The public library of the British Virgin Islands and its branches are described in terms of services, programs, administration, and staff. (KP)

The components of the Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented (RAPYHT) program, a federally funded outreach model for gifted/talented handicapped preschoolers are discussed: general programing, talent screening, talent identification, talent assessment, talent programing, parent involvement, and evaluation. (CL)

The three TIE components, THEMES, INTERACTS, and EXPLORITS, focus on the development of creative thinking behaviors, the higher levels of B. Bloom's Taxonomy, inquiry techniques, creative problem solving, group dynamics, and the encouragement of the student's self-concept and sense of responsibility. (Author/CL)

A beginning teacher of intermediate gifted students describes her experiences with a mentorship program involving seven preservice teacher trainees. Both students and mentors responded positively to the approach. (CL)

With the aim of honoring the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by working to make his "human rights revolution" a reality, this report considers efforts to build a human rights society in the United States. The report celebrates the Center for Human Rights Education's (CHRE's) growth and accomplishments and documents the Center's…

A brief description of a service which makes museum materials and works of art available to schools on a loan basis. (AK)

The second of two articles on Computer Assisted Instruction, concentrating on a description of two large scale demonstration projects: the Ticcit system being developed cooperatively by the Mitre Corporation, the University of Texas and Brigham Young University, and Plato, being developed at the University of Illinois. (AL)

A look at how WVIA-TV in Scranton, Pennsylvania, persuades local cable systems to carry its programs.'' (Editor/AK)

An adaptation of the introduction to the report of the same title, available from the Commission of Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences. (AL)

The first of a two-part series outlining the status and prospects of computer assisted instruction. This part discusses the range of instructional methods used, and provides some assessment of their efficacy. (AL)

The Association for Programmed Learning and Educational Technology offers some criticisms and proposals which it feels should be incorporated into a report prepared for Great Britain's Secretary of State for Education and Science dealing with the creation of a national organization to promote educational technology. (AK)

A review of a report, commissioned by Great Britain's Secretary of State for Education and Science, which deals with the creation of a national organization to promote educational technology. (AK)