Describes "satellite learning centers," public schools located at parent worksites in Dade County (Florida) and jointly operated by the school system and the employer. Advantages include parent participation, exposure to career possibilities, and free classroom space. (FMW)

Addresses the coherence of the principles of action learning, the consequences of employing certain variants in school management courses, the implications for action learning of research into effective training, and the need for thorough evaluation. (Author)

The article offers a commencement-based (as opposed to a credential-based) model of secondary education for individuals with mild mental retardation. Five model components stress process, personal experience, adult community success, circular individualized education plans, and time as the validator of program effectiveness. (Author/DB)

Examines diversity in home visiting by considering policy and program design decisions related to the content of the visit, relations between the parent and the home visitor, and individualization of the visit. (BG)

Proposes framework for planning developmental interventions for adult college students. Outlines developmental tasks and provides overview of transitional processes of adulthood. Compares developmental versus mental health models of intervention. Delineates functional roles of student affairs staff in meeting developmental needs of adult students.…

The article presents an interim report on the progress of 39 mentally retarded students in a supported competitive employment training program implemented in 5 school systems and 3 geographical areas of Virginia. Among findings were that 74 percent of the students remained in their jobs longer than 6 months. (DB)

Nine training programs for non-traditional mathematics and science teachers were analyzed. It appears that: (1) all programs are not equally effective; (2) the quality of preparation makes a difference in how well-prepared recruits feel; and (3) non-traditional preparation cannot overcome all problems that make recruitment and retention difficult.…

Describes the USIA's Teacher Text Technology Initiative in Tanzania, providing teacher education in science, mathematics, and English, while serving as a vehicle for American educational practices and cultural values. Discusses the adaptation of foreign ideas to an indigenous context as an avenue allowing modernization minus dependency. Contains…

Discusses difficulties of providing religious instruction for Muslim school children in the Federal Republic of Germany. Notes the lack of a united Islamic religious community that could assist in the development and implementation of such an instruction. Explains and analyzes the Bavarian Ministry of Education's guidelines concerning such…

Buffalo's Early Childhood Centers, which grew out of court-ordered desegregation plans, are described and evaluated in this article in terms of student achievement, parental involvement, and racial balancing. (IAH)

Resource teachers are offered six suggestions to increase the utilization of their consultation services by regular teachers. Suggestions include being a good listener, offering alternative suggestions, planning a follow-up meeting, encouraging informal contacts, and sharing information. (DB)

Admissions professionals can upgrade their computing capabilities in recruitment by using their nonscientific skills and abilities and working with the university's computing center staff. Practical guidelines are provided. (MSE)

Students in the Sea Semester, a program sponsored by the Sea Education Association, spend six weeks in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, studying oceanography, nautical science, and maritime history and then they board the brigantine "Cramer" and continue another six weeks of study on the water. (MLW)

This article discusses concerns associated with cooperative education placements in sport management and offers a model for revision of sport management internship programs based on analysis of the organizational needs of the employer, the experiential and career aspirations of the student, and the academic needs of the institution. (IAH)

Describes a Master's course in accounting that involved practitioners as members of the class who led discussion on an area in which they had expertise. (JOW)