Describes the philosophy and development of an integrated science program in a British secondary school. Discusses constraints to the program including laboratory facilities, money, and fewer laboratory technicians. (MA)

Describes the implementation and evaluation of a pilot nutrition education project in India. Objectives include changing teacher, student, and family behaviors with respect to food and health knowledge and practices. Preliminary evaluation indicates that the project is successful. (MA)

Unsafe academic chemistry departments are a result of a lack of incentive, ignorance of the hazards, historical perspective, and a lack of funds. A program implemented at Wright State University to overcome these obstacles is described. (BB)

One small college found that recruiting interviews need not be conducted in person in order to be effective. They use the telephone and agree that it's "the next best thing to being there." (Author)

While the responsibilities of career planning and placement are rapidly increasing, staff size often remains the same. In answer to this problem, two small liberal arts colleges have developed a cooperative program resulting in more time for student and employer services. (Author)

Describes material developed to help students deal with questions of a major field of study and relationships to career preparation. This material, formulated into a handout/directory, is entitled, "Suggestions for Supplementary Courses to Enhance Career Opportunities for Liberal Arts Majors," and has been well received by students and…

An attempt to establish a self-help network based on shared peer-counseling for families of dying children in a Midwest teaching hospital is described and evaluated. Structure of the group meeting is delineated in terms of environment, didactic presentations, and practices of peer-counseling. (Author)

The Florida Teacher Education Center Bill of 1974 is described, and the Osceola County Center program is examined to illustrate a county-focused, integrated, teacher inservice effort. (MJB)

The head of the federal vocational training division in Switzerland describes his country's system of vocational education for young people who have completed their compulsory years of schooling. (MF)

Increasing attention is being paid to group homes as an alternative form of residential care for adolescents. In the home described here, young people who had been recommended for hospitalization or long-term residential treatment were helped by nonprofessional counselors to deal with their problems successfully. (Author)

The Pennsylvania Training Model's Educational Planning System for teaching the severely/profoundly handicapped is described. (Author)

The first Asian Community Library in the U.S. offers a popular collection of print and audiovisual materials in five Asian languages, as well as a special collection in English on Asian Americans and Asian history and culture. Acquisition, cataloging, and political difficulties are also discussed. (Author/JPF)

The University of Maryland's bachelor of science program in kinesiological science, studying the mechanisms of human movement (mechanical, physiological, psychological, aesthetic) imparts an understanding of human beings as individuals engaging in physical activities in daily life and in other activities serving as expressions of their physical…

A pilot program using resident assistants as academic advisors was well liked by its student users. (Author)

University of Chicago students find that bidding for space on interview schedules means a return to order. (Author)