Conducted a follow-up interview for 57 former vocational rehabilitation clients regarding factors bearing on their vocational success. Responses to questions regarding their perceptions of rehabilitation services, work-related problems, employer-hiring attitudes, and support of family and friends suggested 12 recommendations for enhancing the…

A survey of former Advanced Placement students from the high schools of Mesa, Arizona, showed they felt very positive about their experiences and found them helpful to their college work, though many felt insufficiently prepared for the Advanced Placement tests and believed improvements were needed in the program. (PGD)

A respite care program in New Jersey provides 50 families of mentally alert severely disabled adults with periodic relief. The program, which featured recreational and social activities, promotes the mental health of parents and families. (CL)

A cooperative program for gifted fourth, fifth, and sixth graders began as a result of budget cuts. The program has experimented with scheduling patterns, course offerings, and teacher selections. (Author/CL)

Treatment outcomes of nine autistic children who began receiving intensive behavioral intervention prior to 60 months of age were compared with outcomes for nine children who entered the same program after 60 months of age. Age at program entry was found to be strongly related to positive treatment outcome. (Author/CL)

Evaluaton of teacher inservice is considered and several principles are offered, including that evaluation must be needs-based and innovative. The importance of three functions of evaluation is stressed: (1) planning, (2) implementation, and (3) impact. (CL)

Examined the effects of a short term, church-based program in relation to three program goals: increased sex information, heightened self-esteem, and clarity of personal sexual values. Using a pre-posttest, control group design, significant positive change in sex information and clarity of personal sexual values were found. (Author/BL)

A program in Essex, United Kingdom, for gifted elementary students encountered early problems from the term "gifted" and from the identification procedure concentrating on high IQ criteria. Inservice courses were instituted and selection methods broadened. (CL)

A mainstream high school program with limited enrollment of hearing impaired students offers expanded opportunities through efforts to find appropriate role models, expose students to career information, bridge the communication gap, prepare regular teachers, find qualified interpreters, and promote after-school activities. (CL)

This article briefly reviews literature on beginning teachers and the need for induction programs. An existing teacher induction program at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is described, and results of a study of the program's effectiveness is presented. (MT)

In evaluating its science program, an independent New Jersey school was successful in using the model developed by the National Study of School Evaluation. (MD)

The Apple University Consortium (AUC), which consists of 24 major American universities, expects to make homes for 50,000 Macintosh computers on its campuses by the end of 1984. Highlights of the arrangement and list of participating universities are provided. (JN)

The eight articles report on the Richardson study, which is investigating education program for able learners. Approaches of five school districts located in Marshall and Spring, Texas; Southfield, Michigan; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Chicago, Illinois are described. Inferences are drawn regarding commonalities that give evidence of program…

Describes how counselors in the St. Joseph, Missouri, school district remodeled the guidance program to make it more comprehensive and developmental. Steps in making the changes are outlined including program assessment, selecting a model, and making the transition. (JAC)

Parents (N-117) of participants in a gifted summer program were overwhelmingly positive regarding the program's academic and nonacademic environment, while 80 percent of school personnel indicated that special academic and/or counseling provisions were provided as a result of student evaluation data. A model depicting benefits from the experience…