A report is given of the problems and successes of an evaluation team engaged in examining a 9-year community research demonstration project. The project, the Stanford Heart Disease Prevention Program, was designed to develop effective health education programs and to institutionalize these programs through community organizations so that they are…

This review of the accomplishments of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) during the Medium-Term Programme 1981-1985 maps IFLA's professional activities in all fields in which the federation is active and provides information for those interested in the international development of librarianship. This account of IFLA's most…

A model to serve rural (Kentucky) mentally retarded adults age 50 and over incorporates generic community resources such as residential, nutritional, medical, recreational, and transportation services with age appropriate activities and programs. The system is intended to provide an alternative to the life-long work setting of the workshop or work…

The paper describes Stepping Stones Growth Center, which prepared handicapped students for transition into competitive employment. The origins of the program and its emphasis on functional skill training are reviewed, followed by a description of three levels of services: a "ready" class stressing basic skills, a "set" class emphasizing…

This model for an inservice program designed to provide training in peer coaching for teachers contains information sheets on the following: (1) elements of an effective program; (2) program purpose; (3) program components; (4) program content; (5) program assessment; (6) what teachers say about peer coaching; (7) why coach; (8) preconditions for…

Three conferences on developing linkages between business and liberal arts college representatives are described, and conference recommendations and suggestions for the replication of the model are presented. The 1981-1982 Building Bridges Between Business and Campus conferences were designed to promote continuing business-college cooperation in…

The Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) special education programs function with a multidisciplinary team called the Child Management Committee. The Child Study Committee, which usually meets once a week, develops, implements, and monitors comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment procedures; summarizes assessment results in written…

In the story of STARPAHC (Space Technology Applied to Rural Papago Advanced Health Care) the genesis of the telemedicine concept at NASA is traced; a brief account of the history of the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the activities of the Office of Research and Development (ORD) are given; the culture and aspirations of the Papago people are…

Intended for coordinators of performing arts organizations who want to make their programs accessible to hearing impaired persons, the booklet presents a general overview of Project HEAR (Hearing Electronics Arts Research) and step-by-step instructions for establishing an access program. Information is provided in question-and-answer format. An…

As part of a project to improve and expand the training opportunities available in vocational education programs through cooperative education, a series of media programs was developed. These programs were designed to aid coordinators in making suitable placement and improving the job orientation and training of student learners and to influence…

As one views the interface of American and other cultures in international business, the first and most vivid impression is a lack of awareness of cultural differences. Persons are assigned to foreign duty with little if any briefing about the culture they will enter. Two approaches to improving the handling of international business are…

The Outdoor Activity Center (Atlanta, Georgia) provides enriched experiences in a natural environment for economically disadvantaged gifted primary grade students and has developed materials incorporating creative activities used at the Center to expand the elementary science curriculum of the Atlanta Public Schools. Fifty-eight gifted students…

A four-part publication places intergenerational programming in the larger context of community renewal and well-being. Part I, "The Basics: What, Who, and Why," contains two articles. The first, by Kathlyn Thorp, defines intergenerational activities and considers organizations which should be involved in such activities and possible…

Two approaches to developmental advising programs are described in this report, along with strategies for successfully implementing developmental advising systems through credit classroom and noncredit seminar experiences. Section I describes developmental advising at Brenau College, providing information on Act I, a 1-hour class serving as the…

The first of 18 papers in this collection is a committee report of a workshop held in Kansas City, Missouri, June 26-27, 1982, to consider instructional uses of computers in pre-college education and what colleges of education should be doing. In "Computer Education and Colleges of Education," J. Philip East provides an overview of the…