Handicapped individuals have a right to equal opportunity to participate in vigorous physical fitness activities. Procedures and principles that can serve as foundations for developing and implementing fitness programs for all people are explored. (DF)

A conceptual framework, patterned on the Presage-Process-Product model, was designed to help sequence relevant elements of the dance teaching-learning process. Research based on this framework is needed to generate practical and theoretical pedagogical guidelines. (Author/DF)

In the USSR, the state has taken the initiative in helping young athletes resolve the difficulties in dividing their attention between education and sport. The organization of youth sport training demands and the structure and organization of sports boarding schools and specialist classes are described. (Author/DF)

This article explores the implementation of immunization requirements for college attendance. The nature and extent of these requirements and advice on obtaining assistance in instituting these requirements are discussed. (Author/DF)

The National Athletic Trainer's Association has mandated that athletic training programs become major fields of study by 1990. This article discusses problems and issues surrounding implementation of this decision. Selected individuals in the field answer questions to clarify the issue. (DF)

A four-level approach to teacher development was prepared from an 18-year study of teacher credential candidates. Characteristics of teachers at each stage are described, and conditions for successful passage from stage to stage are proposed. (DF)

Physical education is an important aspect of Soviet education. After mathematics and language study, the children of the Soviet Union spend the most time in physical education. This article describes some of the programs offered in general school and other special schools for sports. (DF)

The "Making Middle Grades Work" ("MMGW") school improvement design consists of a framework of Goals, Key Practices and Key Conditions for accelerating learning and setting higher standards. It recommends research-based practices for schools to improve academic and exploratory instruction and sustained student achievement. "MMGW" research has shown…

"Workparties," sponsored by the Teachers Centers' Exchange (Far West Laboratory), provide the time, support, resources, warmth, concreteness, and thought that productive meetings consist of. Descriptions of workparties planned for participants interested in staff development are provided. (CJ)

Several educational computer games are described. The impact of these games on education is discussed as well as the future of educational computer games. (CJ)

The authors state that employers need to adopt a preventive orientation with respect to stress management and stress training. They examine the costs of stress, the stressed employee, the structure of a stress management program, training objectives, skill acquisition, sources of stress, learning new skills, feedback, and program evaluation. (CT)

Describes the five-year educational program at the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health that teaches utilization of a computerized Medical Information System for documenting the nursing process. (CT)

Discusses the design, implementation, and evaluation of a work-study clinical nursing course designed to allow student nurses to experience the realities of professional nursing. The authors report the reactions of faculty, nursing staff, and students to the experience. (Author/CT)

Describes the general principles that guide the University of Iowa's professional development program for teaching assistants in the freshman rhetoric program. Focuses on the organization of the three-day preregistration workshop and the weekly seminar meetings during the fall semester. (RL)

A model of a system to evaluate administrators at the American University is presented. Evaluation objectives, program design criteria, the role of committees and supervisors, evaluation procedures, general policies, administrators subject to the policy, and an example of how this procedure would apply to specific cases are discussed. (MLW)