The article describes one segment of the guidance program at the Marvin Pittman Laboratory School located on the campus of Georgia Southern College. The total program aims to work toward goals of understanding self and others, developing adequate relationships, and experiencing success in education. (NQ)

Provides an explanation of an introductory chemistry program for nursing students in which an individualized approach to instruction is utilized. Student evaluation results are presented. (CP)

Indigenous homemakers were employed in this Arkansas program as health education aides. They provided participant families with information on: (1) healthy daily living habits; (2) preventive health practices; (3) self-care/professional care needs; (4) home environment influences in health; and (5) local health services. (MJB)

Lists 60 problems (and suggestions for their solution) that arose during the adoption of a management by objectives program, were suggested by that experience, or came out of the literature. (IRT)

The issues related to aesthetic education are examined, recent curriculum developments (such as the Central Mid-Western Education Laboratory) are described, and school programs (including Project Impact, an interdisciplinary model arts program for children and teachers) are discussed. (CL)

Borrowing from IDEA's (Institute for the Development of Educational Activities) individually guided education program, the Albuquerque Indian School set up an advisor teaming program which encountered minimal staff resistance and produced observable positive effects, improving staff morale during changeover from Bureau of Indian Affairs control to…

Reports on a study of the $123 million Science Facilities Program of the Australian government to improve science facilities in secondary schools. (SL)

Describes is an improvement program for the operation and maintenance of municipal wastewater treatment plants in Detroit, Michigan. Improvements included expansion and upgrading of the existing city plant and a training program for plant personnel. (MA)

A program that provided counseling to inmates in a correctional setting is described. Two approaches were used: the relationship approach stressed the interpersonal encounter of counselor and client and exploration of feeling by the client; the reality approach stressed behavior change for client growth. Outcomes were positive for both approaches.…

Values clarification procedures have been used widely in recent years, but little use has been made of them with parents. This paper presents practical values clarification strategies for helping parents clarify values that could influence their childrearing practices. (Author)

Arts in general education is a comprehensive approach to reducing the isolation that the arts have suffered from for far too many years. It is a broad concept with many local applications. Describes the intent of a number of programs that comprise varying approaches to the arts in general education. (Author/RK)

The Greek word "ecos," used allegorically for "nest," is being applied across the country in connection with classroom environmental concerns, according to the writer. He describes several environmental education programs in different subject areas and grades and Project ECOS, a traveling workshop for training teachers to use environmental…

A vocational/special education model program with a performance based teacher education format was developed at Florida International University to prepare teachers of vocational education for the handicapped. The required course work (which includes an internship) for both groups of educators (special and vocational) supplements the prescribed…

An interview describing steps the Philippine government has recently taken to expand and diversify nonformal education among adults through the School-on-the-Air program designed to bring the classroom to rural people through radio and community followup classes. Extracts from the government orders setting up the program and its pilot centers are…

Discusses the process of observation and presents a systematic approach for incorporating behavioral observations into evaluations and written psychological reports, based on Robert Carkhuff's Human Resource Development Model. Using this framework and drawing on the experiences of the authors, several principles of report writing are discussed.…