Based on interviews with those involved in the adoption and implementation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) and its Youth Service Centers, as well as on analysis of program data gathered by state and local agencies, this first year assessment is intended to highlight successes in the early stages of implementation, raise appropriate…

This collection of articles on gifted learning disabled students begins with an explanation of the philosophy of the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University (Maryland), a list of characteristics of gifted disabled students, and three definitions of learning disabilities. The following papers are then provided: "Gifted but…

Project Opportunity is designed to provide a bridge curriculum for women who choose to enter nontraditional vocational education and training that will furnish marketable skills to low-income women, single parents, displaced homemakers, young pregnant women, and near-homeless women. A total of 45 women were chosen to participate in the 1993-94…

A study determined the effectiveness of Pennsylvania professional development centers in the preparation of vocational teachers. The study used the perceptions of participants to ascertain the effectiveness in the various activities for which the centers receive state and federal funds. Vocational teachers responded to questions about nine center…

Bilingualism in the Computer Age, a project of the New York City (New York) Board of Education, completed its fourth year (the 1989-90 school year) and was evaluated. The project offered 241 limited-English-proficient Spanish-speaking students the opportunity to study career and vocational subjects while improving their English and native language…

This model is an updated version of the California Agency-Based Vocational Assessment Model Draft developed in 1986. The first section of the manual summarizes the background of career assessment, defines the process, and provides a rationale for it. The second section analyzes critical issues in assessment. The assessment model and its stages…

Workshops and related staff development activities designed for vocational education instructors, administrators, career counselors, and support services staff are described in this two-part report. Part I focuses on the Vocational Staff Workshops (VSW) project, indicating that its key objectives were to identify regional in-service training…

Attitudes of University of Minnesota students toward student services and the fees for these services were surveyed in Fall 1983. A total of 476 students at the Twin Cities campus were interviewed by telephone. A majority of respondents were willing to pay in order to maintain current levels of service. A majority preferred a fee system with a…

This self-instructional module, one volume of a series of competency-based modules in human relations skills for occupational specialists, is designed to help the specialist develop an understanding of the importance of group dynamics in vocational development and decision making. Other modules in this set of three are Human Relations Skills in…

A report to the President of the State University of New York College At Old Westbury by the Enrollment Planning Committee is presented. Ten important recommendations include: convince the local guidance community of Old Westbury's direction and quality education; investigate a computerized student inquiry tracking system; initiate a computerized…

This report discusses strategies to increase the retention rate of students in the following Special Programs sponsored by the City University of New York: (1) Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK); (2) the College Discovery Program (CD); and (3) the College Discovery and Development Program (CDDP). Section 1 covers strategies used…

In an inter-institutional action research project, seven teachers from three high schools and two colleges in Canada interviewed 88 students as they looked forward to college, experienced the first semester, and looked back after the second semester. The purpose was to discover what student perceptions and what institutional policies and practices…

Established by Assembly Bill (AB) 3103, the Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) program, currently administered in 44 community colleges throughout the state of California, was developed to help low-income, educationally disadvantaged, welfare-dependent single parents break the dependency cycle. The program provides educational…

As a measure of musical aptitude, a new 90-item Pitch Discrimination Test was developed, and its internal structure was examined. Each of the three sections of the test measures an individual's aptitude for pitch discrimination in a different frequency range using square-wave tones generated by a personal computer. A total of 1,303 examinees,…

An experienced third-grade teacher at an elementary school whose students were predominantly Hispanic designed and implemented a practicum in her class of academically above-average students with a low level of verbal participation in class. The target group of 25 students was involved in social studies, science, and expressive language activities…