This study evaluated the health knowledge of a selected population of 12th grade students. The findings revealed that students' health knowledge was weak. (MM)

Research has generally found instruction effective in raising student cognitive levels, but only inconsistently effective in producing behavior change. The authors urge that health education programs be developed in a manner reflective of the supportive behavior change research. (MJB)

The Comprehensive Assessment and Referral Evaluation (CARE) is a new assessment technique which is intended to reliably elicit, record, grade and classify information on the health and social problems of the older person. The CARE is basically a semi-structured interview guide and an inventory of defined ratings. (Author)

At the present time, the soundest instructional approach in helping students to clarify their attitudes and behaviors toward alcohol use/abuse is to separate it from other components of drug education and treat it as a separate subject area. (MJB)

Reviewed is research on the relationship between the treatment of autistic children and diagnostic and etiological variables. (SBH)

Forty-seven infants at-risk for mental retardation were divided into a group that received early day-care intervention and a matched control group that did not. (Author)

Reviewed are theories and practices advocated by G. Doman and C. Delacato to remediate handicapping conditions in children. (CL)

Educational programs for rural working populations must be developed and evaluated with an awareness of the progress of economic development in those areas. (AV)

The most important impact of the Baseline study on vocational education has been on the Congress. Recommendations in the Baseline reports have been written into the vocational education provisions of various pieces of federal educational legislation. (Author/AM)

Possible indicators for use in monitoring individual and departmental performance in teaching and research are explored. It is proposed that a sensitive but economical system of performance indicators could ensure that the professional development of faculty and departmental and institutional planning could proceed more realistically and…

Describes the recruitment, screening, training, support, and outcome components of a program of the Salvation Army Hope Center in St. Louis, Missouri, that provided foster care to children discharged from its residential treatment program. (RH)

The study attempted to (1) develop measures of program effectiveness and (2) examine effects of program elements on student satisfaction. Data were collected through administration of the Vocational Education Evaluation in Virginia instrument. Findings indicate program effectiveness elements are positively correlated with student satisfaction. (CH)

The Feelin' Good Program was developed to emphasize prevention of heart disease in the elementary school years. Program implementation procedures are evaluated. Results are discussed. (DF)

This article is concerned with the importance of effectively training job analysts and provides a framework for training the job analyst. It discusses why job analysts should be trained, what type of training is available, the basics of job analysis, group facilitation, practice job analysis sessions, independent training sessions, and the…