The United States Department of Education's tenth annual report on the implementation of Public Law 94-142 contains improvements but shows overdependence on reporting numbers of students without descriptions of evolutions in service delivery, and raises questions about the effectiveness of monitoring efforts carried out by the Office of Special…

Examined efficacy of experimental program in which older adult workers (N=84) in senior companions or foster grandparent programs viewed a video program describing how mental health professionals can help people with various problems. Found members who had viewed program were more disposed to utilize mental health services than were control group…

Explored characteristics of 62 adolescent students with marked need for disciplinary crisis intervention who were enrolled in school for severely emotionally disturbed. Results revealed that students with strong crisis intervention needs displayed range of behaviors that could be characterized as disturbance in conduct. Results support use of…

Eighteen ninth-graders participated in cognitive-behavior modification program designed to change adolescents' self-statements and increase their self-esteem. Compared to nine control subjects, program participants had significant increase in positive self-statements immediately after training and three months later. There were no significant…

A tour of centralized university advising centers revealed that the busiest centers had done an excellent job of marketing themselves to their campus clientele. Factors affecting successful marketing include image, location, service, advertising, and innovative problem-solving. (MSE)

Considers the effects of the Leadership in Educational Administration Development (LEAD) Program. Reviews both program and project specific accomplishments. (JOW)

An audit can give easy-to-understand indicators of how the various parts of an alumni association are doing. Prepare for an audit by: identifying goals and the areas that are most symbolic of the well-being of the organization, and quantify what to measure. (MLW)

A review of evaluations of fellowship programs for foreign nationals to study abroad looks at problem areas and draws attention to methodological issues. (Author/MSE)

The review of the literature describes services available or recommended for students with learning disabilities at community colleges and traditional four-year colleges. Although a wide variety of services are now available, there is little empirical evidence on the effectiveness of those services. (Author/DB)

This study estimated the cost effectiveness of a teacher career ladder reform program. An innovative multiple data source teacher evaluation system was used. Teacher time and dollar costs ranged considerably for different data sources and individual teachers; the annual dollar cost of providing eight data sources was $44.70 per teacher. (JD)

Argues for learner motivation emphasis in teaching practice, application of school organization and classroom climate findings to prisoner education program development, and a cooperative administrative approach. Urges implementation of a social interaction learning model to achieve state educational aims for all students. (LAM)

Describes a model that can be used to increase the rate of participation in continuing professional education or to enhance the quality of participation by making programs more effective. (JOW)

Review of published studies involving the effects of the Adaptive Learning Environment Model on special education students indicate insufficient detail for adequate evaluation of the program's impact on exceptional children. Methodological weaknesses include multiple reporting of the same data, the lack of control subjects, and inconsistencies in…

Results from a study of 927 Tennessee public school teachers involved in a year-old merit pay program indicate that significant numbers of teachers perceived the Career Ladder Program to be ineffective as a managerial tool for motivating teachers. (IAH)

The article reviews the literature on the effectiveness of early stimulation programs to prevent intellectual or social retardation. It summarizes findings and recommends continued use and development of early stimulation as a primary prevention strategy. Also stressed is early identification of preschoolers with potential or apparent…