Early retirement plans are perceived as being beneficial to school staff and financially advantageous to schools. Four out of the five assumptions on which these perceptions are based are incorrect. The one correct assumption is that early retirement will make affirmative action programs move ahead more rapidly. The incorrect assumptions are: (1)…

The background of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, is reviewed, its contents analyzed, and major problems identified. Areas of controversy addressed include provision of such related services as psychotherapy, school health services, summer programs, and vocational education. Expense and ambiguity of the law are among…

Primary and late entry French immersion programs in Ottawa and Carleton schools were evaluated. French proficiency was tested among former immersion students enrolled in grade 10 bilingual programs and compared with that of grades 8-12 bilingual program students. Spoken and written French were assessed and a detailed error analysis was performed.…

The purpose of this study was to compare cognitive effects of two developmentally sequenced preschool curricula with outcomes of a traditional eclectic preschool curriculum. Specifically, pretest and posttest scores for children taught with the Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development and the Portage Guide to Early Education were…

A quantitative method, meta-analysis, is used to integrate research findings from a representative group of 38 coaching studies. Because different studies reported results on different scales, effect size was used to transform all results to a common metric. This meta-analysis showed that there are two distinct literatures on the effectiveness of…

Although the author offers no handy formula to determine program effectiveness, she does present an extensive list of statements that can help the school administrator plan program improvement with his music teachers. (Editor)

The need for career training of the psychology major who does not plan on going to graduate school is discussed. Some career-oriented psychology programs are described. (Author/RM)

A broad overview of agricultural education touches on several aspects. (AG)

Described is the Comprehensive Identification Process a method for locating, screening, and evaluating young (3-to 5-year-old) handicapped children which has been developed and evaluated on a population of over 700 children. (DB)

Program development is dependent upon people development. To make continuing education work, off-campus programs must be palatable to a diverse group of people upon whom the program is totally dependent for teaching resources. (Author/MW)

Past accountability definitions have been narrowly defined using accomplishment/cost approaches. Positive outcome data have been obtained for counseled applicants, but the counseling function is still being questioned. This article proposes expanding the concept of counselor accountability and introduces a multi-approach to accountability. (Author)

Approximately 700 teenagers in Nassau County, New York become mothers every year. Most of these young mothers fail to finish high school, thereby embarking on marginal, nonproductive lives characterized by low earning power, long-term welfare dependency, more unplanned-for babies, and high-risk infants. In 1982 the Board of Cooperative Educational…