Description of some of the readers in the "Youth Self-Education Series," published by the Shanghai People's Press, and how they enhance youth education and training in the revolutionary cause of the proletariat. (ND)

Describes an experimental Perceptual Motor Skills Program being used in Florissant, Missouri, for students in grades K-1. (JG)

The activities of the Specific Learning Disabilities Program and its model demonstration centers are reviewed, the term "specific learning disabilities" is operationally defined, and special education issues (such as the need for research on methodologies and curricula) are listed. (SBH)

Describes the development of a groupwork program in an agency that had provided treatment through casework alone. (Author/SB)

The history and development of the mariners, a girl-scouting program of water and boating-related activities designed for teenage girls, is discussed. The projects, programs, and bicentenial activities of this group are detailed. (BT)

The Computer Aided Teaching of Applied Mathematics Project at Cambridge University is briefly described, and evaluation and development of the project are discussed. (DT)

Discusses the special aspects of chemical higher education programs in Africa, the influence of government in African universities, and university research programs and facilities. (MLH)

The purpose of this article is to describe one agency's effort to obtain feedback by devision a low-cost follow-up mail survey. The article also attempts to determine how the results of this survey could be translated into more effective treatment than is currently being provided. (Author)

Experientially-based, independent studies, conducted during the month-long January term at St. Lawrence University, and reactions to them are described. Emphasis is on the conflicts arising from non-structured studies approved by the Department of Geology and Geography. (LBH)

An evaluation instrument was developed and used which was designed to aid the evaluation of the implementation of an adaptive education program. It was found that the more closely the classrooms followed the model program, the higher the achievement level. (JY)

The California Postsecondary Education Commission is statutorily responsible for reviewing and commenting on the need for new degree and certificate programs proposed by the public higher education systems. The review process is intended to: (1) safeguard the state against inefficiencies in the allocation of program resources; (2) help ensure that…

Many children served in afterschool programs would be left alone in dangerous neighborhoods, potentially engaging in risky sexual and criminal behaviors, if not for their participation in structured programming. In fact, research has shown that students who spend the majority of their afterschool hours in unsupervised activities are more likely to…

This report reviews data from a survey of teachers conducted in April 2003, along with relevant data collected from application forms and surveys administered at the last training session attended by Intel Teach to the Future participants. All of these data were collected as part of an evaluation of the U.S. implementation of Intel Teach to the…

This planning guide describes the BEST Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeship Program, provides perspectives on the benefits of apprenticeship and other considerations for community stakeholders, and offers guidance on planning milestones and activities needed to accomplish Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeships through…