The final report describes the accomplishments of the 3-year project, "Training Alliances in Health and Education" (TAHE), a program designed to involve allied health professionals and Professional Development and Dissemination (PRODD) cemters in efforts to develop a coordinated delivery system to meet the education and education-related…

The Maryland Education Microcomputer Network and Marynet are electronic systems that focus on informal resource exchanges for individuals interested in curriculum applications of microcomputers in pre-school through twelfth grade and in teacher education. The network is free to all Maryland citizens involved with the mission of the schools. Others…

Many at-risk students face myriad problems that are pervasive, multifaceted, and socio-historical. These problems sometimes lead them to anger, frustration, hate, hostility, and rage. In the educational system, these problems frequently lead to stigmatization as well as misidentification, mislabeling, misplacement, and misinstruction. Ironically,…

Reviews the Program for Excellence in Vocational Education, which is designed to stimulate excellence in vocational education in Black urban schools. Lists involvement activities for the community, school system, school, principal, parent, and student needed for program success. (LRA)

One of the most critical issues affecting higher education access today is the rising cost of going to college. Symptoms of the trend include dramatic increases in tuition and fees, reduced state higher education budgets, declines in the purchasing power of student grant aid, increasing student debt burdens and heightened demand for institutional…

The model presented here is intended to help schools guide the growth of a learner's understanding of cultural diversity; it offers a perspective that allows educators to link the role of the school to the early formative experiences of family and local community, and it utilizes a curriculum responsive to the concerns of that community. The…

Discusses the service projects at Hoover Elementary School in Iowa City, Iowa that link economic education, service learning, and global education. Describes one project where the students involved the community in sending educational materials and financial aid to a school in Brazil. (CMK)

This yearbook focuses on the issue of opening the society for all people, particularly for those who have not been properly represented heretofore. Part 1 reviews some of the progress made toward an open society during the past two decades. It delineates the exasperatingly slow but important gains that have been registered since the Supreme Court…

Through a series of sequential statements, the booklet reconstructs the development of the Individualized Instruction in Family Living Project. Intended for elementary and secondary level students, the project's main objectives are: (1) to improve student self-image and understanding; (2) to acquaint students with value clarification; and (3) to…

Proposes the "multi-language seminar" as a format for teaching a greater variety of languages at the high school and college level. The seminar approach assumes active involvement of the target-language speaking community in instruction and new sources of classroom materials. (Author/CB)

Issues of university independence versus the responsibilities entailed in full acceptance of its cultural, social, and economic role are discussed. To define the university's environment, the concept of service is critically examined, and implicit strategies for the development of relations between the university and the community are identified.…