The journal includes nine papers on special education topics in Great Britain as well as reviews of seven books dealing with handicapped individuals. Titles and authors of the papers are as follows: "The Role of the Paediatric Occupational Therapist in Helping Children with Special Needs" (J. Jenkinson and D. Swinney); "The Pathway Employment Scheme in Hampshire" (M. Ward); "Monitoring the Effectiveness of Services for Severely Handicapped People: Implications for Managerial and Professional Accountability" (A. Kushlick, D. Felce, and B. Lunt); "The Development of Programmes for Visually Impaired Mentally Handicapped Young People" (R. Brown); "The Dilemma of Post 16 Education for the More Severely Physically Handicapped Young Person" (J. Lones); "Curricular Change in the Special School: Responding to the Economic Recession" (R. Upward); "Meeting the Needs of Artistically Gifted but Disabled Young People" (V. Fethney); "Developing Further Education Provision for Handicapped Young People in Wiltshire" (C. Lillystone); and "The Old and the New--A Radical View: The Certificate in the Future Education and Training of Mentally Handicapped People" (B. Vickerman and J. Cronin). Book reviews focus on such topics as early education, the school to work transition, and teaching adolescents with learning difficulties. (CL)