Describes Truckee Meadows Community College's word processing center, in which students are trained in modern word processing techniques on the same equipment that meets the college's needs for a sophisticated computerized system. Considers equipment, safeguards, advantages, and current and potential uses of the center. (DMM)

In Markham v. Geller, a policy of attempting to hire less experienced teachers was held in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). This article examines the case's significance for the interpretation of the ADEA and the case's impact on the question of business justification. (Author/MLF)

Cooperative education programs can serve as strategies for resolving environmental threats and dangers, for realizing environmental opportunities, and for transforming the threats and dangers into opportunities. (JOW)

Reviews "Young Children Grow Up," a longitudinal study of the Perry Preschool Project. Children enrolled in the project rated significantly higher than control subjects on cognitive ability, motivation, academic achievement, teacher attitudes toward them, classroom behavior, and social relations. Economic benefits of preschool education…

Outlines the steps the Nashua (New Hampshire) school district planning team used in making an evaluation of all programs. Summarizes the results of the evaluation and explains how these will be used in the district's long-range planning efforts. (MLF)

Discusses the value of the microcomputer in education and questions whether or not the hardware now available is a cost-effective method for the type of learning it provides. Microcomputer use in schools in the future is also examined. (Author/JJD)

A series of pertinent questions regarding the development of a production facility for instructional materials. Levels of service, user needs, facility design, and costs are discussed. (Author/JJD)

School remodeling decisions should be based on a careful analysis of the site, building, educational program, and estimated cost. (Author/MLF)

Beginning on the front cover, this article tells how school districts are reducing their transportation costs. Particularly effective measures include the use of computers for bus maintenance and scheduling, school board ownership of buses, and the conversion of gasoline-powered buses to alternative fuels. (Author/MLF)

In this Illinois district, the superintendent has set a goal of universal computer literacy; to accomplish it, he spent $250,000 for 220 microcomputers to serve both staff and students. (Author/JM)

Survey data on 372 teachers in seven "racially isolated" (predominantly Black or Hispanic) schools in a large urban district indicates that the district's pecuniary incentives failed to attract and maintain a stable teaching staff. Previous research is reviewed and alternative designs for both pecuniary and nonpecuniary incentives are recommended.…

Argues that corporation trainers need to capitalize upon technological innovations to create more efficient and effective training programs, compares training alternatives, and provides models for determining costs for students, instructors, facilities, administration, and instructional development, as well as the total corporate training cost.…

Research, planning, and control are essential to the development of a high-quality, cost-effective publications program. Equally important to community colleges are flexible programs that reflect the responsiveness of the institution to community needs. Ways to implement such programs are outlined. (MSE)

Issues and impacts of microcomputer use in libraries are discussed in terms of labor dislocation, costs, distributed data processing, networks, current system configurations and capabilities, and software. Reference service management, information retrieval systems, and external online access are also examined. Twenty-six references are listed.…

Discusses the purposes of resume books including public relations, on-campus recruiting, direct contact, and career counseling. Raises issues concerning the use of resume books, including the possible negative uses. Notes some guidelines for developing and using resume books. (RC)