Project ProCEED is a staff development model for promoting the type of professional excellence recommended in national educational reports. A six-month program designed and implemented by teachers and principals is examined. (DF)

Focus group interviews were used to gather information from adolescent participants that could be applied to the design of a smoking prevention program. Various students of low socioeconomic status took part in role plays, auctions, and guided discussions to learn about smoking attitudes. (Author/DF)

The author relates issues for preretirement education to a set of relevant activities, each with its own learning component. He discusses life management skills, the transition to retirement, preparation for retirement, and cultivating the desire to learn. Trends in the United Kingdom affecting retirement preparation are listed. (CT)

The strategies used to establish the Cornell Committee on Education and the Community are described. The ingredients needed for starting a successful partnership are discussed. (Author/MT)

Discusses the development of entrepreneurship programs for women in developing countries. Examines the importance of focusing on rural areas, developing basic and entrepreneurial skills for women migrating to urban areas, encouraging linkage between urban and rural women, and considering women's personal needs. (CT)

This article is the first of two which together aim to explore the organizational and training characteristics of private manufacturing firms that have chosen to participate in the Youth Training Scheme. This article considers the economic and social context of youth training policies and examines some possible explanations for corporate…

The Paula Program in music for gifted girls in middle schools, developed by St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, is described. How the program was designed is discussed and activities and materials selected for classroom use are briefly described. (RM)

Virginia's response to criticism dealing with teacher education programs has been to establish cut-off scores on the National Teachers Examination and to develop a provisional certification for all beginning teachers. These changes in teacher certification regulations are discussed. (DF)

Describes Statistical Work Analysis Teams (S.W.A.T.), which marry the two factors necessary for successful statistical analysis with the personal nature of attribute data into a single effort. Discusses S.W.A.T. project guidelines, implementation of the first S.W.A.T. projects, team training, and project completion. (CT)

Presents 10 basic steps to use as guidelines in setting up a corporate volunteer program: develop a philosophy, survey the community and employees, isolate a need and outline program functions, recruit volunteers, motivate employees, place volunteers carefully, monitor and evaluate program and volunteers, review goals and results, and consider…

This article reports the results of a training program intended to help women reenter the labor market and to create a pool of female labor skilled in the methods of modern business management using new technology. The course was directed at unemployed women residents in the Teifi Valley of Mid-Wales. (CT)

Focuses on recent research examining the relationships between family satisfaction and job satisfaction, the impact of work on family, and the influence of family on work, with special emphasis on job performance and productivity. It concludes by drawing program implications for career development specialists and suggesting needed family support…

As an example of successful training in teacher coaching, this article describes a program conducted by the Santa Clara County, California, Educational Development Center. Aspects of the program discussed are its design, the selection of participants, the training process, the program's results, and the program's future. (MCG)

The College of Education at Cleveland State University has developed a Visiting Instructors Program with area school districts. Outstanding classroom teachers serve as teacher educators for a one-year period. The benefits of this partnership are discussed. (DF)

The National Writing Project is a collaborative effort between teachers and professors aimed at the improvement of teaching. A discussion of the project's history and structure and implications for other cooperative efforts in inservice education are offered. (DF)