The New Jersey department of education has implemented a minimum standards program to assure that all students have the individual opportunities they require for mastering the basic skills. The 1976-77 program is transitional and is used to build toward full implementation in the 1977-78 school year. In full operation, the state tests will be…

Described is the Preschool for Gifted-Handicapped in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a 3-year demonstration program for children (3 to 6 years old) who exhibit unusual gifts or talents in spite of physical, mental, emotional, or experiential handicaps. Sections cover four goals of the program: assessment, curriculum, community and parent involvement,…

This paper presents the findings of a one year national study. The research was directed at determining the status of culturally pluralistic programs in 29 urban school districts across the United States. Statistical and descriptive information was gathered from 130 urban school districts by means of questionnaires and observation teams. Among the…

The judgment of whether or not a city's Title I reading program is a success is dependent upon the length of time used in the evaluation. This study's findings that estimates of achievement rates and judgments of success were dramatically affected by the length of time used in the evaluation was consistent across all the compensatory education…

The project's activities, which were a series of six workshops conducted to disseminate career education information to educational staff in the New Hampshire seacoast area, are contained in this document. Part 1 describes a series of 2-hour teacher workshops conducted in four different locations on the seacoast by active career education…

Although it is not without flaws, decentralization of the school administration--returning decision-making power to school principals and classroom teachers--can contribute to a return to humanistic education and to the elimination of assembly-line education. Researchers, curriculum developers, and educational publishers can help in this movement…

This manual presents a comparative analysis of New Jersey's requirements for "Thorough and Efficient" (T & E) education and the processes of Individually Guided Education (IGE). It is designed to provide guidance to IGE schools and districts in responding to specific program needs that might occur under the development of a T & E…

To develop a definition and guidelines for the establishment of a model statewide advocacy program, a multilevel survey consisting of questionnaires, telephone interviews, and personal interviews was conducted with developmentally disabled individuals, members of direct service and administrative agencies, and community board members. A literature…

Described is Wisconsin's boarding home program for seven deaf-blind children. (CL)

Describes objectives and functions of the Learning Center on Family Functioning located at Wayne State School of Social Work. The Center is basically a means of organizing learning experiences in order to maximize student integration of academic study and field experience. (Author/EJT)

Teacher and student dissatisfaction with a traditional approach to technical education has led one Canadian college to develop the ACT (Applied Civil Technology) Program, a self-learning system in which the student makes his own structure by scheduling the paths he desires to follow to reach the ultimate goal. (Author/AJ)

Describes a new program for graduate teaching interns in higher education, how it developed, and how it is progressing in a behavioral sciences department. (Author/ND)

Considers the present status of intern programs for students of organizational communication and suggests possible future developments. (JW) Published by the Association for Communication Administration Bulletin, Staff Coordinator, ACA 5202 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041, $25.00 annual dues.

Describes and illustrates the use of a model used at the University of Vermont College of Medicine to examine both financial implications and effect on faculty effort of any planned programmatic changes, e.g. effect of specific enrollment increase on basic sciences and clinical training departments. (JT)