Urges community colleges and police departments to cooperate in the development of meaningful, relevant and practical police science programs to raise the educational level of police departments throughout the country. (AYC)

Describes the cooperative television advertising arrangement between Johnson County Community College (KS) and the Metropolitan Community College District (MO), which resulted in the lease and later in the production of public-service announcements to promote student recruitment. Outlines the project's development, problems, and successes.…

Describes the implementation of a college reading program for preservice teachers. Lists the 11 recommendations made by a special task force to guide the program's development. (FL)

The article explores the feasibility of integrating child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric care. Aspects to consider in setting up such a program include the nature of the integration (partial at first, using a child/adolescent tutorial model), the diagnostic categories to be integrated, the age ranges of patients, and staff preferences. (PHR)

Suggestions are made for promoting intramural sport programs in junior high schools. (JD)

Six suggestions are made for initiating, improving, and strengthening intramural and recreational programing in high schools. (JD)

The impact of the Health Activities Project (HAP), an activity-centered, supplementary health education program for fifth- to eighth-grade students, on their attitudes toward health education was studied. Results indicated a positive change. (JD)

The development of a conceptual framework and the establishment of programing options in continuing education in nursing will provide direction in program development, implementation, and evaluation. The framework and resultant options will also assist faculty, learners, and the community in understanding the basis of the continuing education…

This study focused on the development and demonstration of a model for establishing curriculum development priorities for trade and industrial education programs which discriminates effectively, is reasonably uncomplicated, and is inexpensive to administer. (CT)

Reviews the operational steps in conducting a major needs assessment study. Discusses who should be involved in the process, when the process should be conducted, how the process should be conducted, general steps, and criteria for an effective model. (CT)

The purpose of this study was to develop and execute an alcohol intervention program that was directed at dangerous and disruptive behavior. (JD)

The purposes and potentials of teacher centers are discussed. (JD)

Cooperation among a teacher center, the local education agency, and the institution of higher education provides a strong foundation for improving teacher center inservice activities. (JD)

The article reviews the Diagnostic Assessment Procedure and related facets of the evaluation process within the Program to Develop Efficiency in Visual Functioning. Basic assumptions, rationale for development, administration, interpretation, and use of the program are considered. (Author/PHR)

Survey results have demonstrated a need for the integration of economics education in the total public school curriculum. (CJ)