Briefly describes a program for high school personnel to increase awareness and acquire a realistic viewpoint from which to assist the user or potential user. Includes addresses of source materials (CJ)

Describes a new career orientation program for seventh and eighth grade students in six Ohio schools. Contents include (1) informing students, (2) curriculum designed, (3) program content and organization, (4) responsibility for dissemination, (5) enrichment activities, (6) local administrator responsibility, and (7) importance of in-service…

Part 1 of a two-part series. Article includes material from the author's forthcoming new book, Innovative Programs in Industrial Education.

The described curriculum can serve as a model for sociology departments that would like to make modest changes in their master's level programs to train students for careers in applied sociology. (Author/RM)

A contract approach specifying long and short term objectives is part of an overall treatment approach for students whose learning and attention skills are inconsistent. Additional program efforts include allergy and food assessment, medication assessment and trial (if appropriate), and attention to the child's biochemical functioning. (CL)

Programs in three British schools that have attempted to integrate physically and multiply handicapped children into regular classes are described. Remedial teachers were used to support the regular teacher and provide advice on physical and learning problems. (CL)

Provides guidelines for conducting art activities with very young children, paying particular attention to the function of play equipment as artistic catalyst, approaches to creativity, and the role of the adult in providing a supportive presence. (RH)

Outlines common corporate writing problems and suggests basic strategies for teaching corporate employees to solve them. (AEA)

The article describes a program in which disabled students from a special school (Tulse Hill) take general science classes at a nearby London comprehensive school. (SW)

The article describes a project to teach independence to six Down's Syndrome students. Among project components covered are: use of language number concepts, expectation and actual performance, minimal intervention, and independence and normalization. (SW)

Describes the 1979 conception and subsequent development of "The Computer Programme," a British television series introducing adults to computers and computing. Discusses the positive response to the program. (DMM)

A program to reward exceptional art teachers, sponsored by the Chroma Acrylics Corporation, is described. Application procedures, conditions, award winners, and the projects they plan with the award money are covered. (IS)

Discusses UNESCO's organizational objectives in encouraging international cooperation to deal with world problems. UNESCO's Medium-Term Plan, established in 1974 for the promotion of human rights, international information exchange and communication, socioeconomic development, and environmental protection, is described. (AM)

Describes college programs in music business studies which prepare students for music-related jobs. These include careers in the recording industry, music merchandising, talent booking and artist management, broadcasting, audience research, and concert promotion. (AM)