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

Integrated schools, family income, and regional differences were not a factor in achievements of Black professionals. Most were educated by parents only and service rather than money was the basis of career choice. Those in helping professions should consider successful Blacks in developing a mental health model. (JAC)

Presents a model of the cardiovascular system which solves a set of interacting, possibly nonlinear, differential equations. Figures present a schematic diagram of the model and printouts that simulate normal conditions, exercise, hemorrhage, reduced contractility. The nine interacting equations used to describe the system are described in the…

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)…

The problem of selecting appropriate indicators for the evaluation of higher education programs is discussed. A set of indicators and a model for assessing institutional advancement programs are presented as a framework for the institutional manager. (Author/SF)

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)

Describes a model for a comprehensive reading program that identifies critical elements of a program and their relationship to one another. (MKM)

Presents a model program of career development characterized by: (1) information for prospective students; (2) orientation before and at the time of college entry; (3) development of student assessment profiles; and (4) coordinated academic and work-based curricula. Includes steps for program implementation. Journal available from: Association of…

An off-campus in-service education program was developed and tested at Northern Illinois University Department of Special Education to meet training needs resulting from Public Law 94-142. (MM)

Describes how a career development program was developed in Ohio using the Programmatic Approach to Guidance Excellence model. (LRA)

Describes a pedagogical project using the computer in teaching an electrical engineering subject. This project has led to a small-group instructional approach where the computer is used in various ways in courses on different levels. Teaching activities constituting the instructional model are presented. (Author/CMV)

A planning model for the identification of components, activities, and tasks in educational programs and problem solving situations is described. (RAO)

Combine history and current events with graham crackers and crepe paper in a Washington model. (Editor)

This article presents a practicum and internship model in the graduate rehabilitation counseling program at Bowling Green State University. Emphasis is placed on the training of process-oriented counselors. (Author)

The authors present seven specific criteria for judging effective goal setting in counseling. These are described as goals which have been mutually agreed upon, promote achievement, eliminate self-defeating behaviors, and are success-oriented, quantifiable, behavioral, and understandable by the client. (Author/HLM)