An old building in Newbould Lane was home to the LEA's Psychological Service. A notice on the staff room wall throughout my seven years and a term announced that "Constant change is here to stay." Certainly, there had been change: the student intake to all the city's secondary schools had become mixed and comprehensive in the late 1960s;…

The quality of the work that paid support staff carry out within services for individuals with intellectual disability is clearly crucial to achieving positive quality of life outcomes for service users. Despite this fact, support staff have been relatively neglected as a focus for research within their field. That is not necessarily to say that…

In Queensland, Australia, the school system is being reformed to be more "inclusive". However, the enthusiasm for "inclusive education" in Queensland seems to be waning amongst practitioners, and the "confusion, frustration, guilt and exhaustion" that has emerged with teachers and support practitioners in the UK is…

This article reflects on the experience of one UK higher education institution in its efforts to develop more effective support mechanisms for the growing numbers of students with Asperger syndrome and autism, in collaboration with a specialist support organisation. Case studies are used to illustrate the complex needs of this group of students.…

This description of counseling and psychotherapy services at Amherst College begins with our heritage from the "mental hygiene" movement of the nineteenth century, the founding of the first university mental health services and the later development of a counseling center tradition. By tracing the evolution at Amherst, from a brief…

The Constitutional Act 1867 established a dual system of education in Canada--provincial authority and federal responsibility for First Nations' education. As a part of its treaty obligations, Canada agreed to provide western schools and services equitable with that provided by provincial systems (Morris 1880/1991). The authors argue that the…

Today's students--traditional and nontraditional--are more wired (or wireless) than ever before. With computers and wireless devices becoming more affordable and universal, they expect, and even demand, to securely manage their educational experience online--from registering and paying for courses to receiving advice--all the time, from anywhere.…

An interesting thing happened on the way to implementing the "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) Act. When federal officials focused on one of the pillars of the legislation--school choice--they found that many of the states were way ahead of them on this issue. Moreover, choice is a near-empty policy in many urban districts where the NCLB is…

Issues involved in third party payment for related services given to handicapped students are discussed. It is asserted that coercing parents to use third party payment is an abrogration of the right to a free appropriate education as specified in P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (CL)

Describes the college writing laboratory as a campus support service and a community, resource, training, and research center. Discusses misconceptions about writing labs. (DMM)

Describes the steps necessary to establish a career information center (CIC). Indicates that a successful CIC is testimony that the school endorses students' needs for occupational and career information. (JOW)

A discussion of the non-Greek, nongoverning college student organizations, which are the majority on most campuses, looks at the various types of groups, their membership, functions, and characteristics, provision of support services for them, and their role in academic and campus life. (MSE)

Offers guidelines for community colleges wishing to become involved in for-profit ventures as a means of revenue diversification. Explains the differences between for-profit activities related to the college's non-profit mission and those that are not; alternative organizational structures; and common operations (e.g., catering, retail sales, and…

Discusses the possibilities for day care centers to expand their role by providing families with additional services, such as haircuts, grocery delivery, voter registration, dry cleaning, and gift wrapping, through arrangements with independent contractors. Notes that such a value-added approach can help attract and retain business for the center.…

Designed to help college administrators read and understand accounting statements, this paper provides tips about danger signals that may be evident in financial statements and that may call for speedy action. The first statement examined is a balance sheet; i.e., a summation of all of the possessions and debts of a business or entity, which shows…