This article provides an analysis of published writing on amenities in higher education with the goal of bringing order to the voluminous information and helping to advance research. It examines over 40 articles and books to answer four interrelated questions: 1) How are amenities defined in the context of higher education? 2) How are amenities…

This article explores an action-oriented research study designed to provide better understanding of ways to leverage school and community partnership through family engagement, focusing on the development and enactment of an approach to nurture family-school partnerships. Specifically, in partnership with seven school districts, a team of…

The North Central Comprehensive Center team at McREL International conducted an analysis of current literature regarding student and teacher absenteeism to better conceptualize the problem and highlight successful steps that can be taken to address it. Drawing upon theoretically conceptualized and practically applied strategies for resolving…

Purpose: This article is a commentary and discussion of ethical issues in dysphagia services as related to school-based practice in speech-language pathology. Method: A review of the literature on ethical issues in the provision of speech-language pathology services to individuals with dysphagia was conducted, with particular emphasis on students…

The article surveys the domain of helping services usually available in the schools and suggests ways in which these services can be used by the classroom teacher. Factors to consider in the helping process are listed. Help for teachers is considered in terms of three categories: management competencies, instructional competencies, and interaction…

Food service energy research identifies food service methods and equipment that save energy while maintaining food quality, especially nutrition. This article discusses (1) research findings; (2) applications of these findings, including energy management policies, and energy-efficient equipment and recipes; and (3) efforts to educate students…

A discussion of resource allocation for support units in Australian higher education institutions looks at the systems used in other countries to make such planning decisions, analyzes Australian trends, and suggests possible future directions. (MSE)

An unanticipated effect of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) is that fewer students may be receiving related services now than before its passage. Among the factors leading to the reduction in services is the political, fiscal, and professional independence of the schools and other governmental agencies. (SB)

After discussing the effects of sex bias on disabled children, this article examines four areas of special education in which sex bias and stereotyping have been identified. Some approaches which are being used to improve sex equity are described. (MT)

Explores Scotland's attempts to make available to school children the advice and support of trained social workers. Compares present developments and trends in Scotland and England and draws attention to current issues. (Author)

Explores the role of schools in providing pregnant and parenting adolescents with an array of support services that can mitigate some of the consequences of too early childbearing. Key research findings in the field of service delivery to pregnant and parenting adolescents are summarized to provide a knowledge base on which to build. (SLD)

Highlights some recent national and state educational reform activities and their probable implications for students with disabilities. Explains in brief the impetus behind the thrust toward an outcomes-based approach to education. Summarizes the response of the National Center on Educational Outcomes for Students With Disabilities to these…

A consultation model for examining and selecting assessment and instructional strategies for mainstreamed, mildly handicapped students is proposed in the context of variables which affect student success (e.g., teacher and peer attitudes) and principles for selecting effective intervention strategies (e.g., how effectively a skill will generalize…

A summary of research showing that grade point averages of postsecondary students with learning disabilities are correlated with perceived levels of self-determination is followed by discussion of characteristics of postsecondary environments that support self-determination, such as self-determined role models, self-determination skill…

The needs of adult college students (25 years old or older) and support services that could promote achievement and retention of these nontraditional students are considered, based on the literature on current research. Of concern are students enrolled in credit courses at two-year or four-year institutions. Attention is directed to four kinds of…