A study was conducted to provide information about articulation activities in vocational agriculture in Missouri by identifying current and needed articulation practices between Missouri postsecondary and secondary vocational agriculture programs. While teachers from both groups rated the importance of articulation, postsecondary teachers viewed…

Discusses why computer-assisted instruction is well-suited for adult learners. Examines differences among adult learners due to physiological changes and the importance of an egalitarian communication network to adult education programs. (CT)

The author examines a team development approach to management that creates shared commitments to performance improvement by focusing the attention of managers on individual workers and their task accomplishments. It uses the "high-performance equation" to help managers confront shared beliefs and concerns about performance and develop realistic…

Evaluates the impact on spousal violence of shelters for battered women. Predicts that shelters will have beneficial effects only for battery victims who are already taking control of their lives. For other women, a shelter stay may in the short run encourage retaliation. (Author/ABB)

Within families with bulimia, certain interactional patterns enable and perpetuate the patient's binge-eating and purging symptoms. A transgenerational treatment method is proposed, which intervenes in ongoing dysfunctional patterns, and provides a frame for creating a therapeutic metaphor ("legacy") to direct the therapy. Rationale and stages of…

Eighteen deaf students were taught language concepts through an interactive videodisc system, while 16 deaf controls learned the same concepts in their classroom setting. Pre/posttest data indicated the experimental group made slightly more progress than the control group. In addition, experimental subjects expressed enthusiasm about the videotape…

The Rokeach Value Survey, which requires ranking two sets of 18 values, was administered to 24 Israeli paraprofessionals before and after a 16-week training program on disability-related topics. Four terminal values (wisdom, self-respect, equality, sense of accomplishment) and three instrumental values (polite, helpful, clean) rose in importance.…

Two studies evaluated effects of peer counseling training on interpersonal helping skills and attitudinal reactions of 60 rehabilitation clients assigned to experimental or control groups. Participants reacted positively to peer counseling training and demonstrated significantly higher levels of basic interpersonal helping skills than did the…

Discussions at the European Centre for Higher Education's 1985 conference on international educational exchange are summarized. They concerned the reasons for which individuals choose or reject study abroad, host country efforts to facilitate exchange, recognition of qualifications obtained abroad, and the role of international exchange in…

A British polytechnic's civil engineering course emphasizing creative problem solving, begun in the late 1960s, has shown that it is possible to increase students' creative ability in the course of a degree program. Research into the identification of students who will benefit from the approach is continuing. (MSE)

Examined relationship between participation in assertiveness training programs for persons over 65 years of age and the effectiveness in interpersonal power relationships and positive self-concept. Assertiveness training (n=42) significantly affected both dependent variables when compared to a control group (n=42). Research on the interactional…

Conducted group meetings with adult children caring for older relatives at two Chicago area adult day care centers. Sessions focused on problems common to caregivers, information on the aging process, and available resources to assist in caregiving. Caregivers benefited more from the sessions when the administrator and staff were involved and…

This article presents suggestions for enhancing the success of inservice programs, with particular attention to the need for adequate follow-through. Issues addressed include selection of topics, specification of goals, adequate planning and support, and thorough preparation of those responsible for program development. (PGD)

Changes in the education of exceptional children have placed new demands on physicians and teachers to work together. A review of educational and medical literature on physician/teacher collaboration indicates that collaboration is necessary, desirable, and possible. Suggestions for improving collaboration are provided. (Author/DF)

This study employed field-study techniques to analyze six secondary schools in an attempt to identify factors that either supported or inhibited innovative practices. The development of appropriate support systems and an awareness of inhibiting factors may help to ensure that innovative practices can be initiated and maintained over time.…