Offers a critique of the origins and policies of Jesse Jackson's Project EXCEL. (IRT)

Described is the Professional Career Exploration Program (PCEP) which provides minority and/or disadvantaged students, identified as gifted and talented, with activities to help expand their range of possible occupational careers in the future. (BD)

The article briefly reviews and endorses the Youth Services System (YSS) in Pennsylvania (which treats juvenile delinquency), and discusses the YSS Youth Needs Survey (a tool which identifies critical areas to assist in the planning of delinquency intervention programs). (DLS)

An early childhood language analysis and intervention program, based on two models of pragmatics, is described. (Author/SBH)

Three years ago when Hartford established excellence as a theme, the district put academic achievement at the top of its list of five goals. The other four goals were organizational climate, education with equity, economic empowerment, and management of resources. (Author/IRT)

The Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented program, part of the Joint Early Education Program for the Handicapped, identifies and educates preschool children who are both handicapped and gifted or talented. (PHR)

The article discusses the comprehensive services offered emotionally disturbed preschool children by a voluntary social agency (the Childrens Center in Salt Lake City, Utah), focusing on activity group therapy, the major therapeutic tool used there. (Author/DLS)

Describes a project in which every sixth grade class in one California school district taped a 30-minute news program which was later aired on cable television. An accompanying article presents 13 activities to help children learn about propaganda techniques in the media. (JMB)

Describing an inservice program designed to familiarize White teachers with Black student dialect, this article presents an inservice outline that includes the following: program purpose; objectives; program sequence (information phase, fact finding phase, data correlation and recording phase, and evaluation phase). (JC)

This program, developed by the Nalco Chemical Company, helps with energy conservation in industrial plants. The program takes four to six weeks to complete. The training sessions last for about two hours. (BB)

The American Public Health Association has instituted a Quality Assurance Analysis and Review (QUASAR) program to provide consultative services to laboratories.(BB)

Prototypes of successful mainstreaming programs are described and suggestions made for school systems beginning this program. (JD)

This report of empirical information gathered from institutions in the public library network during a brief visit to Vietnam includes descriptions of the National Library, its classification scheme, the National Bibliography, the Library Council, the Hanoi People's Library, the Saigon National Library (now National Library No. 2), and the Social…

Surveys the teaching of library science in India with special emphasis on the state of medical librarianship, including university school admission requirements, curriculum, and teaching staff; medical libraries and librarians; and education for medical librarianship--curriculum, admission requirements, teaching staff requirements, teaching…

Describes the organization and formation of a biology club, step-by-step. Members agree upon club objectives, dues, and activities. Different sections within the club are determined by student interests. (MA)