Efforts to protect automobile occupants from injury and death have shown little effectiveness despite large expenditures and great frustration on the part of government, industry, and consumers. A discussion of how a simple, effective, and inexpensive safety program is still possible. (Author)

Outlines a six-step program that the personnel managers can establish to improve communication within an organization. (IRT)

Presents guidelines for starting a training department including reasons why corporations decide to establish one. Includes examples from many companies. (JOW)

The North Carolina Senior Games program is a year-round health promotion program for adults 55 and older. The program is described. (DF)

Research and clinical observation indicate that exercise is a promising restorative technique for cancer patients. Guidelines for designing an exercise program are offered, including considerations for initial screening and ongoing monitoring of patients. (Author/MT)

Anticipatory evaluation emphasizes the role of evaluation objectives in planning human resource development programs. In this integrated approach, evaluation begins before the program is designed and continues throughout development and implementation. (SK)

Mentorships are co-learning partnerships that link adolescents with community members in real-life experiences that can support gifted adolescents' emerging selves through ideal adult role models and social interaction. Mentorship programs have three goals (reality, relationship and responsibility) and five organizational components (screening,…

The article focuses on the role of talent search programs in local and state program development efforts for the gifted and talented. It explores elements of change and the change process itself in educational institutions choosing to participate actively in the talent search mechanisms. Indiana is cited as an example. (Author/CL)

Reviews the question of program impacts and their measurement. Illustrates the hierarchical levels of program development to clarify which levels are most concerned with differing areas of evaluation and impact study. (JOW)

This problem selection model for extension programing presents 20 criteria grouped in the categories of mission, indication of need, community support, impact, and organizational support and provides guidelines for weighing and evaluating the criteria when making program decisions. (SK)

The objective in this presentation is to provide an introduction to a conceptual framework and process for media program planning. (9 references) (Author/SJ)

A brief description of how the role of the studio teacher continues to be redefined.'' (Editor/AK)

The programme being developed by the UUA is designed to help children and young people to discover a process, based on understandings from situation ethics, for valuing-resolving the relevance various factors have in any situation requiring one's response. (Editor)