LaGuardia Community College's Teaching, Application and Reinforcement (TAR) Program helps students develop the three thinking techniques, calculative, reflective, and analytical thinking, necessary for the mental agility that must be a part of the changing climate of the business world. (RK)

Shows how an electrical circuit analogue can be used to plan the most appropriate advertising time pattern and to evaluate the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. (RL)

A new nationwide program called Sail '76 has been launched to give more people the opportunity to try the sport of sailing and to teach people the proper sailing techniques before they invest in a sailboat. (SK)

Application to analysis, planning, and scheduling of dissertation research and writing. (DAG)

"Retirement does not change a person, it only makes a person more of what he or she has been," says the author. A book editor who has worked with the elderly and taught preretirement courses, she provides sound advice for the teacher about to retire. (Editor/RK)

Describes an alternative program designed to recapture dropouts and integrate them back into the regular school program. (IRT)

Examines the development and reporting of knowledge about employee alcoholism programs. Argues that specialists in this field frequently have overstated both the severity of the problem and the effectiveness of rehabilitative measures. Compares their claims with evidence from the limited body of systematic research on this topic. (Author/KS)

A school lunch promotional kit was developed to enable lunch managers to integrate lunchroom activities with the classroom, home, and community. Data from 1743 students indicated that schools using the kit significantly increased school lunch participation and that students were more willing to taste nutritious food. (JN)

Recommends the use of Association for Communication Administration (ACA) evaluators in developing new programs. Explains the processes an ACA consultant will go through when evaluating a program. (MS)

Ranks and rates graduate speech communication departments as perceived by members of the Association for Communication Administration and the Speech Communication Association. Includes rankings for the following communication specializations: theory and research, interpersonal, organizational, rhetorical theory, public address, education, oral…

Examines the evolution of the writing center at Queens College City University of New York. Asserts that a sense of community is the most important element of a writing center. (MM)

Describes Family Times, a program of home-based learning activities to provide knowledge, skills, and ideas for enhancing family life. (JOW)

Discusses the framework and service components of seven major community services which make up a model system of care for severely emotionally disturbed children and their families. (RJC)

Weight loss clinics based on scientific fact and containing diet therapy, exercise therapy, and behavior modification components can be effective vehicles for weight loss among the mildly to moderately obese. Health educators are called on to disseminate the information necessary to establish scientifically based criteria and program evaluation…