Several approaches for judging quality in child care are presented, and a short environmental analysis is elaborated to facilitate evaluation by parent or teacher of the degree to which an environment is designed to meet the needs of young children. (CS)

Outlines a student developed volunteer program, which encourages decision making and roles that are meaningful--a community experience in which youths and adults work as partners. (RK)

Educators must recognize the inadequacies of their planning, programing, evaluation, and budgeting systems. When these are redeveloped, PPBS will produce the cost/effectiveness data they are really capable of. (WM)

Article describes a series of different programs designed to provide teachers with leadership training, an increase in their sense of personal control over their environment, and teaching interns with elementary school experience. (Author/RK)

Summer institutes for minority group science teachers and those teaching minority group science students provide opportunities for broadening horizons for both the teachers and their students. (MF)

Stresses the importance of developing the tutoring programs in remedial reading and suggests a program of inservice education for reading tutors. (RB)

Despite the criticisms which can be leveled at external and special degree programs, the fact remains that they provide a needed service to selected clientele and have the capability to provide valuable alternatives for institutions of higher education and their clients. (Author)

Author advocates the appointment of a Freshman coordinator who will bring order out of the chaos engendered by the anarchy of academic departments. (Author/CB)

Describes the four phases of the Comprehensive Career Education Model and its curriculum, guidance, and evaluation tasks. (SB)

A coordinated and articulated evaluation system at all levels in occupational education is vitally important to the success of programs. (Author)