Described is the Crisis Intervention Center, a rehabilitation center for the severely developmentally disabled which includes three developmental satellite centers (providing work activity programs, work evaluation, and supervised employment). (CL)

A model of interagency cooperation the Windham County (Connecticut) Student Environment Center was begun entirely with resources available in most counties of the U.S. and is currently cooperating as a field based training center for pre-service elementary teachers andan educational camp for elementary and secondary students. (JC)

The activities of the Dag Hammarskjold Library at United Nations (UN) Headquarters relating to the documentation of the UN are described. The topics discussed are: acquisition and maintenance of materials, indexing, reference, microreproduction, depository libraries, standardization, and coordination with agencies in the UN system. (Author)

Beginning in 1975, the Head Start Program expanded its services to include special education for preschool children who are handicapped (each state must allocate 10 percent of its enrollment opportunities to handicapped children). Head Start has also developed a needs assessment kit to aid personnel in recognizing and dealing with handicapping…

Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History, long concerned with man's ecological heritage, has designed many programs of interest to teachers of environmental education. The philosophy of the environmental program described here is to "observe, explore, generalize" and provides a hands-on exhibit for elementary school students at the…

A parent describes a much needed enrichment program for minority students which the District of Columbia public schools will implement. (Author/RM)

Criticizes traditional team teaching, describes how the teaching method at the New School of Liberal Arts at Brooklyn College is more valid by discussing two of the courses concerned with the Age of Revolutions, that in Science and in Literature, and explains how they interrelate. (Author/RK)

Looks at community work publications in England and suggests that a multidisciplinary approach would bring great benefits all round. (Editor)

Presents a counseling playlet "The Search" designed to reflect the problems that occur when negative behavior is overemphasized and the positive is overlooked. Discussion questions are included. (Author)

Describes the rationale and mode of operations for a Math Clinic at Wellesley University and Wesleyan College where counselors and math specialists work together to combat "math anxiety," particularly in female students. (HMV)

The recent rapid expansion in postsecondary educational opportunities for the deaf has led to the need for a structured approach to the standardization and development of technical sign vocabulary. (Author)

Describes one preschool teacher's art classes and her approach to creativity and esthetic growth in children 4 to 6 years old. (SB)

Reports on adoption placement services for older children provided by the Lutheran Social Service of Kansas and Oklahoma. (SB)

Describes a variety of educational routes by students who do not follow the traditional English pattern (advanced level physics followed by a fulltime honors degree course at a university). (CP)

Provides descriptions of physics departments of universities, colleges, and polytechnics in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. For each institution, entry requirements, course structure, and main branches of research are included among information provided. (CP)