Part of the Harvard Family Research Project's ongoing series of case studies that examine state-level policy and programs for families, this booklet reviews initiatives undertaken by the states of Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, and Missouri to support and educate families with young children. Each of the booklet's five sections…

These presentations offer information on the benefits of using computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for remedial education. First, William J. Hierstein offers a summary of the Computer Assisted Basic Skills Project conducted by Southeastern Community College at the Iowa State Penitentiary. Hierstein provides background on the funding for the…

This book first discusses the need for teaching thinking. Each of its eight chapters is devoted to a different approach to teaching thinking in our schools. In the discussion of each, key questions are considered and summarized, concerning assumptions, goals, methods and materials, the target audience, teacher qualifications, benefits, and special…

Five major reasons for the high incidence of laboratory school closings are indicated prior to a description of survival strategies applied in the Early Learning Center at Pennsylvania's Kutztown State College's Child Development Laboratory School. Causes of laboratory school closure are the following: (1) financial difficulties; (2) retrenchment;…

The listing describes approximately 50 colleges and universities with programs for learning disabled (LD) students. Descriptions are arranged alphabetically by state and include the college's name, address, telephone number, name of contact person, and brief description. Among services listed are textbooks on cassette; academic, career, and…

The final report describes a project designed to provide classroom teachers with inservice training on the education of handicapped minority children. The project was a joint effort between the University of Kansas (Department of Special Education) and the Kansas City, Missouri, School District. Progress and accomplishments are charted according…

The College of Education of the University of Santo Tomas and the Kapit-Bahay Community Center, Incorporated, approached the Israeli Embassy in Manila, Philippines, with a request for expertise in the area of early childhood. As a result of this request, the Mount Carmel International Training Centre, located in Haifa, Israel, submitted a proposal…

An indoor simulated archaeology site for use in a college level introductory archaeology course is described. Housed in the basement of a building on campus, the site simulates an eight-layered French rock shelter. Layers contain "remains" of a microband of Neanderthals, a Lower and Upper Aurignacian group, an Upper Perigordian group, Magdalenian…

The author describes the Mentor Academy Program (MAP) a skill-based model for training gifted high school students as mentors and thereby becoming leaders in processing information and networkers creating and sharing information. Chapter 1 offers historical and philosophical, gifted education, and high school perspectives to stewardship (the dual…

The paper describes Wisconsin's project STRIVE (Sheboygan Area Treatment for Reintegration Through Involvement in Vocation and Education) designed to serve emotionally disturbed juvenile delinquents. In this self-contained program, students receive instruction in academics, career development, appropriate behavior, and peer interaction.…

A model summer program for developmentally advanced preschoolers is described, including identification procedures, staffing, and curriculum. An open classroom approach was utilized with art, music, dance, and drama activities to encourage creative growth; reading, math, and science taught in an exploratory way for those children ready for…

Proceedings from this workshop sponsored by the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship are intended to disseminate information to assist rural librarians engaged in planning and conducting public programs that explore issues related to the humanities. This report of the proceedings includes the texts of three presented papers, reactions from…

The advantages of teaching computer literacy to learning disabled adolescents are discussed in the context of a private school program. It is emphasized that the use of computers is helpful in teaching metacognitive skills, requiring learning disabled students to be logical and sequential, analyze, self-question, and monitor their own learning.…

A two-quarter introductory course in geophysics at the advanced undergraduate/beginning graduate level is described. An outline of course content is provided, and mechanics of instruction are discussed. (DT)

The article describes a hike up Slide Mountain (New York) undertaken by the 5th grade class of Phoenicia Elementary School (Woodstock). (KM)