The author discusses the valuable contributions the elderly can make to our society and suggests means by which educators can assist in this endeavor. (Editor)

Counselor-education programs may be enriched through the use of modularized learning experiences. This article notes several recent articles on competency-based counselor education, the concepts of simulation and modularization, and describes the process of developing a modularized master's program at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut.…

A cooperative student-intern program has been implemented by North Carolina State University in cooperation with the Wake County school system. Functions of the interdisciplinary team members, as well as strengths and weaknesses of the approach, are presented here. (BP)

This paper presents an empirical approach to supervision and training of marriage and family therapists. Advantages from the use of the empirical approach include a systematic investigation of the skills and competencies of the therapists, and establishing the basis for the scientific study of supervision. Two case studies are given. (Author)

This article describes the development (and provides examples) of workshop exercises designed to fuse work and leisure. It presumes that most counselors prefer to remain in the counseling field but need some method to recapture their initial enthusiasm for their work. (Author)

Goal-setting is taught in four steps: awareness and assessment, observation and analysis, evaluation, and demonstration. Illustrations of course projects and internship experiences are given, along with descriptions of specific behaviors being developed, and useful resource materials. (Author)

Described is an 8-week vocational program for senior high school special education students in environmental maintenance. (SBH)

The author describes the Cuban escuelas en el campo (schools in the countryside) and discusses them as models for developing nations. (IRT)

A secondary program for emotionally disturbed students in a Wisconsin school district is described in terms of assessment procedures, classroom management, classroom materials, mainstreaming, parental and community involvement, and its token reinforcement system. (CL)

Described are Child Find activities in a cooperative educational service agency in Wisconsin. (CL)

To provide graduate students with an in-depth reference and information service, the School of International Affairs has appointed a "librarian without a library" whose primary duty is to put the students in touch with the university's library resources and the diverse sources of information available in the national capital area and…

Project ASPIRE was designed to increase educators' awareness of sexual prejudice. Training activities focused on self-awareness, effects of sex-role stereotyping on students, procedures to assess biases in instructional and counseling practices and materials, and methods to reduce sex-role stereotyping within the school setting. (Author)

Describes the public relations effort that went into a successful campaign to pass a $4.1 million bond referendum. (IRT)

Discusses programs at the school district and intermediate service district level to build banks of promising programs that were developed at the local level. (IRT)

The article describes the activities of the Schonell Educational Research Center (Queensland, Australia), designed as a clinical, teaching, and research unit in the field of special education. (SBH)