss in newborns has been duplicated at 19 regional sites. Summary data are presented for incidence of loss as well as type (sensorineural, conductive, or mixed). (CL)

The Peninsula Enrichment Program for Gifted and Talented Children in Australia, a family-based, community run organization whose major concern is to organize out-of-school enrichment/extension activities, is described. (Author/CL)

The paper describes a domestic training environment created through a joint agreement among 10 rural public school districts to teach severely handicapped students domestic skills in a natural and future community environment. Skills checklists and schedules are discussed along with the logisitics and costs of providing the training environment.…

Discusses the use of laboratory courses as an invaluable teaching aid to assist in meeting both social and technical objectives. The use of laboratories in conjunction with technical theory courses, as well as in making students aware of their responsibilities to themselves, their teams, and to the instructor are described. (BC)

The zeolite synthesis and modification research program at Cleveland State University (Ohio) is described, including program philosophy and objectives, and research facilities. Also considers zeolite synthesis, adsorption on zeolites, kinetics of adsorption, and zeolite catalysis research. (JN)

The Norwegian Institute of Technology has major responsibility for professional continuing engineering education (CEE) in this country. Degrees offered, typical CEE program, CEE program format, publicity for CEE courses, and related topics are discussed. (JN)

Four schools offering a continuous progress or nongraded approach to pacing for gifted students are reviewed: the Plano (TX) Independent School District, The University of Pittsburgh Laboratory School, the Chesapeake (VA) Demonstration School, and the University of California at Los Angeles Elementary School. (CL)

Describes a health education program at a life care community, based on Knowles' theory of androgyny. The program significantly affected participants' health behavior which reduced the effects of aging. Planning guidelines, audiovisual considerations, format, and cost are discussed. (JAC)

Describes a library skills program, developed as part of a student development course for college freshmen. Goals and classroom activities are described. Feedback indicated the program was effective in increasing knowledge of available resources. (JAC)

Describes special services available for disabled students at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York. These include special registration, individual counseling, tutoring, special testing, community outreach, and special classes. (JAC)

Presents a cost-effective method developed to sample older Blacks by telephone using existing information from previous surveys. Asking Black adult respondents from a national survey and others in their households for referrals to parents or grandparents yielded approximately one older Black per Black respondent in the original survey. (JAC)

Discusses study group technique to update dietitians. Includes objectives (such as providing opportunities for sharing of information among area hospitals' dietetic departments and creating greater exposure to nutritional care philosophies/methods), subgroup responsibilities, and journals used. (JN)