Established in 1974, the National Diffusion Network (NDN) is a diffuse association of primarily school-based instructional or other education programs that have been approved for nationwide dissemination by a federal panel, the Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP). Five principles of NDN are: (1) those who develop a program are best qualified…

This document is the second in a series of biannual surveys. It is a collection of project descriptions, each of which includes the following: (a) project title; (b) statement of whether the project is in progress or completed; (c) affiliated institute; (d) name of project and investigation leader; (e) personnel; (f) time schedule; (g) source of…

Milwaukee Public Schools' program for autistic children is described in terms of curriculum, methodology, assessment, intervention strategies, parent services, sign language training, grouping, and transitioning. (CL)

The public library of the British Virgin Islands and its branches are described in terms of services, programs, administration, and staff. (KP)

The components of the Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented (RAPYHT) program, a federally funded outreach model for gifted/talented handicapped preschoolers are discussed: general programing, talent screening, talent identification, talent assessment, talent programing, parent involvement, and evaluation. (CL)

The three TIE components, THEMES, INTERACTS, and EXPLORITS, focus on the development of creative thinking behaviors, the higher levels of B. Bloom's Taxonomy, inquiry techniques, creative problem solving, group dynamics, and the encouragement of the student's self-concept and sense of responsibility. (Author/CL)

A beginning teacher of intermediate gifted students describes her experiences with a mentorship program involving seven preservice teacher trainees. Both students and mentors responded positively to the approach. (CL)

With the aim of honoring the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by working to make his "human rights revolution" a reality, this report considers efforts to build a human rights society in the United States. The report celebrates the Center for Human Rights Education's (CHRE's) growth and accomplishments and documents the Center's…

A brief description of a service which makes museum materials and works of art available to schools on a loan basis. (AK)

The second of two articles on Computer Assisted Instruction, concentrating on a description of two large scale demonstration projects: the Ticcit system being developed cooperatively by the Mitre Corporation, the University of Texas and Brigham Young University, and Plato, being developed at the University of Illinois. (AL)

A look at how WVIA-TV in Scranton, Pennsylvania, persuades local cable systems to carry its programs.'' (Editor/AK)