Meta analysis of 273 investigations concerned with the modification of attitudes toward persons with disabilities revealed equivocal results possibly due to methodological deficiencies (study quality ratings were low) or to the complexity of human attitudes. (Author/DB)

Data gathered from 296 agency accreditation surveys, conducted by the Accreditation Council on Services for People with Developmental Disabilities, were analyzed, focusing on ownership, services provided, size of residential units, critical standards, characteristics of individuals served, and accreditation outcome. Redundancies between private…

Responses to a national survey attempting to identify the characteristics of successful high school German programs are presented in the areas of instructional materials, classroom dynamics, co-curricular activities, public relations, school district factors, enrollment problems, and general comments. (Author/CB)

The Cobb County (Georgia) School District, which transports 61,000 students to 88 schools on 763 buses daily, avidly studied privatization possibilities. Since the bus fleet is relatively new and drivers' wages compare favorably with metropolitan Atlanta's, the district concluded it could transport students better and more cheaply. A sidebar lists…

Corrects an error in the authors'"Kappan" article that evaluated three federally funded inclusion programs; 54% (not 61%) of learning-disabled students improved after 1 year of general-classroom instruction. The authors never claimed that one setting is superior for educating individual learning-disabled students. Inclusive education is inadequate…

Compares community substance abuse programs that have worked with some that have not by applying principles from complex systems theory and ideas from learning communities. (JOW)

A pretest-posttest questionnaire was administered to 28 participants mandated to participate in a substance abuse program as a result of driving while intoxicated. The program incorporated both alcohol safety and substance abuse treatment. Participants showed a significant increase in willingness to accept responsibility for drinking and driving…

Most schools inadequately protect the health and safety of students involved in science study. Echoing industry standards (and safety records), schools should have safety policies and committees, develop safety orientation programs, make working safely an employment condition, reward good safety performance, inspect and correct, and supply…

Summarizes findings of the National Institute for Work and Learning study of 14 school-to-work transition programs. Success depends on administrative leadership, provider commitment, cross-sector collaboration, student self-determination, school- and work-based learning, integrated career information and guidance, a sequential approach, access to…

Faculty-based cooperative education programs have several strengths: they tend to be large, faculty tenure gives them continuity and political clout, and they are integrated into the academic curriculum. However, they require more time, energy, and flexibility and carry the potential for conflict. (SK)

Short-term longitudinal study assessed single and combined effects of two interventions designed to affect nursing assistants' (n=193) performance by increasing knowledge and motivation. Four sites included skills training only, job redesign only, both interventions, and control. Significant differences were found in knowledge in comparisons…

Examined impact of Medical Education Preparatory Program, structured career planning program, on career maturity scores of 61 African-American premedical students as measured by Medical Career Development Inventory (MCDI). Results revealed significant increases in career development levels, as measured by MCDI, of African-American students after…

Economic analysis of the addition of a basic skills center to a word processing training center for unemployed adults showed that over three years the return on investment could be $14.00 to $1.00. (SK)

As part of the American Psychological Association's centennial, this article presents a reprint of an original work published in 1952 in the "Journal of Consulting Psychology" examining the evidence relating to the actual effects of psychotherapy. (NB)

Programs to combat stress in the workplace are proving to be more cost effective than was imagined. When workers have less stress and more variety and satisfaction on the job, everybody profits. (Author/JOW)