Describes a self-evaluative and self-sustaining management development program which has resulted in great savings, operations improvements, and organizational change in a very conservative organization. (JEG)

Presents the full text of the Task Force report on networking, adopted by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science to delineate the position of the school library media program within the total framework of national networking. The role of the school library media program is clarified. (Author/CMV)

The public health administrative internship program at Western Kentucky University is described along with some typical problem areas and suggested alternative strategies for dealing with them. (JMF)

Special features and advantages of foreign language mini-courses and suggestions for establishing a workable system are discussed. One advantage of the system is the minimizing of schedule conflicts. (SW)

This report reviews some of the causes of teenage flight, statistics on the scope of the problem, and efforts, particularly federal initiatives, to deal with it. (SJL)

Describes the birth of a French immersion program in a Newfoundland primary school, attended by French-speaking, English-speaking, monolingual, and bilingual students. It is designed especially for the French-speaking minority in danger of losing its native language and culture to assimilation processes. (AM)

Presents elements of a reading improvement program at Indiana University designed to assist science students. The program uses college-level textbooks, redefines reading as the reception of ideas rather than the calling of words, seeks to increase reading speed, and stresses pragmatic study skills. (DR)

The article describes and evaluates a model school/community project providing assessment and supportive services for mainstreamed visually handicapped children. (PHR)

Describes the development and implementation of a plan at Baylor College of Medicine for providing computer support for both the administrative and scientific/ research needs of the Baylor community. The cost-effectiveness of this plan is also examined. (Author/CMV)

Three aspects of professionalization associated with adult education are outlined: College and university graduate programs, the Federal and State supported programs in adult education, and professional organizations. (TA)

Recent years have seen a proliferation of manpower and manpower-related programs implemented in the criminal justice system. This article is aimed at helping to develop a general frame of reference, and at pointing to directions for the future for intersystems planning. (Author)

One of the biggest changes in the Job Corps program has been the conversion of many single-sex centers to coeducational facilities. Interviews with program administrators at the national and center levels indicate that "coeding," the catchword for the conversion, is both popular and effective. (WL)

An inner city school solved its attendance problem by developing special attendance teams that helped promote plans of positive action to prevent children from becoming chronic absentees and potential dropouts. (Author/RK)

Describes the Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Public Schools agribusiness program, a secondary level program which emphasizes career exploration and on-the-job training experience; eight statements describe why the program has been successful. (HD)