U.S. program model designs used for children who are gifted were analyzed for their potential applications for rural schools of developing countries such as South Africa. Program trends and practices are identified from analysis of 100 descriptive and experimental studies of the last 10 years. A bibliography of the studies is included. (SW)

Presented to the American Education Research Association, this speech points out eleven ways examination of a National Institute of Education study plan could have implications for vocational education: (1) defining key terms, (2) identifying or surfacing issues, (3) describing recent or impending changes, (4) summarizing findings, (5) integrating…

"Community Content-Based Instruction" grew out of several development initiatives and field needs. It began to take shape in a Gender and Public Health Education for Teachers Workshop and an In-Service Education Workshop for Volunteers and their counterparts, in the spring of 1996 in Eritrea. Since that time, the concept has been further…