Describes an age-integrated program serving residents in long-term care facilities in New York State. Describes the program's inception, the nature of recruitment efforts, and the content of the training program. A number of illustrations of volunteer ombudsmen interventions are presented for the purpose of providing an overview of services.…

An interactive technology expert discusses how to make commercial videodiscs interactive. An example of a "repurposed" videodisc, how to increase videodisc interactivity, 10 steps in "repurposing" a videodisc, and classroom applications are described. A listing of currently available educational videodiscs is included. (MBR)

Drama holds promise as a medium through which the psychosocial conditions of nutrition can be conveyed. Describes use of drama in a group situation as one technique that could enrich the effectiveness of a peer-educator approach to nutrition education for the elderly. (JN)

Offers descriptions of reading programs created for the elderly in community centers and retirement and nursing homes. (HOD)

Describes the implementation of written comprehensive examinations in the doctoral program in counselor education at Florida State University. The examinations, administered to 26 students over three years, emphasized application of knowledge. Although conducted with limited resources, the examinations served the department's needs and satisfied…

The movement to establish socialist Sunday schools during the early twentieth century is one of the best kept secrets of American socialist and educational historiography. During these years many working-class radicals provided their children with a formal, weekend education that lacked strong capitalistic biases dominant in the public schools.…

Reviews the development of the experience-based career education (EBCE) model; describes the development of the EBCE project at Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama; presents the results of the project; and discusses insights gained from it. (JOW)

Discusses the causes and consequences of shyness and presents the Shyness Control Program, a systematic approach for managing social anxiety in children and adolescents. Includes a flowchart that serves as a framework for the system and represents proven clinical methods used in anxiety management. (JAC)

Outlines a group program for overcoming procrastination and suggests options for counselors to use with procrastinators. The first two sessions stress goal setting and strategies to alleviate procrastination, while the last four weeks continue goals and management strategies. A number of techniques are described. (JAC)

As a theme for an all-school integrated study, the Caribbean offers limitless possibilities. Described is a week long Caribbean Festival sponsored for the community by an elementary school. (RM)

Describes the group counseling program at the House of Shalom Youth Centre in Ontario. The goals of the program are to facilitate mastery of normative developmental crises and to establish coping skills to meet present and future environmental demands. (JAC)

Describes a delinquency prevention program where young boys were taken to jail following minor law offenses. With a counselor, they talked to police and prisoners about what it was like to be in jail. None of the 19 children who participated committed any serious crimes in the six years since the program began. (JAC)

It is recommended that educational planning and inservice teacher education be integrated to achieve the most effective modifications of staff attitudes. (GW)

For schools that are too large to give individualized attention to student problems, the house system's team approach to problem-solving responsibility may be the answer. One house organization plan is explained in detail here. (Editor)

The therapeutic educational guidance center at Hoxton is described through use of case studies. (Author/RK)