Studies have found that comprehensive high schools are cheaper costwise and more effective in providing job placement opportunities than area secondary vocational schools. (AN)

How to make your workshops and meetings more relevant to the specific interests of participants. (Editor)

Thirty-two programs representing 21 member institutions of NUEA were honored at the 1969 NUEA annual meeting for outstanding quality. This article presents brief descriptions of many of the programs. (MF)

A procedure was presented that would allow true estimates of the effectiveness of intervention programs when the WPPSI is used as the evaluative measure. (Author)

Ten areas of self-sufficiency were measured at four intervals for 26 students determined to be eligible for extended school year ESY programs. Regression increased and improvement decreased when educational programing was interrupted, and the opposite occurred when a ESY program was provided. (CL)

The notion of differentially reinforcing low rates of undesirable behavior (DRL) is examined. Further, the status of the full session DRL strategy as an "alternative to punishment" is questioned in the context of a strictly operant definition of punishment. (Author/SW)

The task of the Infractions Committee and the NCAA enforcement staff is to deal with inappropriate conduct in intercollegiate athletic programs by member institutions, their staffs, their student athletes, and other institutional representatives. The work of the Committee and the NCAA enforcement process is described. (Author/MLW)

Studies designed to assess the efficacy of interventions with organically impaired infants in terms of how well the experimental designs used controlled for threats to interval validity were analyzed. The use of methodologically more rigorous designs in evaluation studies is recommended to prevent or ameliorate the adverse effects of…

A content analysis approach was used to assess the value and problem of applying Piagetian theory to early childhood education. It was concluded that applying Piagetian theory to education involves an interactively changing theory and data base as teachers and children develop over time. (Author/BW)

Examined the impact of coercion in rehabilitation of drug abusers. A validated interview schedule was utilized for both coerced and non-coerced participants. Data analysis found that coercion facilitates success for certain groups (e.g., older, longer term heroin addicts), and certain criteria (e.g., arrest and abstinence). (Author/JAC)

Describes the variety of attitudes toward mainstreaming characterized by the 25 mainstreaming programs currently being studied in an ongoing research project. Suggests that the failure of mainstreaming efforts is traceable to organizational problems, internecine politics, and lack of skill and/or willingness on the part of school personnel. (PGD)

Four major considerations must be taken into account when planning a training program: content, external constraints, skills and preferences of faculty, and learning styles of participants. Understanding differences in learning styles can significantly affect the outcome of training. (JOW)

Discusses the importance of volunteerism and describes the school volunteer program managed through the Florida Department of Education. (JOW)