The author contends the American Society for Training and Development should not support the establishment and use of Continuing Education Units and presents his reasons. (BP)

The article discusses the success of the Region Four Adult Basic Education Staff Development Project through various universities' role in the development of services to promote staff involvement in ABE programs. (BP)

Twelve grade school children who were unable to imitate correctly the three /r/ allophones in 40 stimulus items during baseline participated in a study designed to determine if training on any one specific /r/ allophone would result in transfer to other /r/ allophones without specific training. (Author)

This paper focuses on the Computer Assisted Education (CAE) in Turkey; reviews of the related literature; examines the projects, applications and problems on the Computer Assisted Education (CAE) in Turkey compares with the World; exposes the positive and negative aspects of the projects; a number of the suggestion presents on the effective use of…

Anyone who has ever taught developmental mathematics knows there is a problem in course placement. Some students test well and place clearly above their level, while other students place below their real capability because they either have been away from math for a number of years, or did not prepare for the assessment test. In either case, they…

Two experiments utilized procedures to teach to discriminate between the letters b and d as part of pre-reading training. (Author)

Two approaches are compared in the Kentucky study: (1) the in-school, traditional, approach and (2) the cooperative work experience approach. Pretest and post-test scores were evaluated, indicating that both approaches were equally effective. (MW)

The impact of the SHRT model on the contemporary helping scene is underscored and verified. The rudiments of the model and its historical antecedents are described and various technical and philosophical issues are identified. (Author)

The author discusses the role of community feedback in the functioning of service organizations, emphasizing the rehabilitation administrator's need to understand the feedback process. (LS)

The Minnesota Model of Chemical Dependency Treatment, which evolved from a combination of the grassroots Alcoholics Anonymous movement and the State Mental Health Services in the 1960s has made Minnesota an international leader in chemical dependency treatment efforts. Northeastern Minnesota has shared this reputation with the state. In spite of…

Risk factors affecting infants and young children, such as mother's drug addiction or teenage pregnancy, are discussed. Four major groups of risk factors are considered: (1) sociocultural and demographic factors; (2) biomedical risks; (3) personal-social risk factors; and (4) family history factors. These risk factors intersect to increase…