Discusses the six cycles of training: (1) identification of training as a solution, (2) allocation of resources, (3) building expertise, (4) demonstration of success, (5) withdrawal of support, and (6) groping for survival. (JOW)

The Multiple Component Model (MCM) of gifted education includes instruction which may overlap in literature, history, art, enrichment, languages, science, physics, math, music, and dance. The model rests on multifactored identification and requires systematic development and selection of components with ongoing feedback and evaluation. (CL)

This report summarizes NCES's current statistical programs, major publications and plans for future work. The publication includes descriptions, timelines and plans for all of the NCES data collections, such as the Common Core of Data, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data system and the National Assessment of Education Progress. Also included…

Discusses general processes for goal formulation aimed at establishing policies and practices in parks and recreation. (JA)

This article lists questions for teachers to ask in evaluating their programs. (JA)

The author suggests how to plan, evaluate, and budget for training programs through the use of checklists, and how to establish criteria to judge results while training is in progress. (MF)

The central development in the Seventies will be the evolving of a comprehensive theory and technology for the education of adults quite distinct from that developed for the education of children. (EB)