Describes the special education services program developed by the Lake Shore Michigan Public School system in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. (Author/JG)

A comprehensive model for student personnel education is presented. Based on student development principles, the model is a synthesis of elements of learner-centered and competency-based education. The authors present the philosophy behind the model's development, a description of its implementation in a master's degree program, and implications…

This brief describes the Choices in Transition program for low-income ethnic minority youth with disabilities in Chicago. The program's goal is to support participants in the process of transition in order to improve educational and vocational success and to increase self-determination. Recommendations for improving the transition outcomes of…

Charter schools are public schools created through a business-like contract, or "charter," with the sponsoring school board. Although the process is somewhat standardized, each state's schools are unique. Ways in which charter schools are operating in one state, Wisconsin, are detailed in this volume. The text represents the most…

This article introduces a field-test model that was developed within a major curriculum-development effort in Turkey. Part of the National Educational Development Project, the model provides a systematic set of steps in piloting a newly developed curriculum in schools. Development involved three major phases--planning, implementation, and…

A program that individualized the learning of concepts, skills, and attitudes usually taught in typing, office practice, and office machines. (Author)

Describes a service model aimed at alleviating isolation among foster families and increasing family support and resources. The general purpose of the model was to support placement of otherwise hard-to-place handicapped children and to improve the quality of care these children receive. (RH)

Examines the roles of job development and placement within the career counseling process and explores four unique approaches now used with handicapped individuals. Counselors of the handicapped must do both decision making and job placement because of the added difficulty of employer resistance. (Author)

Describes development, objectives, program content, and evaluation of a model for training New Hampshire family day care providers. (MP)

Presents a model for instructional media design, adapted from the theoretical model and viewed to work well with reasonable effort and time. An example of the model in use is provided to give evidence of reasonableness. Outlines of both the theoretical and adapted models are provided. (MP)

This article describes the transition program at Goodyear Junior High in Akron, Ohio. Beginning in the spring, it helps reduce the adjustment anxiety of sixth graders and their parents by familiarizing them with the school and preparing them for the junior high school experience. Some evaluative feedback is cited. (SJL)

Describes the West Virginia Writing Project, a long-term inservice training project based on team teaching, on-site consultants, and teacher input. (HTH)

Proposes a model which emphasizes the delegation of decision-making authority and managerial control of operations. Suggests that risks can be reduced by using (1) a contingency approach to delegation, (2) decision rules for consistency, (3) decision models for specific situations, (4) vital indicator reports, (5) management by objectives, and (6)…

Presents a multicompartment model which illustrates aspects of drug absorption, distribution, and elimination in the human body for a course in pharmacokinetics. The course work consists of the interpretation of computer generated simulated data. (Author/CMV)

Reports on the curriculum development process used as part of teacher education, identifying problems of teacher time and effort, relationship to the practical demands of classroom teaching, and links with other aspects of teacher's work. (Author/CK)