Describes a home visiting project (in London, England) designed to help disadvantaged children (20-30 months) and their parents, and discusses two school/community projects: the Chaucer Nursery and Infant School and eight nursery centers located throughout the country. (SE)

Parental involvement in planning and placement for 20 children initially referred for special education is described in light of the PL 94-142 requirements for informed parental consent. Comparisons indicate that parents' versions of each decision component were clear and accurate no more than 50 percent of the time. (Author)

Describes the development and functioning of a flexible, inexpensive campus child care service for married students at the East Texas State University. (CM)

Subjects were 18 mothers and their clinic-referred children. A stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that two maternal behaviors, beta commands and total rewards, displayed in the clinic were the best predictors of child compliance in the home. (Author)

The Parent Guidance Program conducted at the Monnington Early Childhood Development Center (Victoria, Australia) provides guidance, education, and psychological counseling to parents of preschool handicapped children. (SBH)

Controversy broke out when a Montgomery County, Maryland, school board member attempted to make homework compulsory. Successful board policies on homework are briefly discussed. (IRT)

An extended nursery school program at Arizona State University is described in which children ages eighteen to thirty-six months and their parents work with advanced college students enrolled in various phases of the nursery school training program. (MB)

The editorial calls upon parents and educators to develop models to facilitate the parental involvement in educational programs for handicapped children that is now required by law. (GW)

At a time when both public and parochial schools throughout the country are facing the prospect of continually declining enrollments, the Newark Archdiocese this year decided to see what a soft-sell campaign could do about it. (Author)

Argues that teachers need to sell their wares more aggressively to parents. (Editor)

Reviews the strengths and weaknesses of the Boston magnet school program. The author concludes that integration in the 1980s will need to be metropolitan and voluntary. (Author/IRT)

Examines the critical issues in health education from the perspective of the professional, parents, and students. Concern for adolescent development should be at the core of an integrated health curriculum. (Author/IRT)

The Mama Lere Parent-Infant Training Program (Nashville, Tennessee) which serves hearing- and speech-impaired children focuses on family involvement and an intervention plan which includes four service delivery components: facilitation of child communicative competence; educational advocacy and team decision making; information exchange; and…

Discusses barriers to successful school-to-work transitions for youth with disabilities. Advocates parental involvement in the transition process. Suggests how agencies can involve parents. (CH)