This article describes the on-going evaluation of a pilot program characterized by: (1) cooperation between program managers and evaluators; (2) first-hand knowledge about the implementation of the pilot; and (3) a focus on summative and formative evaluations. Evaluators participated actively in the design of the pilot. (Author/SLD)

Outlines the development of a service delivery network--California Farm Families in Transition--for distressed farmers in Fresno County. Describes the three-tiered prevention model used, initial needs assessment, and services provided in legal, financial, mental health, social, and job development areas. Contains 15 references. (SV)

Basic steps in organizing and implementing Fun and Fitness Day are outlined. This event, jointly planned by local schools and Triton College, provided 1800 elementary students with health-related fitness testing and a day of fun and competition. (IAH)

Discusses the nature of day care standards, the fundamental nature of licensing, the current unevenness in day care licensing, and the components of a sound licensing program. (Author/BB)

The teacher education profession must develop a program to assess essential elements of professional knowledge comprising a teacher education curricula so that institutions can prepare teachers who can demonstrate that they have gained an acceptable mastery of cognitive and affective learning. (Author/CB)

Family support programs are examined from a preventive perspective which is designed to help families before they are in crisis. Family resource programs are discussed in terms of their history, principles, distinguishing characteristics, relevance for families with children who have special needs, and implications for practitioners. (Author/JDD)

Four practitioners in the field of gifted education provide perspectives on the history of efforts to develop support for special services to the gifted disabled population. Following biographical background information, transcripts of informal interviews with participants Merle Karnes, James Gallagher, Gail Hanninen, and Waveline Starnes are…

This article describes a health promotion demonstration project which addressed the health problem of hypertension, as related to variables of excercise, weight, blood pressure measurement and reduction, medication compliance, and nutritional practices. Participants (N=18) were senior citizens who were associated with a small, rural, predominantly…

This paper describes the process of adapting a sexual abuse prevention program called the Children's Self-Help Project for use as a curriculum for hearing-impaired children. The program, which was implemented with students from grades two through high school, involves dialogue between children and presenters, plays, skits, and individual…

A program was developed to increase teachers' and caregivers' understanding of the characteristics of young gifted children, and to provide an overview of brain development and function. The program used a variety of techniques, including yoga, guided visualization, creativity and flexible thinking skills, story writing, and kinesiology, to…

Examines official efforts to formulate policy for the education of minority nationalities. Describes the proposals for action which have evolved from a number of conferences from 1951 to the present. Suggests that a portion of funds appropriated for the development of economically underdeveloped regions be used to develop minority education…

Discusses continuing nursing education workshops in terms of their background, content, presenters, participants, strategies of presentation, changes that took place as a result of participant feedback, and evaluations. Discusses how the workshops affected the presenters personally. (Author/JOW)

Two New York State County Boards of Cooperative Services, serving small, rural, geographically distant schools, developed a successful program in which fifth and sixth grade academically advanced students from 19 schools were sent one day a week to special sites for advanced level study in humanities and science. (Author/JDD)

A pilot program was developed for gifted learning-disabled students, based on the Enrichment Triad Model. Learning behaviors, time on task, and motivation showed marked improvement as the grade four-five students completed individual creative projects. Described are procedures for identifying program participants, program activities, and program…

Issues surrounding the cost of Internet usage to individuals and institutions are addressed, including who currently pays for Internet use in colleges and universities, long-distance costs, how policy is set for institutional use, cost of transition to a larger system, and difficult issues to be faced in system expansion. (MSE)