One year has passed since the legislation mandating "mainstreaming" was enacted. Individual school districts have interpreted the laws for their own needs and have set up programs based on those needs. Although programs for the handicapped youths have increased, so has the isolation and segregation that permeated the sparsely existing…

The authors point out the lack of scientific support for the effectiveness of "patterning," leading the child through a series of exercises designed to improve neurological organization. (SB)

Focuses upon developmental perspectives and problems in improving program effectiveness, cost efficiency, and management performance for vocational education. Means for analyzing and improving the cost-effectiveness of vocational programs are discussed. (Author/RAO)

In an eight-week residential summer camp program for visually impaired children, activities of daily living (ADL) were offered as part of the regular program. Campers consistently indicated that this was a most worthwhile learning experience. (CL)

Offers tips for marketing a vocational education program and profiles four award-winning strategies. Describes the guidelines used by the National Association of Vocational-Education Communicators to judge programs. (JOW)

Lists seven approaches not to take when developing a public outreach campaign on recycling. Methods include: (1) environmental education will increase participation; (2) everyone cares about recycling; (3) guilt works; (4) keep repeating the same ads; (5) non-English speakers need translated literature; (6) scheduling workshops; and (7) kids will…

Contains general background and pertinent context that relate to creativity programs and their effectiveness from a disciplinary or instructiveness point of view. Discusses what constitutes a "program" and elaborates on disciplinary characteristics and creativity. (SLD)

Describes qualitative research traditions (phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case study) that may be used to advance research and make evidence-based decisions in TRIO programs. (EV)

Examines the effectiveness of family of origin therapy as experienced in a workshop format. A description of the Family of Origin Workshop, a 6-hour session that strives for the goal of increasing personal authority, is included. Participants reported increased ability to individuate and attributed changes resulting from the workshop to…

Describes a three-step approach to teaching logic models that entails: (1) identification of antecedent conditions; (2) ensuring that program activities target antecedent conditions; and (3) a focus on measurement issues, depicting the indicators and objectives for outcomes included in the evaluation plan. (SLD)

Offers suggestions for ensuring that employees remain in electronic learning situations such as providing meaningful content, guiding them to making appropriate decisions, allowing opportunities for action, and structuring experiences for success. (JOW)

Current child sexual abuse prevention programs assume that, by targeting potential victims, they can reduce the prevalence of child sexual abuse. This article presents findings that suggest this assumption is flawed. Suggests instead that potential offenders are more appropriate targets of prevention programs. (Contains 39 references.)

Describes successful career guidance and job placement model employed by a Utah Job Training Partnership Act program that is distinguished by the unusually synergistic nature of its organizational system. Explains how the program functions smoothly, in part, because of adherence to various principles of the general systems theory model of…

Responses from 58 (of 60) mentors and 57 (of 60) proteges were analyzed to assess the success of the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service mentoring system. Success factors included early contact, commitment of necessary time to develop trust, and provision of training for mentors. (JOW)

A survey of 83 quality circle members determined that there was no single variable that consistently emerged as the most important contributor to the effectiveness of quality circles. Member training did appear to be stronger than the other variables. (JOW)