Describes the Housatonic Museum of Art at Housatonic Community College in terms of its origins; purposes; collection of 20th Century painting, sculpture, and graphics; contributions to the college environment; and safeguards of the art works. Discusses funding barriers to and benefits of replicating the community college museum concept elsewhere.…

Describes career skills approach to career education as focusing on the whole person, being inexpensive, and being taught by every teacher. Outlines how the career skills approach can be implemented in rural schools. (AH)

Freshmen at Clarkson College of Technology (Potsdam, NY) will be issued a Zenith microcomputer. Every aspect of Clarkson's curriculum will be redesigned to capitalize on the new computing and word processing power. Students will pay $200/semester and a one-time $200 maintenance fee and will keep the computer when they graduate. (Author/JN)

Describes educational and noneducational activities at National Computer Camps, including typical costs, daily schedules, and computer curriculum. The curriculum (with elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels) concentrates on using personal computers to teach children to teach themselves. (Author/JN)

The Learning Skills Program at Cabrillo College (Aptos, California) utilizes microcomputers to provide diagnostic and instructional services to learning disabled adults enrolled in this two-year community college. (SW)

The team teaching approach was applied to a resource room program for learning disabled children at the junior high school level. Factors for program success were considered, and advantages of team teaching were pointed out. (SW)

Second of four articles on community college programs for older adults, summarizes the content of seven booklets and monographs published between 1975 and 1980. Discusses works by Lillian Glickman and Benjamin Hersey; Carl Brahce; the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation; Roger DeCrow Holly Jellison; and Loretta Butcher. Includes bibliography. (AYC)

Discusses the function of a screening unit in the Bronx Field Office of Special Services for Children. The screening unit determines whether suspect child-abuse reports are unfounded or genuine. (Author/DB)

Estimates participation in different types of postcompulsory education and training programs in the United States, compares the costs of and funding for these activities, and considers differences in the attributes of participants among programs. (Author/GC)

Emphasizing that the family unit is the primary force in coping with asthma, the Lungs Unlimited program provides education and counseling and teaches self-management procedures to children and families. The program is described and its effectiveness is indicated. (RH)

Florida Junior College students will be able to select courses at campus sites using Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) system, a closed circuit, two-way educational system currently available only in residences wired for cable TV. Many associate degree requirements may be fulfilled by taking courses offered via the ITFS system.…

Describes a ten-week high school visual arts program. Five incremental drawing assignments dealing with line quality, shapes, conversion from three-dimensional perception to two-, and perspective and distortion of shape are presented. (AM)

Commonalities and variations across basal reading programs are discussed. The major physical and instructional components are described, including instructional materials, teachers' guides, and management systems. It is asserted that familiarity with basal programs is useful for the school psychologist. Procedures are suggested for acquiring…

Describes a new tool, "Puzzle Pieces of Your World," that has been effective in exploring clients' decision making patterns. Presents a rationale and description of the tool, provides guidelines for using it, and gives examples of results found when using this strategy in life-career planning programs. (Author)

The Talent Identification Program at Duke University has expanded from a 13- to a 16-state area and has offered courses for junior high students identified as gifted in mathematics, humanities, and the social sciences. (CL)